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RAINBOW
GB
* 6/1975

RAINBOW (photo)

Douglas White - voc
Ritchie Blackmore - g
Greg Smith - bg
Chuck Bürgi - ds
Paul Morris - kb

Former Members:

Ronnie James Dio (voc, 6/75-11/78); Graham Bonnet (voc, 4/79-12/80); Joe Lynn Turner (voc, 12/80-3/84)

Craig Gruber (bg, 6-9/75); Jimmy Bain (bg, 10/75-2/77); Mark Clarke (bg, 3-7/77); Bob Daisley (bg, 7/77-11/78); Roger Glover (bg, 12/78-3/84)

Mickey Lee Soule (kb, 6-9/75); Tony Carey (kb, 10/75-2/77); David Stone (kb, 7/77-11/78); Don Airey (kb, 5/79-11/81); David Rosenthal (kb, 11/81-3/84)

Gary Driscoll (ds, 6-9/75); Cozy Powell (ds, 10/75-8/80); Bob Rondinelli (ds, 8/80-83); Chuck Bürgi (ds, 1983-3/84)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow produced by: Ritchie Blackmore/Martin Birch/Ronnie James Dio	15.08.1975	Oyster		11	29
2.	Rainbow Rising produced by: Martin Birch	21.05.1976	Oyster/Polydor		11	48
3.	On Stage (2LP) produced by: Martin Birch	15.07.1977	Oyster/Polydor		7	65
4.	Long Live Rock'n'Roll produced by: Martin Birch	21.04.1978	Polydor		7	89
5.	Down To Earth produced by: Roger Glover	28.07.1979	Polydor		6	66
6.	Difficult To Cure produced by: Roger Glover	2/1981	Polydor		3	50
7.	The Best Of Rainbow (2LP)	14.11.1981	Polydor		14
8.	Straight Between The Eyes produced by: Roger Glover	16.04.1982	Polydor		5	30
9.	Bent Out Of Shape produced by: Roger Glover	09.09.1983	Polydor		11	34
10.	Finyl Vinyl (2LP) produced by: Roger Glover	2/1986	Polydor		31	87
11.	Live In Germany 1976 (2CD)	08.12.1990	Connoisseur
12.	Stranger In Us All produced by: Pat Regan/Ritchie Blackmore	11.09.1995	BMG
13.	Waltzing With Ritchie (2CD)	9/1997	Purple Rainbow
14.	The Very Best Of Rainbow	10/1997	Polydor
15.	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	19.09.2000	Island
16.	Pot Of Gold	04.02.2002	Spectrum
17.	Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology	18.03.2003	Universal
18.	Winning Combinations & Deep Purple	17.06.2003	Universal Special Products
19.	Critical Review: Inside Rainbow 1975-1979	25.10.2004	Classic Rock Legends
20.	Critical Review, Vol. 2: 1979-1997	01.03.2005	Classic Rock Legends
21.	Live in Munich 1977	13.06.2006	Eagle
22.	Live Cologne Sporthalle	15.08.2006	Purple
23.	Colour Collection	21.11.2006	Umvd
24.	Live Dusseldorf Phillipshalle 27.9.76	02.01.2007	Purple
25.	After the Storm	05.02.2008	Fallout
26.	Anthology	08.09.2009	Universal
27.	Black Masquerade credited to: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow	27.08.2013	Eagle Rock
28.	Rainbow Singles Box Set 1975-1986	11.02.2014	Polydor
29.	Rockpalast 1995: Black Masquarade	19.04.2014	Rock Classics
30.	Essential	06.05.2014
31.	The Polydor Years (9LP box set)	19.11.2014	UMC
32.	Denver 1979	12.05.2015	Cleopatra
33.	Long Island 1979	21.08.2015	Cleopatra
34.	The Down to Earth Tour 1979	21.08.2015	Cleopatra
35.	Monsters of Rock Live at Donington, 1980	22.04.2016	Eagle Rock
36.	Boston 1981	13.05.2016	Cleopatra

Joe Lynn Turner:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Fandango	1983	Lark/Inelco
2.	Rescue You	10/1985	Elektra			143
3.	Nothing's Changed	23.10.1995	Music For Nations
4.	Under Cover	1997	Shrapnel
5.	Hurry Up And Wait	22.03.1999	Pony Canyon
6.	Under Cover 2	29.06.1999
7.	Holy Man	24.07.2000	MTM/SPV
8.	JLT featuring: Al Pitrelli (g), John O'Reilly (ds), Greg Smith (bg), Eric Czar (bg), John Boniovani (bg), Bob Held (bg), Paul Morris (kb), Chris Caffery	16.06.2003	MTM
9.	JLT, Vol. 2	04.11.2003	Shrapnel
10.	The Usual Suspects	08.02.2005	Frontiers
11.	Sunstorm & Sunstorm	26.09.2006	Frontiers
12.	Second Hand Life	20.04.2007	Frontiers
13.	Live In Germany	10.10.2008
14.	Street of Dreams: Boston 1985	04.03.2016	Cleopatra
15.	The Sessions	07.10.2016	Cleopatra
16.	Belly Of The Beast produced by: Peter Tägtgren	28.10.2022

