Rainbow - Discography (1975-2018) MP3

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. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio's American rock band Elf, but after their self-titled debut album, Blackmore fired the backing members and continued with Dio. Rainbow recorded two more studio albums with Dio—Rising (1976) and Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978)—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.[1] Three British musicians joined in 1979—singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey and then-former Deep Purple 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, 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. After breaking up in 1984, Blackmore reformed Rainbow in 1993 with a new lineup, 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,[2] 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 lineup, and leaving Blackmore as the band's only constant member. In addition to Blackmore, Rainbow's current lineup 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 30 million records worldwide
Original Editions
Studio Albums
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow[1986 Polydor 825 089-2] France (37:15)
1976 - Rising[1987 Polydor 823 655-2] France (33:52)
1978 - Long Live Rock'n'Roll[1987 Polydor 825 090-2] Germany (39:31)
1979 - Down To Earth[1988 Polydor 823 705-2] Germany (36:38)
1981 - Difficult To Cure[1985 Polydor 800 018-2] Germany (42:01)
1982 - Straight Between The Eyes[Polydor 521 709-2] Germany (41:05)
1983 - Bent Out Of Shape[Polydor 815 305-2] Germany (40:51)
1995 - Stranger In Us All[2017 HNE Recordings HNECD085] EC (65:09)
Live Albums
1977 - On Stage[1986 Polydor P40P 25017] Japan (63:58)
1990 - Live in Germany 1976[Connoisseur Collection DP VSOP CD 155] UK (44:08+55:51)
2006 - Deutschland Tournee 1976[2006 Vap Purple VPCK-85354] Japan
2006 - Live In Munich 1977[2006 Eagle EDGCD315] Germany (49:09+49:32)
2013 - Black Masquerade[2013 Eagle EDGCD506] Germany (51:22+49:42)
2013 - Live In Munich 1977[2013 Eagle EDGCD503] Germany (53:34+59:34)
2015 - Down to Earth Tour 1979[2015 Cleopatra Records] (55:33+65:25+48:55)
2015 - Live In Japan[2015 Universal Eagle GOCX-90022] Japan (65:17+39:44)
2016 - Monsters of Rock Live at Donington 1980[2016 Eagle EAGDV056] EU (75:48)
2016 - Boston 1981[2016 Purple Pyramid CLO 0047] USA (65:02)
2016 - Memories in Rock - Live In Germany[2016 Eagle EVB335579] EU (76:40+60:35)
2018 - Memories In Rock II[2018 Ward GQCS 90552~6] Japan (77:36+60:01+11:54)
Compilations
1981 - The Best of Rainbow[1985 Polydor 800 074-2] Germany (42:20+40:11)
1986 - Finyl Vinyl[1986 Polydor 827 987-2] Germany (73:04)
1997 - The Very Best of Rainbow[1997 Polydor 537 687-2] EU (77:52)
2002 - Pot Of Gold[2002 Spectrum 544 651-2] EU (64:21)
2003 - Catch The Rainbow - The Anthology[2003 Polydor 065 538-2] Germany (78:16+79:12)
2014 - A Light In The Black[2014 Polydor 5348722] EU
2014 - Essential[2014 Universal 5348106] EU (77:08)
2014 - Since You Been Gone[2014 Spectrum SPEC2152] EU (77:16)
2017 - Since You Been Gone - The Essential[2017 Spectrum SPECESS013] EU (68:12+72:13+79:39)
Remastered Editions
Studio Albums
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow[1999 Polydor 547 360-2] Germany (37:21)
1976 - Rising[2011 Polydor 5332266] Germany (67:22+43:13)
1978 - Long Live Rock'n'Roll[2012 Polydor 5340480] Germany (39:27+71:05)
1979 - Down To Earth[2011 Polydor 5331367] Germany (46:55+59:28)
1981 - Difficult To Cure[1999 Polydor 547 365-2] Germany (42:10)
1982 - Straight Between The Eyes[1999 Polydor 547 366-2] Germany (41:06)
1983 - Bent Out Of Shape[1999 Polydor 547 367-2] Germany (42:57)
Live Albums
1977 - On Stage[2012 Polydor 3716816] Germany (64:03+71:45)
Compilations
1986 - Finyl Vinyl[1999 Polydor 547 368-2] Germany (45:28+41:00)
2009 - Anthology 1975 - 1984[2009 Polydor 5319273] EU (76:14+74:33)
2013 - The Singles Box Set 1975-1986[2013 Polydor 0600753460535] EU (19 CD)

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