Rainbow - Discography (1975-2018) FLAC

Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock supergroup, formed in London and Los Angeles in 1975 by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Established in the aftermath of Blackmore's first departure from Deep Purple, they originally featured four members of the band Elf, including their singer Ronnie James Dio, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired these members, except Dio, recruiting drummer Cozy Powell, bassist Jimmy Bain and keyboardist Tony Carey. This line-up recorded the band's second album Rising (1976), while Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978) saw Bob Daisley and David Stone replace Bain and Carey, respectively. This was the last album with Dio before he left the band to join Black Sabbath in 1979.
Rainbow's early work primarily featured mystical lyrics with a neoclassical metal style, then went in a more pop-rock oriented direction following Dio's departure from the group. In 1979, Blackmore and Powell revamped the group, recruiting three new members —singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey and another then-former Deep Purple member, bassist Roger Glover—and this line-up gave the band their commercial breakthrough with the single "Since You Been Gone" from their fourth studio album Down to Earth. With Joe Lynn Turner, who replaced Bonnet in 1980, with Powell departing at the same time, Rainbow recorded three more albums—Difficult to Cure (1981), Straight Between the Eyes (1982) and Bent Out of Shape (1983)—that had commercial success similar to the band's previous albums. Other members of the band during this period were drummers Bobby Rondinelli and Chuck Burgi, and keyboardist David Rosenthal. The band split in 1984, when Blackmore and Glover re-joined Deep Purple for their reunion. In 1993, after leaving Deep Purple for a second time, Blackmore reformed Rainbow with a new line-up, fronted by a then-unknown Doogie White, which recorded their eighth and last studio album to date Stranger in Us All (1995). Blackmore's change in direction, from rock to Renaissance and medieval-influenced music, led to Rainbow's second dissolution in 1997. He revived the band once again in 2015, and they performed live occasionally within the next few years.
Over the years Rainbow went through many personnel changes, with each studio album recorded with a different line-up, leaving Blackmore as the band's only constant member. In addition to Blackmore, Rainbow's current line-up includes Ronnie Romero on vocals, Jens Johansson on keyboards, Bob Nouveau on bass and David Keith on drums.
Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band have sold over 28 million records worldwide.
Studio Albums
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Ronnie James Dio: lead vocals
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Micky Lee Soule: piano, mellotron, clavinet, organ
Craig Gruber: bass
Gary Driscoll: drums
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow /1990 Polydor/
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow /1999 Polydor/
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow /2014 Polydor / Universal/
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow /2018 Polydor/
1976 - Rising
Ronnie James Dio: vocals
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Tony Carey: keyboards, orchestron in «Stargazer»
Jimmy Bain: bass
Cozy Powell: drums
1976 - Rainbow Rising /1990 Polydor/
1976 - Rising /1999 Polydor/
1976 - Rising 2CD /2011 Polydor/
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Ronnie James Dio: lead vocals
Ritchie Blackmore: guitars, bass
Cozy Powell: drums, percussion
Bob Daisley: bass on «Gates of Babylon», «Kill the King», and «Sensitive to Light»
David Stone: keyboards on «Gates of Babylon», «Kill the King», «The Shed». Piano outro on «L.A. Connection»
