Comments: Third ever Rainbow show, 2nd in NYC

Line Up: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Jimmy Bain - Bass, Cozy Powell - Drums, Tony Carey - Keyboards

Track Listing CD1 Do You Close our Eyes, Self Portrait, 16th Century Green sleeves, Catch the Rainbow, Man on a Silver Mountain, CD2 Keyboard Solo, Stargazer, A Light in the Black, Still I'm Sad, 1812 - Drum Solo, Still I'm Sad (reprise)

Comments: Another gem from the archives of Cozy Powell. Early, but still polished mixes of the songs that would become the Rising album.

Line Up: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Jimmy Bain - Bass, Cozy Powell - Drums, Tony Carey - Keyboards

Track Listing: Tarot Woman, Run With The Wolf, Starstruck, Do You Close Your Eyes, Stargazer, Comin' Home (aka: A Light In The Black)

Comments: Rehearsals for the World Tour. Covers for three Single jewel cases, or one triple. 

Line Up: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Jimmy Bain - Bass, Cozy Powell - Drums, Tony Carey - Keyboards

Track Listing CD1 Mistreated (take 1), Mistreated (take 2), Mistreated (take 3), Mistreated (take 4), Mistreated (take 5), Mistreated (take 6), Mistreated (take 7), Mistreated (take 8), Mistreated (take 9), Kill The King (take 1), Kill The King (take 2), Kill The King (take 3), Kill The King (take 4), Kill The King (take 5), Kill The King (take 6), Kill The King (take 7, complete), Man On The Silver Mountain  CD2  Keyboard Solo, Stargazer (take 1,), Stargazer (take 2), Stargazer (take 3), Stargazer (take 4), A Light In The Black, Still I'm Sad, Drums Solo, 1976  promotional film Live Footage And Interviews CD3 Blackmore's radio special Interviews with Blackmore & Dio 01: (music: Man On The Silver Mountain), 02: (music: Catch The Rainbow), 03: (music: Still I'm Sad), 04: (music: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves)

Comments: Recorded for the "On Stage" official album Sounds great, of course, although the track split is a little on the weird side. 

Line Up: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Jimmy Bain - Bass, Cozy Powell - Drums, Tony Carey - Keyboards

Track Listing: Over the Rainbow (intro), Kill the King, Mistreated, Purple Haze / Lazy / Man on the Silver Mountain, Purple Haze / Man On the Silver  Mountain (cont), Still I'm Sad / Keyboard Solo, Keyboard Solo / Stargazer (ends early)

Comments: As the title says, songs recorded for, but not used on the official released "On Stage" recording.

Line Up: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Jimmy Bain - Bass, Cozy Powell - Drums, Tony Carey - Keyboards

Track Listing: Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan - 5/12/76 1] Kill the King, Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan - 9/12/76 2] Man on the Silver Mountain, Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan - 5/12/76 3] Mistreated, Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany - 25/9/76 4] Man on the Silver Mountain, Circus Krone, Munich, Germany - 29/9/76 5] 16th Century Green Sleeves

Comments Nice comp of short clips, although the quality on some isn't as sharp as it could be, even given the age. Donnington and Promo sections, however, give this its 10/10 rating

Line Up: Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Ronnie James Dio - Vocals (1976-1978), Graham Bonnet - Vocals (1980), Jimmy Bain - Bass (1976), Bob Daisley - Bass (1978), Roger Glover - Bass (1980), Cozy Powell - Drums (1976-1980), David Stone - Keyboards (1976-1978), Don Airey - Keyboards (1980)

Track Listing WORLD TOUR 1976 (12:46): Excerpts From: Man On The Silver Mountain, Stargazer, A Light In The Black, Drum Solo - Cozy, Do You Close Your Eyes
Circus Krone, Munich, Germany 29 September 1976 (6:08) Do You Close Your Eyes, (Black & White - Not great quality)
PROMO - CLIPS 1978 (16:51) Gates Of Babylon (TV), LA Connection, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, Gates Of Babylon
MONSTERS OF ROCK: Castle Donington, UK: 16 August 1980 (29:25) All Night Long, Catch The Rainbow, Eyes Of The World, Guitar Solo - Ritchie, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Munich, Germany 16 February 1980 (7:07) All Night Long 

Comments: Some date this as the 23rd Two tracks (*) from this show were used (but with overdubs) on "Final Vinyl"

Line Up: Ronnie James Dio - Vocals, Richie Blackmore - Guitar, Cozy Powell - Drums, Bob Daisley - Bass, David Stone - Keyboard

Track Listing: Kill the King, Mistreated, Long Live Rock n' Roll (*), Man on a Silver Mountain (*), Still I'm Sad (including: Beethoven's 9th & Drum Solo (1812))

Comments: Great show although Graham's voice isn't at it's best as he's the first to admit.

