Rainbow LP Discography, February 1975-July 1975

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow A: Man On The Silver Mountain Self Portrait Black Sheep Of The Family Catch The Rainbow B: Snake Charmer The Temple Of The King If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Still I'm Sad
Polydor 239 1190, Argentina, 1978
Polydor 239 1190, Argentina, 1978 - Promo release - Click here for back sleeve picture
Oyster OYA-2001, Australia, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves - Ebay prices: - 20.07.2006 $50
Oyster/Polydor 2391 190, Australia, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue
Oyster OYL 2001, Brazil, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor PD-6049, Canada, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves - "THE WASP" etched to the run-off area (nickname of the producer Martin Birch)
Polydor/Oyster, Canada, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue
Polydor MIP-1-9325, Canada - Red labels - Reissue, release year not known
EMI Oyster 2C 062 96 787, France, 1975 - Fully laminated gatefold sleeves - Oyster labels - Sticker on the sleeve with French text and picture from the inner sleeve. - Click here for front cover picture
EMI Oyster 2C 062 96 787, France, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves, front and back sleeve laminated, but inside of the gatefold sleeve not laminated - Oyster labels, identical with the 1st printing
EMI Oyster 2C 062 96 787, France, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves - Oyster labels - Different picture in the inner sleeve
Polydor 2391 190 (POL 350), France - Red labels - Rerelease, release year not known
Oyster 1C 062 96 787, Germany, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves - Oyster labels
Polydor/Oyster 239 1190, Germany, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue - Lyrics printed on the inner sleeve - Laminated sleeves
Polydor/Oyster 2929 096, Germany, 1981 - Reissue - Oyster labels
Polydor 2929 096, Germany, 1981? - Gatefold sleeves - Polydor labels - Release year not known for sure
Polydor/Oyster 2490 141, Greece, 1980s - Reissue from the 1980s, exact release year unknown - Click here for back sleeve picture.
Polydor 5C 062 96787, Holland, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2929 096, Holland, 1981? - Gatefold sleeves - Polydor labels - Release year not known for sure - Includes "Special Price" inner sleeve
Purple OYA 2001, Israel, 1975 - Black/white back sleeve - Seems to include a sticker on the front sleeve, but it is actually printed on the sleeve. - Click here for front cover picture - Click here for back cover picture
Purple OYA 2001, Israel, 1975 - Black labels - Click here for side A label picture.
Polydor 2929 096, Israel, 1975 - Black/white back sleeve - Click here for front cover picture - Click here for back cover picture
Oyster 3C 064-96787, Italy, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor/Oyster MP 2502, Japan, October 1975 - Includes title strip and lyrics - Includes a poster - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for label picture
Polydor/Oyster MP 2502, Japan, October 1975 - Includes title strip and lyrics - Includes a poster (not confirmed) - Gatefold sleeves - Promo release
Polydor MPF 1144, Japan, February 1978 - Reissue - Gatefold sleeves - Includes an insert and a title strip - Click here for label picture
Polydor MPX 4023, Japan, 1980 - Includes title strip and lyrics - Reissue - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for picture of the label
Polydor 20MM 9225, Japan, 1982 - Reissue - Gatefold sleeves - Includes an insert and a title strip - Click here for label picture
Polydor 20MM 9225, Japan, 1982 - Reissue - Gatefold sleeves - Includes an insert and a title strip - Promo release
Polydor/Oyster 23MM 0021, Japan, 1982 - Reissue - Includes a titlestrip and an insert - Printing on the back side of the title strip (advertisements for Rainbow and Whitesnake records) - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for label picture - Click here for title strip picture
Polydor/Oyster 23MM 0021, Japan, 1982 - Reissue - Includes a titlestrip and an insert - No printing on the back side of the title strip - Identical sleeves and labels with the other release - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for label picture - Click here for title strip picture
Polydor/Oyster 18MM 0539, Japan, December 1st, 1986 - Reissue - Includes a titlestrip and an insert - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for label picture
Purple Records/Oyster/EMI OYA2001, New Zealand, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor/Oyster 2391 190, Norway, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor/Oyster 8E 064-96 787, Portugal, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2391 190, Singapore, 1975 - Manufactured for Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong markets - Click here for back sleeve picture.
Polydor/Sung Eum Ltd SEL-RG 343 (2391 190/SEL 200343), South Korea, March 26th 1979 - Reissue - Back sleeve has the normal inner sleeve picture - Click here for back sleeve picture
Polydor/Sung Eum Ltd SEL-200 343 (2391 190), South Korea, March 26th 1979 - Reissue - Back sleeve has the normal inner sleeve picture
Polydor/Sung Eum Ltd 2391 190/SEL-RG 343/SEL 200343, South Korea, March 26th 1979 - Reissue - Back sleeve has the normal inner sleeve picture
Polydor/Sung Eum Ltd 2391 190/SEL-RG 343/SEL 200343, South Korea, March 26th 1979 - Reissue - Back sleeve has the normal inner sleeve picture - Click here for back sleeve picture
Polydor/Sung Eum Ltd 2391 190/SEL-RG 343/SEL 200343, South Korea, March 26th 1979 - Reissue - Back sleeve has the normal inner sleeve picture - Promo release, "price tag" promo sticker on the label - Click here for back sleeve picture
Oyster J06-96.787, Spain, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves - Sticker on the back sleeve - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve with the sticker picture. - Click here for B side label picture. - Click here for back sleeve detail picture. - Click here for another back sleeve detail picture.
Polydor 2490 141, Spain, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue
Polydor 2490 141, Spain, 1984 - Reissue - Red labels - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture.
Oyster OYA 2001, UK, August 1975 - Gatefold laminated sleeves, colored Oyster label - Distributed via EMI - First release - Ebay prices: - 26.07.2006 $35
Oyster OYA 2001, UK, August 1975 - Gatefold laminated sleeves, colored Oyster label - Factory Sample sticker on labels - Promo release or test pressing
Polydor/Oyster 2490 141, UK, February 10th, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue - Red Polydor/Oyster labels
Polydor/Oyster 2490 141, UK, 1978 - Gatefold sleeves - Rerelease, release year not certain - White label promo release - Some sources claim this may be a test pressing
Polydor SPELP 7, UK, 1983 - Rerelease
Polydor PD 6049, USA, 1975 - Reached #30 in US charts - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor PD 6049, USA, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves - Different label design than on the other printing
Polydor 2391 190, USA - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue - Different label design than on the other printings
Polydor PD 6049, USA, 1975 - Sticker on the sleeve, saying "Ritchie Blackmore Explosive guitarist with Deep Purple"
Polydor 825 089-1, USA, 1985 or 1987 - Reissue
EMI/Oyster/Jugoton LSOY 73023, Yugoslavia, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves
EMI/Oyster/Jugoton LSOY 73023, Yugoslavia, 1975 - Gatefold sleeves - Slightly different lower left corner of the back sleeve than on the other Yugoslavian printing - Inside sleeve printed different way than on the other Yugoslavian printing - Slightly different label design than on the other Yugoslavian printing