Rainbow CD Bootleg Discography, February 1975-November 1978

All of these are illegal, unauthorized CD bootleg releases Most of them have been printed in very small quantities, usually no more than thousand copies of each.

1975 - Recorded live in Detroit supposedly on November 20th, 1975
Starquake SQ 02, Germany (?), 1993 - Supposedly limited edition of 1000 copies

Atlanta - Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23rd, 1978

Aurora - Recorded live at Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on December 16th, 1976. Rainbow played two concerts that day, this contains both of them.
Aurora 4, Japan

Captured A Legend CD 1: Intro: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Man On The Silver Mountain CD 2: Keyboard Solo/Stargazer A Light In The Black Still I'm Sad/Drum Solo Do You Close Your Eyes/Guitar Crash Recorded live at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL, USA on June 25th, 1976.
Dionet-00788 Bondage Music BON 080/1, Japan - Comes in a thick 2CD case - Similar front sleeve with the original Spanish release, different back sleeve and CD - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for CD 2 picture.
SRS Records, Spain Click here for picture of the back side of the front sleeve. Click here for picture of the inside of the front sleeve. Click here for picture of the back sleeve. Click here for picture of the inside of the back sleeve. Click here for picture of the CD2.

Catch The Rainbow CD 1: Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Man On The Silver Mountain CD 2: Still I'm Sad Do You Close Your Eyes? Stargazer (*) All Night Long (*) Blues (*) - Recorded live at Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on October 20th, 1977, except (*) recorded live at Monsters Of Rock, Castle Donington, UK on August 16th, 1980
Metal Memory Records -MM 22- (MM 90022.2), Italy, 1991 or 1993 - Click here for back sleeve picture

Chase The Rainbow - Recorded live in Hiroshima, Japan on December 14th, 1976, includes also tracks from Rainbow after Ronnie James Dio had left the band
TNT-930135/6, Japan

Destroyer CD 1: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll CD 2: Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain Guitar Solo Blues Starstruck Man On The Silver Mountain Keyboard Solo Still I'm Sad Keyboard Solo Drum Solo Still I'm Sad Guitar Solo Do You Close Your Eyes Somewhere Over The Rainbow The Blue Danube - Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on January 17th, 1978

Langley Langley-108, Japan - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for the booklet back side picture

Firecracker Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Night People Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise) Still I'm Sad Beethoven 9th David Stone Keyboard Solo Cozy Powell Drum Solo featuring 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad (reprise) Over The Rainbow Recorded live at the Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA on 1978-07-02.
Dionet-01577 Rising Arrow RISING ARROW-018, Japan - Numbered limited edition - Includes a sticker on the front sleeve - May be a reissue, as there is another release with the same catalog number but different sleeves. - Click here for back sleeve picture.

First Gig In N.Y. CD 1: Do You Close Your Eyes Self Portrait Catch The Rainbow Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Man On The Silver Mountain CD 2: Stargazer A Light In The Black Still I'm Sad Drum Solo - 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad - Recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York City, NY, USA on November 12th, 1975.
Dionet-00235 My Phenix Co. BS 1/2, Taiwan, 1996 - Japanese bootleg company, but CD was pressed in Taiwan - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for CD 2 picture.

First Rising In Europe CD1: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow CD2: Man On The Silver Mountain Stargazer Still I'm Sad Do You Close Your Eyes Ritchie Blackmore's interview for Swedish Radio Ronnie James Dio & Jimmy Bain interview for US FM New York on July 1976 Recorded live at Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden on 1976-09-20.
Dionet-01590 Rising Arrow RISING ARROW-002, Taiwan - Click here for CD 2 picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Numbered limited edition

First Rising Sun CD 1: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Mistreated (continued) Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow CD 2: Lazy - Man On The Silver Mountain Keyboard Solo - Stargazer Still I'm Sad Drum Solo - 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad (continued) Do You Close Your Eyes Over The Rainbow
Demon's Eye DE-030/31, Japan Comes in a cardboard box. Numbered limited edition of 500 copies. Click here for back sleeve picture. - Ebay prices: - 15.02.2008 $61

Full Moon CD 1: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll CD 2: Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Starstruck Still I'm Sad Keyboard Solo Drum Solo Do You Close Your Eyes Over The Rainbow Double CD, recorded live at Shi Kokaido, Nagoya, Japan on January 11th, 1978
Dionet-00234 Crystal Sound CS-23/24, Japan, 1996 - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for CD 2 picture.

