Rainbow LP Discography, August 1977-November 1978

Long Live Rock 'N' Roll A: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Lady Of The Lake L.A. Connection Gates Of Babylon B: Kill The King The Shed (Subtle) Sensitive To Light Rainbow Eyes - Reached #89 in the US charts, #7 in the UK charts
Polydor 2391 335, Australia, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2391 335, Brazil, 1978
Polydor 2391 335, Brazil, 1978 - Test pressing in special sleeves - Click here for label picture
Polydor PD-1-6143, Canada, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor PD-1-6143, Canada - Picture inner sleeves - Reissue, release date unknown - Black circle on the front cover saying "Featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell" - Click here for front cover picture
Polydor PD-1-6143, Canada - Reissue, release date unknown - Picture inner sleeves with picture from the gatefold inner sleeve - Sticker on the front cover, saying "Featuring..."
Polydor MIP-1-9344, Canada - Reissue, release date unknown
Polydor 2490 142, France, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a lyrics sheet - Red labels
Polydor 2490 142 (POL 350), France - Gatefold sleeves, different color on the sleeve - Includes a lyrics sheet - Reissue, release year unknown
Polydor 2391 335, Germany, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Picture inner sleeves
Polydor 2929 097 (2391 335), Germany, 1981 - Catalog number 2929 097 on white sticker glued over the 2391335 catalog number on the back sleeve - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue
Polydor 2929 097, Germany, 1981 - Reissue - Picture inner sleeves
Polydor 2929 097, Germany - Reissue, release year unknown - Picture inner sleeves
Polydor 38 118 6, Germany - Record club release
Polydor 27683-2, Germany - Record club release - No gatefold sleeves
Polydor LP 825 090-1, Germany - Reissue - No gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2490 142, Greece, 1978 - Notes on the back sleeve
Polydor 2490 142, Greece, 1978 - Studio-label test pressing
Polydor 2391 335, Holland, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Picture inner sleeves
Polydor 2929 097, Holland - Reissue, release date unknown - Includes Special Price inner sleeve
Polydor 2391 335, India, 17.03.1979
Polydor POLD 5002, Ireland, 1978 - Click here for side B label picture
Polydor SPELP 34, Ireland, 1983 - Reissue
Polydor/Phonokol 2929 097, Israel, 1978 - Different back sleeve
Polydor 2490 142, Italy, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - "Featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell" printed on the front sleeve - Lyrics printed on the inner sleeve
Polydor MPF 1156, Japan, May 1st, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and lyric sheet - Click here for front sleeve picture
Polydor MPF 1156, Japan, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and lyrics sheet - White label promo release
Polydor 20MM 9229, Japan, 1982 - Reissue - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and lyrics insert - Title strip advertises Rainbow's Japan tour - Click here for front cover picture - Ebay prices: - 10.02.2007 $7
Polydor 20MM 9229, Japan, 1982 - Reissue - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and lyrics insert - Title strip advertises Rainbow's Japan tour - White label promo release
Polydor 18MM 0528, Japan, 1986 - Reissue - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and lyrics insert - Click here for front cover picture
Polydor 18MM 0528, Japan, 1986 - Reissue - Promo release, existence not confirmed - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and lyrics insert
Polydor 2391 335, Norway, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Lyrics printed on the inner sleeve - Ebay prices: - 19.11.2006 $10
Polydor 2391 335, New Zealand, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a lyrics insert - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for insert picture.
Polydor 2391 335, South Africa, 1978
Polydor 2490 142, Spain, 1978 - Includes a lyrics insert - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for a picture of the sleeves. - Click here for a picture of the back sleeve. - Click here for B side label picture.
Polydor 2490 142, Spain, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Lyrics on the inner gatefold sleeve - Possibly a reissue?
Polydor 2861 337, Spain, 1982 - Different sleeves, live picture of Ritchie Blackmore on the front sleeve - Titled as "Historia de la musica rock" - Reissue - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for label picture.
Polydor 2490 142, Spain, 1984 - Does not have lyrics insert, comes with a Special Price inner sleeve. - Reissue - Single sleeves instead of a gatefold sleeve - Click here for a picture of the sleeves. - Click here for a picture of the back sleeve. - Click here for B side label picture.
Polydor 2490 142, Spain, 1984 - Does not have lyrics insert, comes with a blank inner sleeve - Reissue - Different label design compared to the other 1984 reissue - Single sleeve, printed in "flat" brown color - Click here for a picture of the front sleeves.
Polydor 2672 038, Sweden, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Disc made in Germany
Polydor 2490 142, UK, April 13th, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves with lyrics - Reached #7 on the UK charts
Polydor POLD 5002 (2490 142), UK - Gatefold sleeves with golden stamp on front sleeve - Includes a lyrics sheet - Red labels - Apparently a reissue, release year not known - Identical labels with the other POLD 5002 printing
Polydor POLD 5002 (2490 142), UK - Gatefold sleeves without golden stamp on front sleeve - Includes a lyrics sheet - Apparently a reissue, release year not known
Polydor POLD 5002, UK - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a lyrics sheet - White label promo release - Some sources claim this is a test pressing
Polydor 2929 097, UK - Reissue - No gatefold sleeves
Polydor SPELP 34, UK, 1983 - Reissue - Red labels
Polydor PD-1-6143 (2391 335), USA, 1978 - Reached #89 on the US charts - Gatefold sleeves - Lyrics printed on the inner sleeve
Polydor PD-1-6143, USA, 1978 - Stamped promo release - Promo labels - Gatefold sleeves - Sticker on the sleeve - Click here for stamp picture
Polydor PD-1-6143 (2391 335), USA, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Lyrics printed on the inner sleeve
Polydor PD-1-6143 (2391 335), USA, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - No lyrics included
Polydor PD-1-6143 (2391 335), USA - Reissue, release year not known - 0501 code printed on the back sleeve - Click here for back sleeve detail picture
Polydor PD-1-6143 (2391 335), USA - Reissue, release year not known
Polydor PD-1-6143 (2391 335), USA - Reissue, release year not known - 0501 code printed on the back sleeve
Polydor/RCA Music Services R133969 (PD-1-6143), USA, 1978 - RCA record club pressing
Polydor 825 090-1, USA, 1985 - Reissue
Polydor/RTB 55-5927 (2391 335), Yugoslavia, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for front cover picture

Long Live Rock 'N' Roll A: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Lady Of The Lake L.A. Connection The Shed (Subtle) B: Gates Of Babylon Sensitive To Light Rainbow Eyes - Kill The King censored from the album
Polydor/Sung Eum Limited 2929 097/SEL-RG 689, South Korea, February 2nd, 1984 - Back sleeve has lyrics to the songs - Includes a sticker on the front sleeve saying "Rainbow Eyes"
Polydor/Sung Eum Limited 2929 097/SEL-RG 689, South Korea, February 2nd, 1984 - Back sleeve has lyrics to the songs - Different label design than on the 1st version - Click here for back sleeve picture
Polydor/Sung Eum Limited 2929 097/SEL-RG 689, South Korea, February 2nd, 1984 - Back sleeve has lyrics to the songs - Identical labels with the 2nd version, slightly different back sleeve printing - Click here for back sleeve picture
Polydor/Sung Eum Limited 2929 097/SEL-RG 689, South Korea, February 2nd, 1984 - Back sleeve has lyrics to the songs - Promo release, "price tag" type promo sticker on the label