Reissues of Rainbow Albums Set for Release in November - Rainbow will release reissues of 'On Stage' and 'Long Live Rock N Roll' this November through Universal. Both albums will be released on the 5th of November (UK).
'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll' is the third studio album by the Ritchie Blackmore led outfit and was first released in '77. It features tracks such as 'Lady of the Lake' & 'Kill the King' and was the last Rainbow record to feature the late Ronnie James Dio on vocals. 'On Stage' is a live album which was recorded over several German and Japanese dates in late 1976 during the band's 'Rising' world tour. Producer Martin Birch spliced many of the tracks together from different dates. The recording features the customary introduction to a Rainbow show - the classic quote from The Wizard Of Oz: "Toto: I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow!" with the last word repeated as an echo. Then the actual band plays a musical phrase from the song 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' before breaking into 'Kill The King'" 'On Stage'
Disc 1
Over The Rainbow Kill The King Medley: Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Starstruck Catch The Rainbow Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Still I'm Sad
Disc 2 (bonus tracks) - Live Osaka 9/12/1976
Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Medley: Man On The Silver Mountain Stargazer Still I'm Sad Do You Close Your Eyes (Previously unreleased) Long Live Rock N' Roll
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Disc 1
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Lady Of The Lake LA Connection Gates Of Babylon Kill The King The Shed (subtle) Sensitive To Light Rainbow Eyes
Disc 2: Rough Mix's 02/07/1977:
Lady Of The Lake Sensitive To Light LA Connection Kill The King The Shed (subtle) Long Live Rock N Roll Kill The King Shepperton Studio Rehearsals: Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Rainbow Eyes Don Don Kirschner Show with Alt Vocals: Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Kill The King Long Live Rock 'n' Roll LA Connection Gates Of Babylon Image / Last FM