Hit The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Man On The Silver Mountain Still I'm Sad Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) Gates Of Babylon (*) - Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 24th, 1978 (not June 23rd as the sleeve suggests), two songs (Long Live Rock 'N' Roll and Gates Of Babylon) taken from Don Kirshner's TV show
RTW 211, Germany, 1993

Houston 1978 - Recorded live in Houston, 1978

I'm Losing Control Kill The King Mistreated Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Man On The Silver Mountain Still I'm Sad Beethoven's Ninth Drum Solo 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad - Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA on June 23rd, 1978
Magnitude Records MAG-9501102R, Japan - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for CD picture
Magnitude Records MAG-910102, Luxembourg, 1993 - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for CD picture

Incubus CD 1: Intro - Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Man On The Silver Mountain Stargazer Still I'm Sad (Incl. Drum Solo & 1812 Overture) CD 2: Do You Close Your Eyes - Outro Ritchie Blackmore's Interview, recorded in Melbourne, Australia, November 21st, 1976 Recorded live at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia on November 9th, 1976.
AZIR Records, Russia, January 2003 Claims to be limited edition of 500 copies only. Click here for picture of the 2nd CD. Click here for back sleeve picture.

Incubus Party - Incubus 76 CD 1: Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain CD 2: Stargazer Still I'm Sad Drum Solo - Still I'm Sad A Light In The Black Recorded live at Kaikan Daiichi Hall in Kyoto, Japan on December 10th, 1976.
SRS Records, Spain Click here for picture of the 2nd CD. Click here for front cover's backside picture.

Incubus Party 76-84 CD 1&2: "Incubus 76" - Live recording of December 10, 1976 (Kyoto) CD 3&4: "Succubus 78" - Live recording of January 17, 1978 (Osaka) CD 5&6: "Nightmare 1980" - Live recording of March 14th, 1980 (Osaka) CD 7&8: "Demon 1981" - Live recording of August 18, 1981 (Fukuoka) CD 9&10: "Socrates 1982" - Live recording of October 16, 1982 (Kyoto) CD 11&12: "Satan 1984" - Live recording of march 11, 1984 (Osaka) Box set, contains six double CDs from Rainbow gigs in Japan.

Wyvern Legend Intl. Group of EC, Japan Wooden box set, numbered limited edition of 777 copies. Click here for detail of the front cover. Click here for picture of the plate on the front cover. Click here for picture of the box set open. Click here for another picture of the box set open. - Ebay prices: - 08.11.2006 $755

Just A Crazy Dream - Reaching For Somebody's Star CD1/CD2: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Lazy/Man On The Silver Mountain/Blues/Starstruck Keyboard Solo/Stargazer Apachi/Still I'm Sad/Drum Solo A Light In The Black Recorded live in Kyoto on 1976-12-10.
Dionet-01584 H-Bomb Music HBM 9505/9506, Taiwan - Click here for CD 2 picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture.

Kill The King CD 1: Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain CD 2: Still I'm Sad Keyboard Solo Drum Solo Still I'm Sad - Recorded live at the Congresgebouw, Den Haag, Holland on October 4th, 1977.
Japan - Cardboard sleeves - "Kill The King CD1" and "Kill The King CD2" on the shiny side of the CDs - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for 2nd CD picture

The Last Day CD 1: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll CD 2: Man On The Silver Mountain Still I'm Sad Keyboard Solo Drum Solo Still I'm Sad Over The Rainbow Do You Close Your Eyes Over The Rainbow - Recorded live at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan on February 3rd, 1978 (the last concert on the Japan tour)
Japan - Cardboard sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture

