Rainbow Compilation LP Discography

These are Rainbow's compilation LPs with at least one track from Rainbow's days with Ronnie James Dio.

The Best Of Rainbow
A:
  1. All Night Long
  2. Man On The Silver Mountain (*)
  3. Do You Close Your Eyes (*)
  4. Lost In Hollywood
  5. Since You Been Gone (*)
B:
  1. Stargazer (*)
  2. Catch The Rainbow (*)
  3. Kill The King (*)
C:
  1. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*)
  2. Still I'm Sad (*)
  3. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*)
  4. Eyes Of The World
  5. Starstruck (*)
D:
  1. Light In The Black (*)
  2. Mistreated (*)
    - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals.
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The Best Of Rainbow
    A:
  1. All Night Long
  2. Man On The Silver Mountain (*)
  3. Lost In Hollywood
  4. Jealous Lover
  5. Long Live Rock'n'Roll (*)
    B:
  1. Stargazer (*)
  2. Kill The King (*)
  3. A Light In The Black (*)
    C:
  1. Since You Been Gone
  2. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*)
  3. Catch The Rainbow (*)
  4. Eyes Of The World
    D:
  1. I Surrender
  2. Gates Of Babylon (*)
  3. Can't Happen Here
  4. Starstruck (*)
    - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
  • Polydor 2675 223, Austria, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
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  • Polydor 2675 223, France, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Red labels
  • Polydor 2675 223, Germany, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
  • Polydor 2929 105/6, Germany
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Reissue, release year not known
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  • Polydor 800 074-1, Germany, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Possibly a re-release, so release year may not be 1981
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  • Polydor 30MM 9231/2, Japan, 1982
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet
      - Reissue
      - Promo release
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  • Polydor 28MM 0640/1, Japan, June 1st, 1988
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  • Polydor 2675 223, New Zealand, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
  • Polydor 2675 223, Norway, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
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  • Polydor 2675 223, Spain, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
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  • Polydor PODV 2, UK, 1981
      - Gatefold sleeves
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The Best Of Rainbow
    A:
  1. All Night Long
  2. Man On The Silver Mountain (*)
  3. Lost In Hollywood
  4. Jealous Lover
    B:
  1. Stargazer (*)
  2. A Light In The Black (*)
    C:
  1. Since You Been Gone
  2. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*)
  3. Catch The Rainbow (*)
  4. Eyes Of The World
    D:
  1. I Surrender
  2. Gates Of Babylon (*)
  3. Starstruck (*)
  4. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*)
    - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
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  • Polydor/Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 1032, South Korea, January 23rd, 1988
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Best Of Rainbow
A:
  1. Run With The Wolf
  2. Stargazer
  3. Tarot Woman
  4. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
  5. Do You Close Your Eyes
B:
  1. Gates Of Babylon
  2. Catch The Rainbow
  3. Man On The Silver Mountain
  4. A Light In The Black
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  • Creato MHRL-1032 (CREATO-1052), South Korea, February 21st, 1991

      - Blue labels
      - Finyl Vinyl front cover used
      - Some sources claim this would be counterfeit release, but most likely this is an official release

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The Best Of Rainbow
A:
  1. Man On The Silver Mountain (*)
  2. Still I'm Sad (*)
  3. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*)
  4. All Night Long
  5. Stone Cold
B:
  1. If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll (*)
  2. Stargazer (*)
  3. Freedom Fighter
  4. I Surrender
    - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
    - Most of the texts are in Russian in Cyrillic alphabet, the title "The Best Of Rainbow" is usually used with this album in various discographies.
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  • Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988
      - Red graphic labels with black text
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  • Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1989
      - Red graphic labels with black text
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  • Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988
      - White graphic labels with black text
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  • Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1989
      - Possibly a re-release, white labels with black text
      - Similar labels as on the 1988 white text label variation except the year has been changed to 1989.
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Finyl Vinyl
A:
  1. Spotlight Kid
  2. I Surrender
  3. Miss Mistreated
B:
  1. Jealous Lover
  2. Can't Happen Here
  3. Tearin' Out My Heart
  4. Since You've Been Gone
  5. Bad Girl
C:
  1. Difficult To Cure
  2. Stone Cold
  3. Power
D:
  1. Man On The Silver Mountain (live) (*)
  2. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (live) (*)
  3. Weiss Heim
    - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals, recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23th, 1978
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  • Polydor 827 987-1, Brazil, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
  • Polydor PDS 2 9504, Canada, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
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  • Polydor 827 987-1, Germany, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Includes a sticker on the front sleeve
  • Polydor 827 987/8-1, Germany, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
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  • Polydor 827 987-1, Greece, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Ebay prices:
        - 01.08.2006 $24
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  • Polydor 827 987-1, Italy, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
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  • Polydor 827 987-1, Peru, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeve
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  • Polydor, Spain, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
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  • Polydor 827 987-1, UK, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Reissue
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  • Mercury 827 987-1, USA, 1986
      - Gatefold sleeves
      - Sticker on the sleeve
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  • Mercury 827 987-1, USA, 1986
      - White label promo release
      - Includes press pack (press release and promo photo)

Guitar Technique Of Ritchie Blackmore 1
    Track listing unknown
  • Japan, 1977?
      - Guitar teaching LP

Guitar Technic Of Ritchie Blackmore 2
A:
  1. Kill The King
  2. Man On The Silver Mountain
  3. Still I'm Sad
B:
  1. Self Portrait
  2. A Light In The Black
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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
    C:
      Tarot Woman
      Run With The Wolf
      Starstruck
      Do You Close Your Eyes
    D:
      Stargazer
      A Light In The Black
    E:
      Intro: Over The Rainbow
      Kill The King
      Medley: Man On The Silver Mountain/Blues/Starstruck/Blues/Man On The Silver Mountain
    F:
      Catch The Rainbow
    G:
      Mistreated
    H:
      Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
      Still I'm Sad
    I:
      Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
      Lady Of The Lake
      L.A. Connection
      Gates Of Babylon
    J:
      Kill The King
      The Shed (Subtle)
      Sensitive To Light
      Rainbow Eyes
    K:
      Down To Earth A Side
    L:
      Down To Earth B Side
    M:
      Difficult To Cure A side
    N:
      Difficult to Cure B side
    O:
      Straight Between The Eyes A side
    P:
      Straight Between The Eyes B side
    - Sides A-J include Ronnie James Dio on vocals
  • Polydor Records 815 258-1, 1983
      - Ebay prices:
        - 16.08.2005 $77
        - 02.11.2005 $125
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The Very Best Of Rainbow
A:
  1. Man On The Silver Mountain (*)
  2. Temple Of The King (*)
  3. Making Love
  4. Rainbow Eyes (*)
  5. Snowman
B:
  1. Still I'm Sad (*)
  2. Catch The Rainbow (*)
  3. Weiss Heim
  4. Since You Been Gone
  5. Stargazer (*)
    - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals. Printing on the front sleeve is in silver, not in gold as it shows in the picture here.
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  • Polydor/Sung Eum Ltd SEL RG 2255, South Korea, August 13th 1991
      - Includes a lyrics sheet
      - Promo release, promo sticker on the label and back sleeve
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