Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow SEALED USA 1975 1ST PRESS LP W/ HYPE STICKER
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Description
Item Details:
Label: Polydor
Product Code: PD 6049
Format: Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP Original Factory Sealed
Discography About The Record:
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (sometimes stylised Ritchie Blackmore's R-A-I-N-B-O-W) is the first album by British rock band Rainbow, released in 1975.
During studio sessions in Tampa Bay, Florida on 12 December 1974, Blackmore originally planned to record the solo single "Black Sheep of the Family"- a cover of a track by the band Quatermass from 1970 - and the newly composed "Sixteenth Century Greensleeves", which was to be the B-side. Other musicians involved included singer/lyricist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Gary Driscoll of blues rock band Elf, and cellist Hugh McDowell of ELO. Satisfied with the two tracks, Blackmore decided to extend the sessions to a full album.
The other members of Elf, keyboardist Micky Lee Soule and bassist Craig Gruber, were used for the recording of the album in Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany during February and March, 1975. Though it was originally planned to be a solo album, the record was billed as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, and later progressed as a new band project. Blackmore and Dio did promotional work for the album. Shortly after the album was released, all Elf members (except Dio) were sacked and Blackmore recruited new musicians for subsequent Rainbow albums. This first line-up never performed live, and the live photos used in the album art are of Blackmore while with Deep Purple and of Elf playing live.
The last track of the album, "Still I'm Sad", is an instrumental cover of a song by The Yardbirds from their 1965 album Having a Rave Up with The Yardbirds. "Catch the Rainbow" uses a similar chord progression and vocal melody to Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing" from the 1967 album Axis: Bold as Love.
Tracks:
A1 Man On The Silver Mountain 4:38
A2 Self Portrait 3:16
A3 Black Sheep Of The Family 3:20
A4 Catch The Rainbow 6:40
B1 Snake Charmer 4:30
B2 The Temple Of The King 4:46
B3 If You Don't Like Rock N' Roll 2:36
B4 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 3:35
B5 Still I'm Sad 3:53
RECORD CONDITION:
THE VIRGIN VINYL ALBUM IS STILL ORIGINAL FACTORY SEALED.
COVER CONDITION:
GATEFOLD COVER IS STILL SEALED AND COVERED IN ITS ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINK WRAP W/ SOME CORNER WEAR AND STICKERS.
NO OTHER IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER:
No split seamsNo creases
No cut-out (drill) holes
No cut-out corners
No saw-marks or indents
No dirt/dust rubbing stains (friction marks caused by rubbing against other covers)
No yellowing from aging
No writing
No tape
No water damage
No warping
No wax, glue, paint or liquid drops on the cover
No glue traces or wax residue.
Please use all the pictures to help with the condition.
If any questions, please ask!
Thank You From Zombie Sounds
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