Lost And Never Found - World Tour Rehearsals 1976 CD 1: Gotta Get Away (take 1) Gotta Get Away (take 2) Gotta Get Away (take 3) Gotta Get Away (take 4) Gotta Get Away (take 5) Gotta Get Away (take 6) Gotta Get Away (take 7) Mistreated (take 1) Mistreated (take 2) Mistreated (take 3) Mistreated (take 4) Mistreated (take 5) Mistreated (take 6) Mistreated (take 7) Mistreated (take 8) Mistreated (take 9) Keybaord Solo Stargazer (take 1) Stargazer (take 2) Stargazer (take 3) Stargazer (take 4) A Light In The Black CD 2: Still I'm Sad Drum Solo Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise) The Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Radio Special Part 1 The Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Radio Special Part 2 The Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Radio Special Part 3 The Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Radio Special Part 4 - Gotta Get Awa is an early version of the Kill The King with different lyrics.

The Swingin' Pig Records TSP-CD 7803/4, Japan?, 2007 Most likely a Japanese release. Comes in a gatefold digipak sleeve. Click here for back sleeve picture.

Mark II CD 1: Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll CD 2: Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Starstruck Night People Man On The Silver Mountain Keyboard Solo Still I'm Sad Keyboard Solo Drum Solo 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad - Recorded live at the Empire Theatre, Liverpool UK on November 4th, 1977
Black Suede, Japan, 1996 - Cardboard sleeves

Martian Rainbow - Recorded at Calderone, Heampsted, USA in New York State on November 12th, 1975, although the sleeve says "SECOND Rainbow performance on their Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow support tour /9/22/75"
RB-01, Japan

Miami 7.15.76 CD 1: Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Man On The Silver Mountain CD2: Stargazer A Light In The Black Still I'm Sad Ritchie Blues - Recorded live in Miami on July 15th, 1976
DP-021-1/2, Japan, 1994 - Slim 2CD jewel box - Front sleeve has a silver picture of Ritchie Blackmore, back sleeve has a small silver picture of Ronnie James Dio - Picture of the back sleeve
DP-021-1/2, Japan -Click here for 2nd CD picture - Slightly different CD printing, 2nd release of the bootleg

Misconduct - Recorded live at Nakajima Sports Centre, Sapporo, Japan on January 27th, 1978
Good Believe GB 004/5, Japan, 1993

Mixed Emotions - Two songs (Man On The Silver Mountain and Long Live Rock 'N' Roll) recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23rd, 1978. Other songs recorded by Rainbow after Ronnie James Dio had left the band.
BC 021/2, Italy

New York In The Black CD 1: Intro: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow CD 2: Man On The Silver Mountain ? Stargazer A Light In The Black Still I'm Sad Drum Solo Still I'm Sad Do You Close Your Eyes Outro: Over The Rainbow - Recorded live at the Beacon Theater in New York, NY, USA on June 17th, 1976.
Gypsy Eye, Japan Click here to see the back sleeve.

Nippon Eyes Intro Kill The King Mistreated Man On The Silver Mountain Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Keyboard Solo Stargazer Still I'm Sad Drum Solo 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad - Recorded live at the Koseinenkin-Kaikan in Osaka, Japan on December 5th, 1976
Black Suede, Japan, 1996 - Cardboard sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture - Nothing printed on the shiny side matrix area
Black Suede, Japan, 1996 - Cardboard sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture - "Nippon Eyes" printed on the shiny side matrix area, otherwise exactly like the other release

On Stage In Down Under - Recorded live at Horden Pavillion, Sydney, Australia on November 11th, 1976
MN52-9322, Japan

On Stage Outtakes Kill The King Man on The Silver Mountain (*) Mistreated Man On The Silver Mountain (**) Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (***) - Recorded live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan on December 5th, 1976, except (*) recorded live in Japan on December 9th, 1976, except (**) recorded live at Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany on September 25th, 1976 and except (***) recorded live at Circus Krone, Munich, Germany September 29th, 1976. Recorded from the tapes used for On Stage album.

