180g 9LP Box Set Collects Eight Classic Rainbow Albums!
Rainbow was founded by Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple. Rainbow’s first album “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow” was recorded in Germany and released in August 1975. “Rising,” their second album, was released the following year with a further 5 studio albums and the live album “On Stage” released before the band split in 1984. USM is pleased to announce “The Polydor Years”–a vinyl LP boxed set containing all eight albums: Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Rising, On Stage, Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll, Down To Earth, Difficult To Cure, Straight Between The Eyes, and Bent Out Of Shape.
Rainbow were a British rock band led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997. They were originally established with American rock band Elf’s members, but Blackmore fired all the members except Ronnie James Dio who would leave in 1979. Three British musicians joined in 1979, singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey, former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, and this line-up gave the band their commercial breakthrough with the single “Since You Been Gone.”
Over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up. Other lead singers Joe Lynn Turner and Doogie White would follow, and the project consisted of numerous backing musicians. The band started out combining mystical lyric themes with neoclassical metal, but went in a more streamlined commercial style following Dio’s departure from the group. Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band has sold over 28 million albums worldwide and 4 million albums in the United States.
Features:
• 9LP Box Set
• 180g Heavyweight Vinyl
• 8 albums in all
• Includes a voucher to download MP3 version of the album
Selections:
Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
LP 1 – Side 1:
1. Man On The Silver Mountain
2. Self Portrait
3. Black Sheep Of The Family
4. Catch The Rainbow
LP 1 – Side 2:
1. Snake Charmer
2. The Temple Of The King
3. If You Don’t Like Rock ‘n’ Roll
4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
5. Still I’m Sad
Rising
LP 2 – Side 1:
1. Tarot Woman
2. Run With The Wolf
3. Starstruck
4. Do You Close Your Eyes
LP 2 – Side 2:
1. Stargazer
2. A Light In The Black
On Stage
LP 3 – Side 1:
1. Kill The King
2. Medley: Man On The Silver Mountain/Blues/Starstruck
LP 3 – Side 2:
1. Catch The Rainbow
LP 4 – Side 3:
1. Mistreated
LP 4 – Side 4:
1. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
2. Still I’m Sad
Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
LP 5 – Side 1:
1. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
2. Lady Of The Lake
3. LA Connection
4. Gates Of Babylon
LP 5 – Side 2:
1. Kill The King
2. The Shed (subtle)
3. Sensitive To Light
4. Rainbow Eyes
Down To Earth
LP 6 – Side 1:
1. All Night Long
2. Eyes Of The World
3. No Time To Lose
4. Makin’ Love
LP 6 – Side 2:
1. Since You Been Gone
2. Love’s No Friend
3. Danger Zone
4. Lost In Hollywood
Difficult To Cure
LP 7 – Side 1:
1. I Surrender
2. Spotlight Kid
3. No Release
4. Magic
5. Vielleicht Das Nächster Zeit (Maybe Next Time)
LP 7 – Side 2:
1. Can’t Happen Here
2. Freedom Fighter
3. Midtown Tunnel Vision
4. Difficult To Cure
Straight Between The Eyes
LP 8 – Side 1:
1. Death Alley Driver
2. Stone Cold
3. Bring On The Night (Dream Chaser)
4. Tite Squeeze
5. Tearin’ Out My Heart
LP 8 – Side 2:
1. Power
2. Miss Mistreated
3. Rock Fever
4. Eyes Of Fire
Bent Out Of Shape
LP 9 – Side 1:
1. Stranded
2. Can’t Let You Go
3. Fool For The Night
4. Fire Dance
5. Anybody There
LP 9 – Side 2:
1. Desperate Heart
2. Street Of Dreams
3. Drinking With The Devil
4. Snowman
5. Make Your Move
