Reissues of Rainbow Albums Set for Release in November

Reissues of Rainbow Albums Set for Release in November-

Rainbow will release reissues of 'OnStage' and 'Long Live Rock NRoll' this November through Universal. Both albumswill be released on the 5th of November (UK).

'Long Live Rock 'n' Roll' is the thirdstudio album by the Ritchie Blackmore led outfit and wasfirst released in '77. It features tracks such as 'Lady of theLake' & 'Kill the King' and was the lastRainbow record to feature the late RonnieJames Dio on vocals.

'On Stage' is a live album which wasrecorded over several German and Japanese dates in late 1976 duringthe band's 'Rising' world tour. Producer Martin Birchspliced many of the tracks together from different dates.

The recording features the customary introduction to a Rainbowshow - the classic quote from The Wizard Of Oz:

"Toto: I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. We mustbe over the rainbow!" with the last word repeated as an echo. Thenthe actual band plays a musical phrase from the song 'SomewhereOver 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

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