MN54-8905, Japan, 1993 or 1994 - The CD itself is titled as 'Rainbow Bridge - Out In Cornel' in order to hide the real artist and avoiding trouble from authoritives - Click here for back sleeve picture

On Stage Special Ritchie: Rainbow And Ronnie Dio Man On The Silver Mountain Ritchie & Ronnie: Greensleeves & Rainbow 16th Century Greensleeves Ronnie & Ritchie: 'Starstruck' Muriel Starstruck Ritchie: Mistreated Mistreated Ritchie: His departure from Deep Purple Kill The King Ritchie: Rainbow and their audience Catch The Rainbow Ritchie & Ronnie (And Cozy): A Title Still I'm Sad - Copy of original On Stage Radio Special LP
2808 010, Japan, 1995 - Click here for back sleeve picture - Ebay prices: - 24.04.2006 $20
2808 010, Japan, 1995 - Contains folder, inserts and photograph like the original official vinyl version had - Click here for back sleeve picture

Osaka 1978 2nd Night CD1: Intro Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll CD2: Lazy Intro Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Starstruck Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise) Keyboard Solo Still I'm Sad Beethoven 9th Keyboard Solo Drum Solo feat. 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad (reprise) Guitar Solo Do You Close Your Eyes Over The Rainbow Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, JApan on 1978-01-17.

Dionet-01591 Rising Arrow RISING ARROW-054, Taiwan - Click here for CD 2 picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture.

Over Melbourne CD 1: Intro Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Man On The Silver Mountain Stargazer CD 2: Still I'm Sad Drum Solo 1812 Overture Do You Cloe Your Eyes Outro Ritchie Blackmore interview 21.11.1976 Recorded live at the Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia on November 9th, 1976.
Dionet-00236 Red Hot RH-010/011, Australia, 1994 - Individually numbered limited edition of 500 copies - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for CD 2 picture.

Parisian Night CD1: Intro: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll CD2: Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Starstruck Night People Still I'm Sad Keyboard Solo Drum Solo Still I'm Sad Do You Close Your Eyes? - Recorded live at Pavillion, Paris, France on October 27th, 1977
BON 028/029, Japan - Click here for CD picture - Click here for back sleeve picture

Pittsburgh 11.18.75 Do You Close Your Eyes Self Portrait 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Man On The Silver Mountain Stargazer A Light In The Black - Recorded live at Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, USA on November 18th, 1975
DP-020, Japan - Click here for back sleeve picture - PB5018 printed on the shiny side in the matrix area

The Raider Intro: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Catch The Rainbow Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain Starstruck Man On The Silver Mountain Stargazer Recorded live at Sports Centre, Tokyo, Japan on December 2nd, 1976.
IMP-1202CD Country of origin unknown, release year unknown. Comes in a blank white cardboard slipcase with a folded sleeve paper like the original vinyl bootleg release. Click here for back sleeve picture.

Satisfaction Kill The King Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Man On The Silver Mountain Still I'm Sad - Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan in Osaka, Japan on January 16th, 1978
Dionet-01781 Blue Suede, Japan - Cardboard sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture.

Seven Bridge Still I'm Sad Man On The Silver Mountain Starstruck Stargazer Do You Close Your Eyes Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on December 8th, 1976.
BR 726CD, Japan - Click here for back sleeve picture

Ship From Hiroshima - Recorded live at Hiroshima-ken Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan on January 12th, 1978
Aurora 2, Japan

Stargazer - Recorded live at Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan on December 5th, 1976 and in Kyoto, Japan on December 10th, 1976
R7612, Japan

Starstruck - Recorded live in Osaka, Japan on January 17th, 1978
R78011/2, Japan, 1993 - Front sleeve has Ronnie James Dio surrounded by other Rainbow singers

Still I'm Sad CD 1: Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Guitar Solo Catch The Rainbow Long Live Rock 'N' Roll CD 2: Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Starstruck/Man On The Silver Mountain Keyboard Solo Still I'm Sad/Beethoven's 9th Keyboard Solo Drum Solo/Still I'm Sad Guitar Solo Do You Close Your Eyes/Guitar Crash Over The Rainbow - Recorded live at the Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany on October 20th, 1977.