Tony Carey: keyboards on «Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll», «Lady of the Lake», and «Rainbow Eyes»
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll /1990 Polydor/
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll /1999 Polydor/
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 2CD /2012 Polydor/
1979 - Down To Earth
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Cozy Powell: drums
Graham Bonnet: vocals
Don Airey: keyboards
Roger Glover: bass guitar, producer
1979 - Down To Earth /1988 Polydor/
1979 - Down To Earth /1990 Polydor/
1979 - Down To Earth /1999 Polydor/
1979 - Down To Earth 2CD /2011 Polydor/
1981 - Difficult To Cure
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Don Airey: keyboard
Roger Glover: bass, percussion, producer
Joe Lynn Turner: vocals
Bobby Rondinelli: drums
1981 - Difficult To Cure /1990 Polydor/
1981 - Difficult To Cure /1999 Polydor/
1981 - Difficult To Cure /2013 Universal/
1982 - Straight Between The Eyes
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Roger Glover: bass, producer
Joe Lynn Turner: vocals
Bobby Rondinelli: drums
David Rosenthal: keyboards, orchestral arrangements
1982 - Straight Between The Eyes /1990 Polydor/
1982 - Straight Between The Eyes /1999 Polydor/
1983 - Bent Out Of Shape
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Roger Glover: bass, percussion, producer
Joe Lynn Turner: vocals
David Rosenthal: keyboard
Chuck Burgi: drums
1983 - Bent Out Of Shape /1990 Polydor/
1983 - Bent Out Of Shape /1999 Polydor/
1995 - Richie Blackmore's Rainbow - Stranger In Us All
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar, producer
Doogie White - lead vocals
Paul Morris - keyboards
Greg Smith - bass, backing vocals
John O’Reilly - drums
1995 - Stranger In Us All /1995 BMG/
1995 - Stranger In Us All /2009 BMG/
1995 - Stranger In Us All /2017 HNE Recordings/
Live Albums
1977 - On Stage
Ronnie James Dio: vocals
Ritchie Blackmore: guitar
Tony Carey: keyboards
Jimmy Bain: bass
1977 - On Stage /1990 Polydor/
1977 - On Stage /1999 Polydor/
1986 - On Stage 2CD /2012 Polydor/
1990 - Live In Germany 1976
1990 - Live In Germany 1976 2CD /1990 Connoisseur Collection/
1990 - Live in Germany 1976 2 CD /2001 Spitfire Records/
2006 - Live In Dusseldorf 2CD /Hummingbird / AFM/
2006 - Live In Koln 2CD / Hummingbird / AFM/
2006 - Live In Munich 1977 2CD /2013 Eagle/
2006 - Deutschland Tournee 1976: 1976-09-28, Nurnberg, Germany 2CD /Hummingbird / AFM/
2013 - Black Masquerade 2CD /Eagle/
2015 - Live In Japan 2CD /Ward Records/
2016 - Boston 1981 /Cleopatra Records / Purple Pyramid/
2016 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Memories In Rock: Live In Germany 2CD /Eagle / Ward Records/
2016 - Monsters Of Rock: Live At Donington 1980 (2CD) /Japan Ward/
2018 - Memories In Rock II (3D) /Ward Records/
Compilation
1981 - The Best Of Rainbow (2CD) /1990 Polydor/
1986 - Finyl Vinyl
1997 - The Very Best Of Rainbow /PolyGram/
2001 - Classic Rainbow: The Universal Masters Collection /Polydor/
2003 - Catch The Rainbow: The Anthology 2CD /Polydor/
2009 - Anthology 1975 - 1984 (2 CD) /Polydor/
2017 - Since You Been Gone: The Essential (3CD) /Spectrum Music/
Box Set
2014 - The Singles Box Set 1975-1986 /Polydor/
2014 - Man On The Silver Mountain (UICY-5109)
2014 - Still I'm Sad (UICY-5110)
2014 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (UICY-5111)
2014 - Starstruck (UICY-5112)
2014 - Live (UICY-5113)
2014 - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (UICY-5114)
2014 - L.A. Connection (UICY-5115)
2014 - Since You Been Gone (UICY-5116)
2014 - Since You've Been Gone (UICY-5117)
2014 - All Night Long (UICY-5118)
2014 - I Surrender (UICY-5119)
2014 - Difficult To Cure (UICY-5120)
2014 - Magic (UICY-5121)
2014 - Can't Happen Here (UICY-5122)
2014 - Stone Cold (UICY-5123)
2014 - Death Alley Driver (UICY-5124)
2014 - Street Of Dreams (UICY-5125)
2014 - Can't Let You Go (UICY-5126)
2014 - Bad Girl (UICY-5127)