A new Rainbow box set titled The Temple of the King – 1975-1976 is set to arrive on March 6th via Edsel Records.
The 9-CD collection houses studio and live material from the two years mentioned in its title, namely the 1975 debut Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and 1976 follow-up Rising, plus concert recordings from the tours supporting those albums. Audio has been newly mastered by Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham.
Content-wise, Disc 1 and 2 contain the aforementioned studio albums, while Discs 3 through 8 include three separate German concerts recorded in 1976 in Köln, Düsseldorf, and Nürnberg (the first time these three shows are being released together outside of Japan). The last half of Disc 8 and the entirety of Disc 9 comprise rare recordings, many of which are featured on CD for the first time, including band rehearsals, single edits, and rough mixes. These are all housed in a 7” box set package alongside a 24-page booklet featuring memorabilia, photos and sleeve notes by Rich Davenport.
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A document of Rainbow’s formative era, these recordings feature axeman and band mastermind Ritchie Blackmore alongside the late great Ronnie James Dio, who Blackmore had recruited from the band Elf at the time. By the time of the live shows featured in the box set, Blackmore had rounded out the group with bassist Jimmy Bain, keyboard player Tony Carey, and ex-Jeff Beck Group drummer Cozy Powell.
In recent years, Blackmore has been less than active with Rainbow, the band having last performed in 2019. However, the guitarist did recently complete a November run of shows with his Renaissance-inspired folk act Blackmore’s Night.
Pre-order The Temple of the King – 1975-1976 via this location. Check out the complete tracklist below.
The Temple Of The King – 1975–1976 Tracklist:
CD1: Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
01. Man On The Silver Mountain
02. Self Portrait
03. Black Sheep Of The Family
04. Catch The Rainbow
05. Snake Charmer
06. Temple Of The King
07. If You Don’t Like Rock ‘n’ Roll
08. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
09. Still I’m Sad
CD2: Rising
01. Tarot Woman
02. Run With The Wolf
03. Starstruck
04. Do You Close Your Eyes
05. Stargazer
06. A Light In The Black
CD3: Live in Köln 1976 – Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – part 1
01. Kill The King
02. Mistreated
03. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
04. Catch The Rainbow
05. Man On The Silver Mountain
CD4: Live in Köln 1976 – Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – part 2
01. Stargazer
02. Still I’m Sad
03. Do You Close Your Eyes
CD5: Live in Düsseldorf 1976 – Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – part 1
01. Kill The King
02. Mistreated
03. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
04. Catch The Rainbow
CD6: Live in Düsseldorf 1976 – Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – part 2
01. Man On The Silver Mountain
02. Stargazer
03. Still I’m Sad
CD7: Live in Nurnberg 1976 – Nurnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976 – part 1
01. Kill The King
02. Mistreated
03. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
04. Catch The Rainbow
05. Man On The Silver Mountain
CD8: Live in Nurnberg 1976 – Nurnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976 – part 2
01. Stargazer
02. Still I’m Sad
03. Do You Close Your Eyes
04. Getaway (Kill The King) – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
05. Mistreated – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
06. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
07. Catch The Rainbow – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
CD9: Rarities
01. Temple Of The King – Bolivian Mono Mix
02. Man On The Silver Mountain – Mono Edit
03. Man On The Silver Mountain – Stereo Edit
04. Tarot Woman – Rough Mix
05. Run With The Wolf – Rough Mix
06. Starstruck – Rough Mix
07. Do You Close Your Eyes – Rough Mix
08. Stargazer – Rough Mix
09. A Light In The Black – Rough Mix
10. Stargazer – Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal
11. Starstruck – Mono Edit
12. Starstruck – Stereo Edit
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