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	In The Absence Of The Cat produced by: Peter Hauke	1982	X
2.	Explorer produced by: Peter Hauke	1982	X
3.	No Human produced by: Peter Hauke	1982	X
4.	Yellow Power produced by: Peter Hauke	1982	X
5.	Heaven	1982	X
6.	I Won't Be Home Tonight produced by: Peter Hauke	1982
7.	Some Tough City produced by: Peter Hauke	17.03.1984	MCA			60
8.	T.C.P. credited to: Tony Carey Project produced by: Tony Carey	1984
9.	Blue Highway produced by: Peter Hauke	1985	MCA
10.	Bedtime Story produced by: Tony Carey	1987	Teldec
11.	The Story So Far (1984-87)	07.07.1989	Teldec
12.	For You produced by: Tony Carey/Nigel Jopson	24.11.1989	Metronome
13.	Storyville produced by: Tony Carey/Sebastian Thorer	20.11.1990	Metronome
14.	The Long Road produced by: Erwin Musper	03.04.1992	eastwest
15.	For You (1988-90)	1993	Metronome
16.	Rare Tracks (1979-1981) produced by: Peter Hauke	15.02.1993	Deutsche Schallplatten
17.	Cold War Kids produced by: The Shorty Brothers	1994	eastwest
18.	A Fine Fine Day (1984-85)	19.03.1997	BMG
19.	Storyville (Best Of) (1989-90)	06.10.1997	Spectrum
20.	The Boystown Tapes produced by: Tony Carey	1999	Happy Street
21.	Gefangen im Jemen produced by: Tony Carey	30.08.1999	BMG Ariola
22.	Retrospective: 1982-1999	11/2000	Happy Street
23.	Island & Deserts	13.06.2004
24.	Lonely Life: The Anthology	13.05.2008	Renaissance
25.	Only the Young Die Good	24.06.2008	Renaissance
26.	New Machine	10.02.2009	Renaissance

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Man On A Silver Mountain / Snake Charmer	10.10.1975	Oyster
2.	Kill The King / Man On The Silver Mountain / Mistreated	09.09.1977	Oyster	44
3.	Long Live Rock'n'Roll / Sensitive To Light	3/1978	Polydor	33
4.	L.A. Connection / Lady Of The Lake	15.09.1978	Polydor	40
5.	Since You've Been Gone / Bad Girls	8/1979	Polydor	4	57
6.	All Night Long / Weiss Heim	01.02.1980	Polydor	3	110
7.	I Surrender / Maybe Next Time	23.01.1981	Polydor	3	50
8.	Can't Happen Hear / Jealous Lover	12.06.1981	Polydor	20
9.	Kill The King	7/1981		41
10.	Jealous Lover EP (Jealous Lover / Can't Happen Here / I Surrender / Weiss Heim) (v USA)	11/1981	Polydor
11.	Stone Cold / Rock Fever produced by: Roger Glover	26.03.1982	Polydor	15	40
12.	Street Of Dreams / Anybody There 12" + Power (live)	19.08.1983	Polydor	52	60
13.	Can't Let You Go / All Night Long 12" + Stranded (live)	10/1983	Polydor	43
14.	Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long	2/1988	Old Gold
15.	I Surrender / Since You've Been Gone / All Night Long	6/1993	Old Gold
16.	I Surrender	24.12.2013

Joe Lynn Turner:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Waiting For A Girl Like You / Shine On / Freedom's Wings	1999	Pony Canyon

