RAINBOW - The Temple Of The King – Rainbow 1975 – 1976 - Expanded 9CD - Deluxe Box Set [MAR 6]

Limited Expanded 9 -CD Deluxe Box Edition version of Rainbow’s early era classic albums during the era 1975 - 1976 featuring Newly mastered albums plus B-sides, live performances, demos and alternate versions. Includes a 24-page booklet featuring extensive liner notes, rare artist photos and memorabilia.

To celebrate 50 years since the formation of Rainbow and the release of the debut album ‘Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’, Demon Music are proud to present a comprehensive Deluxe CD Box Set covering the years 1975-1976.

As well as including the seminal first two studio album, the Box Set includes a trilogy of live albums from Rainbow’s debut world tour and documenting the band’s first shows in Europe with shows from Cologne, Dusseldorf and Nurnberg. The final disc of this 9 disc set features a multitude of rare mixes, edits and studio rehearsal performances all Newly Mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham.

When Rainbow finally landed in Europe for their debut live shows there, it was on the back of both the albums ‘Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow’ and ‘Rainbow Rising’ having charted so the band were playing sold out venues with the line up consisting of Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James, Cozy Powell, Jimmy Bain and Tony Carey.

As one of the cornerstones of British Rock, Rainbow, led by the never-predictable but ever-astonishing guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, became synonymous with some of the most well regarded and popular charting Rock songs of the seventies and eighties.

• Expanded 9 -CD Deluxe Box Edition version of Rainbow’s early era classic albums during the era 1975 - 1976

• Featuring Newly mastered albums plus B-sides, live performances, demos and alternate versions.

• Newly Mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham

• Expanded packaging to include, 24-page booklet featuring extensive liner notes, rare artist photos and memorabilia.

• 3 Shows from the bands 1976 European tour

• New sleeve notes by Rich Davenport reflecting on the impact of the band after Ritchie Blackmores split from Deep Purple

• Artwork features rare picture sleeves, photos and memorabilia

• The first Rainbow box from this era and the start of a major reissue campaign for the band with the support of Ritchie Blackmore

Tracklist: 

The Temple of The King – Rainbow 1975 – 1976’
CD ONE: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain
Self Portrait
Black Sheep Of The Family
Catch The Rainbow
Snake Charmer
Temple Of The King
If You Don't Like Rock 'n' Roll
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Still I'm Sad

CD TWO: Rising
Tarot Woman
Run With The Wolf
Starstruck
Do You Close Your Eyes
Stargazer
A Light In The Black

CD THREE: Live In Köln 1976 - Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain

CD FOUR: Live In Köln 1976 - Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – part 2
Stargazer
Still I'm Sad
Do You Close Your Eyes

CD FIVE: Live in Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow

CD SIX: Live in Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – part 2
Man On The Silver Mountain
Stargazer
Still I'm Sad

CD SEVEN: Live in Nurnberg 1976 - Nurnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976
– part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain

CD EIGHT: Live in Nurnberg 1976 - Nurnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976
– part 2
Stargazer
Still I'm Sad
Do You Close Your Eyes

CD NINE: Rarities
Getaway (Kill The King) - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
Mistreated - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
Catch The Rainbow - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
Temple Of The King - Bolivian Mono Mix
Man On The Silver Mountain - Mono Edit
Man On The Silver Mountain - Stereo Edit
Tarot Woman - Rough Mix
Run With The Wolf - Rough Mix
Starstruck - Rough Mix
Do You Close Your Eyes - Rough Mix
Stargazer - Rough Mix
A Light In The Black - Rough Mix
Stargazer - Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal
Starstruck - Mono Edit
Starstruck - Stereo Edit