Release 2011 - 5 CDs with original artwork paper sleeves
Ritchie Blackmore career started with the band THE OUTLAWS (UK) + solo single in 1965
+ sessions including in Germany with Mandrake Root; Lord Sutch; Randy Pie & Family
before starting with DEEP PURPLE as one of the founders.
He quit in 1973 and started his own band RAINBOW in 1975.
Today he plays mainly acoustic traditional middle age influenced music.
Style: Hardrock
see:
Outlaws (UK) ; Randy Pie & Family ; Deep Purple ; Marbles ; Dio ; Elf ; Black Sabbath ;
Jeff Beck ; Cozy Powell ; Mungo Jerry - Kahvas Jute - Widowmaker ; ELP ; Ozzy ;
Uriah Heep ; Brand X ; Joe Lynn Turner - Fandango ; Bedlam ;
Musicians :
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, voc.; Ronnie James Dio - lead vocals;
Mickey Lee Soul (1975), Tony Carey (76-77), David Stone (-78), Don Airey (-81) - keyboards;
Dave Rosenthal (-83) - keyb.; Graham Bonnet (78-79), Joe Lynn Turner - lead vocals;
Craig Gruber (75), Jimmy Bain, Mark Clarke (77), Bob Daisley (77-78), Roger Glover - bass, voc.;
Gary Dricoll (75), Cozy Powell (76-), Bobby Rondinelli (-82), Chuck Burgi - drums;
Disc One
RITCHIE BLACKMOREs RAINBOW (1975) :
Man on the Silver Mountain (Blackmore-Dio)
Self Portrait
Black Sheep of the Family
Catch the Rainbow
Snake Charmer
The Temple of the King
If You dont like Rock N Roll
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Still Im sad (Samwell-Smith - McCarty)
Disc Two
LONG LIVE ROCK n ROLL (1978) :
Long live Rock N Roll (Blackmore-Dio)
Lady of the Lake
L.A. Connection
Gates of Babylon
Kill the King
The Shed
Sensitive to Light
Rainbow Eyes
Disc Three
DOWN TO EARTH (1979) :
All Night long (Blackmore-Glover)
Eyes of the World (Blackmore-Glover)
No Time to lose
Makin Love
Since you been gone (Russ Ballard)
Loves no Friend
Danger Zone
Lost in Hollywood
Disc Four
STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES (1982) :
Death Alley Driver (Blackmore-Turner)
Stone Cold
Bring on the Night (Dream Chaser)
Tite Squeeze
Tearin out my Heart
Power - Album Version (Blackmore-Glover-Turner)
Miss Mistreated
Rock Fever
Eyes of Fire
Disc Five
BENT OUT OS SHAPE (1983) :
Stranded
Cant let you go
Fool for the Night
Fire Dance
Anybody there
Desperate Heart
Street of Dreams (Blackmore-Turner)
Drinking with the Devil
Snowman
Make your Move