Line Up: Vocals - Graham Bonnet, Guitar - Ritchie Blackmore, Bass - Rodger Glover, Drums - Cozy Powell, Keyboards - Don Airey

Track Listing: Intro - Over the Rainbow, Eyes of the World, Love's No Friend, All Night Long, Lost in Hollywood, Guitar Solo, Difficult to Cure, Keyboard Solo, Drum Solo, Long Live Rock n' Roll, Kill the King, Long Live Rock n' Roll (reprise)

Rainbow

Minneapolis 79

Plugged into Denver

Amphitheater, Denver, Chicago, IL, USA

16/11/79

SB/MP3

9

CD

Comments: Yep the bootleggers got the city wrong. Recorded for radio in Denver not Minneapolis where the band didn't even play that year!

Line Up: Vocals - Graham Bonnet, Guitar - Ritchie Blackmore, Bass - Rodger Glover, Drums - Cozy Powell, Keyboards - Don Airey

Track Listing: Eyes of the World, Eyes of the World (cont), Love's No Friend, Since You've Been Gone, All Night Long, Lost in Hollywood, Beethoven's 9th, Keyboard Solo, Drum Solo / 1812 Overture, Lost in Hollywood (cont), Man on a Silver Mountain, Long Live Rock n' Roll, Over the Rainbow (outro)

Line Up: Vocals - Graham Bonnet, Guitar - Ritchie Blackmore, Bass - Rodger Glover, Drums - Cozy Powell, Keyboards - Don Airey

Track Listing: Over The Rainbow, Eyes Of The World, Love's No Friend, Since You Been Gone, All Night Long (including Happy Birthday to Roger),  Lost In Hollywood (including Beethoven's 9th ~ Keyboard Solo ~ Drum Solo), Man On The Silver Mountain, Blues ~ Long Live Rock 'N' Roll

Comments Nice comp of short clips, although the quality on some isn't as sharp as it could be, even given the age. Donnington and Promo sections, however, give this its 10/10 rating

Line Up: Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar, Ronnie James Dio - Vocals (1976-1978), Graham Bonnet - Vocals (1980), Jimmy Bain - Bass (1976), Bob Daisley - Bass (1978), Roger Glover - Bass (1980), Cozy Powell - Drums (1976-1980), David Stone - Keyboards (1976-1978), Don Airey - Keyboards (1980)

Track Listing WORLD TOUR 1976 (12:46): Excerpts From: Man On The Silver Mountain, Stargazer, A Light In The Black, Drum Solo - Cozy, Do You Close Your Eyes
Circus Krone, Munich, Germany 29 September 1976 (6:08) Do You Close Your Eyes, (Black & White - Not great quality)
PROMO - CLIPS 1978 (16:51) Gates Of Babylon (TV), LA Connection, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, Gates Of Babylon
MONSTERS OF ROCK: Castle Donington, UK: 16 August 1980 (29:25) All Night Long, Catch The Rainbow, Eyes Of The World, Guitar Solo - Ritchie, Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Munich, Germany 16 February 1980 (7:07) All Night Long 

Comments: Originally recorded for the "King Biscuit Flower Hour" Obviously a vinyl transfer as there's crackles during the quieter moments. On the plus side the commercials mentioned on the covers have been removed.

Line Up: Joe Lynn Turner - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmoore - Guitar, Roger Glover - Bass, Don Airey - Keyboards, Bobby Rondinelli - Drums
Track Listing CD1 Land of Hope and Glory, Over the Rainbow, Spotlight Kid, Love's No Friend, I Surrender, Can't Happen Here, Catch the Rainbow CD2 Man on the Silver Mountain, Lost in Hollywood, Instrumental, Difficult to Cure, Drum Solo, Lon Live Rock n' Roll, Lazy, Woman From Tokyo, Smoke on the Water

Captured Live

Line Up: Joe Lynn Turner - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmoore - Guitar, Roger Glover - bass, David Rosenthal - Keyboards, Chuck Burgi - Drums

Track Listing CD1 Intro, Spotlight Kid, Miss Mistreated, Fool For the Night, I Surrender, Can't Hapen Here, Difficult to Cure, Keyboard Solo, Drum Solo, Guitar Solo, Difficult to Cure (reprise), Death Alley Driver, CD2 Catch the Rainbow, Drinking With the Devil, Power, Blues, Stargazer, Stranded, All Night Long, Maybe Next Time, Since You've Been Gone, Long Live Rock n' Roll

Comments Brilliant transferred show from laser discs although slight motion blur remain from the original transfer.

Line Up: Joe Lynn Turner - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmoore - Guitar, Roger Glover - bass, David Rosenthal - Keyboards, Chuck Burgi - Drums

Track Listing: Intro, Spotlight Kid, Miss Mistreated, I Surrender, Can't Happen Here, Catch the Rainbow, Power, Keyboard Solo, Street of Dreams , Fool For the Night, Difficult to Cure, Guitar Smash, Drum Solo, Blues,Stranded /  Hey Joe), Death Alley Driver, Fire dance, All Night Long, Since You've Been Gone, Smoke on the Water

Jackie Lynton

(w/ Ritchie Blackmore)

Comments: Low key gig where Ritchie helped out an old mate between Purple tours

Line Up: Jackie Lynton - Vocals, Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar plus unknown others

Track Listing: Rhytm And Blues 2.Tusla Time, Johnny B. Good, I Got A Woman, My Babe Don't Stand No Cheating, Blackmore Blues, Talking About You, Blue Suede Shoes, Trying To Get You, Messin The Blues