2 CD/DVD features the classic lineup
On September 19th, Mercury Studios will release Rainbow: Live In Munich 1977 as a special edition 2 CD/DVD package. This is the first time the formats have been released together.
Captured during the band’s 1977 European tour, Live In Munich is the only full live concert ever filmed with the classic Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, and Cozy Powell classic line-up.
Rainbow was the brainchild of legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, created in 1975 after he departed from Deep Purple. A string of hit albums ignited immediate success, which persevered until 1983 when Blackmore disbanded the group (and re-joined Deep Purple). Featuring the line-up of Blackmore, Powell, Bob Daisley on bass, David Stone on keyboards, and premiere rock vocalist Dio, the excitement in the air during this night was electric. This might be due, in part, to Blackmore’s late arrival to Munich just before the concert, after being smuggled out of Austria after trouble with the police at a gig two nights earlier. This seemed to inspire both the band and the audience to create a truly remarkable gig.
The DVD includes original promo videos for “Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll,” “Gates Of Babylon,” and “L.A. Connection,” a photo gallery, slideshow with audio commentary, interviews, and the “Rainbow Over Texas ‘76” feature, which includes additional interviews and performance footage.
CD 1:
1. Introduction
2. Kill The King
3. Mistreated
4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
5. Catch The Rainbow
6. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
CD 2:
1. Man On The Silver Mountain
2. Still I’m Sad
3. Do You Close Your Eyes
DVD:
1. Introduction
2. Kill The King
3. Mistreated
4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
5. Catch The Rainbow
6. Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
7. Man On The Silver Mountain
8. Still I’m Sad
9. Do You Close Your Eyes
