Deep Purple - January 1979 to August 1980

January 1979 to August 1980

Rainbow  

People involved

Don Airey (kbr); Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Graham Bonnet (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Cozy Powell (drm).

Prior to Bonnets appearance, Blackmore had spent four days over Christmas 1978 in England trying to persuade Gillan to do vocals; an offer Gillan politely declined. Apparently Coverdale was also asked, but Blackmore subsequently chose Bonnet. With Airey on keyboards, Rainbow was reborn again. This is a heavily underrated line-up among diehard Rainbow-fans. They earned world-wide commercial success with "Since You Been Gone".

 

Albums & singles

Down To Earth [lp] : UK 1979 Polydor 2391 410

Down To Earth [lp; clear vinyl] : UK 1979 Polydor Deluxe POLD 5023 (2490 151)

Rising [= Down To Earth; lp] : Germany 1979 Polydor 2391410

Rising [= Down To Earth; lp; pirate?] : Yugoslavia 1979 Polydor 5968

Down To Earth [cd] : UK/Germany 199- Polydor 823705-2

Down To Earth [cd] : Japan 199- Polydor POCP-2293

Down To Earth [cd] : Japan 1998 Polydor (Cardboard Jacket Series) POCP-9159

Since You Been Gone/Bad Girls : France 1979 Polydor POSP 70 (2095-111)

Since You Been Gone/Bad Girls : US 1979 Polydor

Since You Been Gone/No Time To Lose : Germany 1979 Polydor 2095 104

All Night Long/Weiss Heim : UK 1979 Polydor 2095 196

Bad Girl/Spotlight Kid/Man On The Silver Mountain [ep] : Germany 1986 Polydor 883970-1

 

 

Material from above appears on...

Monsters of Rock [lp] : UK 1980 Polydor

Hard Rock [lp; Various Artists] : UK 1980 Polydor 2488810-D

Live & Heavy [lp; Various Artists] : UK 1981 NEMS Records NE-6020-81

The Best Of Rainbow [2lp/2cd] : Germany 1981 Polydor 800074

The Final Cut [video] : US/Europe 1985 Castle Communications CMV 1032

Finyl Vinyl [2lp] : Germany 1986 Polydor 827 987-1

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Germany 1986 Polydor 827 987-2

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Japan 199- Polydor P38P-20040

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Canada 19--? Polydor 827987-2

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Japan December 1998 Polydor POCP-9163

Ansamblj Rainbow [lp] : Russia 1990 Polydor/Melodija C60-27023-005

The Rock Singer's Anthology [cd; Graham Bonnet] : UK 1990 Vertigo 840974-2

 


     
     
     
     



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