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Jamie / It's Over	1981	Mirage
2.	I Won't Be Home Tonight	2/1983	Rocshire		79
3.	West Coast Summer Nights / Sing Along	6/1983	Rocshire		64
4.	A Fine Day / Say It's All Over	17.03.1984	MCA		22
5.	The First Day Of Summer / One More Goodbye	5/1984	WEA		33
6.	We Wanna Live / Blue Highway	1985	MCA
7.	She Moves Like A Dancer / Like A Rock	1985	MCA
8.	Burning Bridges / My My My	1987	Teldec
9.	Bedtime Story / Keeping The Tigers Away	1987	Teldec
10.	Room With A View / Themes From Wild West & M. Landau	1988	Metronome
11.	Comes The Flood / Here's A Song	1989	Metronome
12.	I Feel Good / Katja's Secret	11/1989	Metronome
13.	No Man's Land / Everytime We Say Goodbye & Friends featuring Anne Haigis & Eric Burdon	1990	Metronome
14.	The Deal / It's Walkin' Time	10/1990	Metronome
15.	Trampoline / The Cold North Wind	1991	Metronome
16.	Wonderland / Live And Let Live	3/1992	eastwest
17.	Jail / Ogalalla Boulevard / I Want To Be There	6/1992	eastwest
18.	Cold War Kids / Mama Tried	1994	eastwest
19.	Birds In Cages / Wilde Vogel	1995	BMG
20.	World Without You (World Without Me) / Going Away / The Houses (Are The Colour Of The Hills)	23.08.1999	BMG Ariola
21.	Überall du / Room With A View / For You & Mo Casal	20.09.2004	Silver Sky/SPV

1. Live Between The Eyes - 3/1983, live, 75 min
2. Final Cut

disbanded 3/84
14.3.1984 poslední gig (Japonsko)

11/1994-1995 Rainbow Moon
od 1995 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Joe Lynn Turner:

appeared on the LP:

Mick Jones: Mick Jones (1989, WEA)
Lita Ford: Dangerous Curves (1991, RCA)
L.A. Blues Authority: Cream Of The Crop (1995, Roadrunner)
Yngwie Malsteen: Inspiration (14.10.96)
Michael Schenker: My Years With UFO (20.9.24, earMusic)

appeared on the LP:

Pat Travers: Puttin' It Straight (17.10.77, Polydor)
John Mayall: Chicago Line (12/88, Island)
Chris Norman: Interchange (1991)

produced by LP:

John Mayall: Chicago Line (12/88, Island)
Ina Morgan: Alles Easy (1991, eastwest)

Compilation Appearances:

"Birds In Cages" / "The Ice Princess" on OST "The Ice Princess" (11.12.95, BMG/Ariola)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	19	17.10.1995	11	Bang!alerie	album review
1995	19	17.10.1995	46		profile
1995	21	14.11.1995	18	Live Bang!	gig review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1998	16	23.04.1998	231	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1982	4		112		profile
1989	3		71	Metalový pravěk
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1975	35	30.08.1975	30	Albums	album review
1975	39	27.09.1975	5
1975	40	04.10.1975	5
1976	31	31.07.1976	21	New Albums	album review
1976	37	11.09.1976	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	38	18.09.1976	16		interview
1977	8	19.02.1977	4
1977	12	19.03.1977	4
1977	34	20.08.1977	18	Albums	album review
1977	47	19.11.1977	14	Caught In The Act	gig review
1978	16	22.04.1978	29	Albums	album review
1978	38	26.09.1978	15	Singles	single review
1978	52	30.12.1978	3	News
1979	28	28.07.1979	19	Albums	album review
1979	31	18.08.1979	4	News
1979	33	01.09.1979	22	Singles	single review
1979	47	15.12.1979	3	News
1980	3	19.01.1980	4	News
1980	8	23.02.1980	32		interview
1980	10	08.03.1980	3	News
1980	10	08.03.1980	26	Caught In The Act	gig review
1980	27	16.08.1980	9		interview
1980	43	06.12.1980	5	News
1981	5	31.01.1981	15	Singles	single review
1981	6	07.02.1981	15	Albums	album review
1981	19	09.05.1981	32	Datelines
1981	24	13.06.1981	20	Singles	single review
1981	27	04.07.1981	32	Datelines
1981	29	17.07.1981	31	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	48	28.11.1981	5	Fast Forward
1981	48	28.11.1981	19	Albums	album review
1982	13	27.03.1982	27	Singles	single review
1983	11	12.03.1983	4	Fast Forward
1983	33	13.08.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	36	03.09.1983	30	Singles	single review
1983	37	10.09.1983	23	Albums	album review
1983	38	17.09.1983	29	It's Alive	gig review
1983	42	15.10.1983	11		interview
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1975	0	21.06.1975	3	News Desk
1975	0	30.08.1975	17	Platters	album review
1975	0	04.10.1975	3	News Desk
1975	0	25.10.1975	2	News Desk
1975	0	27.12.1975	25	On The Town	gig review
1976	0	29.05.1976	21	Platters	album review
1976	0	06.11.1976	18		profile, interview
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	13	04.07.1995	6	Galerie
1995	22	07.11.1995	9	Rock & Top
1995	23	21.11.1995	29	Recenze	album review
1995	23	21.11.1995	31	Live	gig review
1995	25	19.12.1995	19		profile
1997	12		15	Pelmel
1997	12		105	Recenze - Novinky	album review
2007	8		94	Classic Rock	album review
2008	12		90	Rewind - Classic Rock	profile