Dionet-01721 Fire Power FP-0049-A/B, Japan, 2000 - Click here for back sleeve picture.

Succubus 78 - Incubus's Party CD 1: Kill The King Mistreated Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow CD 2: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain Still I'm Sad Drum Solo Do You Close Your Eyes - Recorded live at Koseinenkin-Kaikan in Osaka, Japan on January 16th, 1978, although claims to be from June 17th, 1978.
Wywern EC, BV. WLG-121R3/4, Japan, 1995 - Comes in a slim case - Said to be limited edition of 777 copies - Click here for 2nd CD picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture.

The Third Eye Kill The King (*) Mistreated (*) Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) Man On The Silver Mountain (*) Still I'm Sad (*) Beethoven's 9th (*) Drum & Keyboard Solo (*) Still I'm Sad (*) Eyes Of The World (**) All Night Long (**) Stargazer (***) (*) Recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, GA, USA on June 24th, 1978 (not June 23rd as suggested on the sleeve), features Ronnie James Dio on vocals. (**) Recorded live in Chicago, IL, USA on October 12th, 1979. (***) recorded live in 1980.

Dionet-00237 DV.GIG DGCD 051, Italy, 1996 - Click here for back sleeve picture

Time Standing Still Over The Rainbow Kill The King Mistreated Purple Haze/Lazy/Man On The Silver Mountain Purple Haze/Man On The Silver Mountain Still I'm Sad/Keyboard Solo Keyboard Solo/Stargazer All Right Now (Sweet featuring Ritchie Blackmore) Stargazer (1976 European tour) - Possibly copy of Guitar Vanguard bootleg LP, supposedly recorded live in Japan in December 1976
Dynamite Studio DS95R025, Japan - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for CD picture
DS92A025, Luxembourg, 1993 - Click here for back sleeve picture

Tower Of Babel - World Tour Rehearsals 1976 CD 1: Mistreated, Take 1 Mistreated, Take 2 Mistreated, Take 3 Mistreated, Take 4 Mistreated, Take 5 Mistreated, Take 6 Mistreated, Take 7 Mistreated, Take 8 Mistreated, Take 9 Kill The King, Take 1 Kill The King, Take 2 Kill The King, Take 3 Kill The King, Take 4 Kill The King, Take 5 Kill The King, Take 6 Kill The King, Take 7 (Complete) Man On The Silver Mountain CD 2: Keyboard Solo Stargazer, Take 1 (Complete) Stargazer, Take 2 Stargazer, Take 3 Stargazer, Take 4 A Light In The Black (complete) Still I'm Sad Drum Solo Live Footage And Interviews (*) CD 3: Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Man On The Silver Mountain) Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Catch The Rainbow) Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Still I'm Sad) Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves) - Contains recordings from tour rehearsals recorded in May 1976 on CD 1 and CD 2. - (*) Taken from promotion film from 1976 - CD 3 contains material from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow radio special

Super Sonic SS 200013

Walk On The Rainbow CD 1: Kill The King Mistreated 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow CD 2: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Lazy Man On The Silver Mountain Blues Starstruck Man On The Silver Mountain Keyboard Solo Still I'm Sad Keyboard Solo Drum Solo 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad Over The Rainbow Recorded live at Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan on January 20th, 1978.
Dionet-00233 Independence Music Entertainment RA-78120-1/2, Japan, January 20th, 1978 - Cardboard miniature LP sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for CD 2 picture.

War Of Nerves In 1976 Rainbow Overture Kill The King Mistreated Blues Man On The Silver Mountain 16th Century Greensleeves Catch The Rainbow Keyboard Solo Stargazer Still I'm Sad Drum Solo - 1812 Overture Still I'm Sad
- Click here for back sleeve picture - Comes in cardboard sleeves - "War of nerves" printed on the shiny side in the matrix area