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: All Night Long Man On The Silver Mountain (*) Do You Close Your Eyes (*) Lost In Hollywood Since You Been Gone (*) B: Stargazer (*) Catch The Rainbow (*) Kill The King (*) C: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) Still I'm Sad (*) Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) Eyes Of The World Starstruck (*) D: Light In The Black (*) Mistreated (*) - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals.
Polydor MPZ 8139/40, Japan, 1980 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for open gatefold sleeve picture
Dionet-00046 Polydor MPZ 8139/40, Japan, 1980 - Gatefold sleeves - White label promo release - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for gatefold sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture.

The Best Of Rainbow A: All Night Long Man On The Silver Mountain (*) Lost In Hollywood Jealous Lover Long Live Rock'n'Roll (*) B: Stargazer (*) Kill The King (*) A Light In The Black (*) C: Since You Been Gone Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) Catch The Rainbow (*) Eyes Of The World D: I Surrender Gates Of Babylon (*) Can't Happen Here Starstruck (*) - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
Polydor 2675 223, Austria, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2675 223, France, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves - Red labels
Dionet-00838 Polydor 2675 223, Germany, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.
Polydor 2929 105/6, Germany - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue, release year not known
Polydor 800 074-1, Germany, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves - Possibly a re-release, so release year may not be 1981
Dionet-00337 Polydor 2675 223, Greece, 1982 - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.
Dionet-01493 Polydor 2929 105/6, Holland, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Dionet-01494 Polydor 2929 105/6, Holland, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2929 106, Israel, 1981? - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture
Polydor 38MM 0114/5, Japan, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Click here for label picture
Dionet-00283 Polydor 38MM 0114/5, Japan, 1981 - Promo release - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Click here for front sleeve picture - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for side B label picture - Click here for side C label picture - Click here for side D label picture
Polydor 30MM 9231/2, Japan, 1982 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Reissue - Click here for label picture
Polydor 30MM 9231/2, Japan, 1982 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Reissue - Promo release
Polydor 28MM 0640/1, Japan, June 1st, 1988 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Reissue - Click here for label picture
Polydor 2675 223, New Zealand, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2675 223, New Zealand, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2675 223, Norway, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 2675 223, Spain, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor PODV 2, UK, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves
Dionet-01600 Polydor PODV 2, UK, 1981 - Gatefold sleeves - Misprinting, missing label on side D
Dionet-01587 Polydor RAIN 1 A/B/C/D, UK, 1981 - No picture sleeves - Test pressing, sides A and B have 1/2 labels, sides C and D blank white labels - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.

The Best Of Rainbow A: All Night Long Man On The Silver Mountain (*) Lost In Hollywood Jealous Lover B: Stargazer (*) A Light In The Black (*) C: Since You Been Gone Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (*) Catch The Rainbow (*) Eyes Of The World D: I Surrender Gates Of Babylon (*) Starstruck (*) Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals
Polydor/Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 1032, South Korea, January 23rd, 1988 - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture.
Polydor/Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 1032, South Korea, January 23rd, 1988 - Gatefold sleeves - Promo release, promo stickers on the back sleeve and label - Click here for back sleeve picture.

Best Of Rainbow A: Run With The Wolf Stargazer Tarot Woman Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Do You Close Your Eyes B: Gates Of Babylon Catch The Rainbow Man On The Silver Mountain A Light In The Black
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

The Best Of Rainbow A: Man On The Silver Mountain (*) Still I'm Sad (*) Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) All Night Long Stone Cold B: If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll (*) Stargazer (*) Freedom Fighter 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.
Dionet-00970 Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1988 - Red graphic labels with black text - Pressed at Leningrad pressing plant. - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture.
Dionet-00968 Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1989 - Red graphic labels with black text - Pressed at Leningrad pressing plant. - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture.
Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988 - White graphic labels with black text
Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988 - Red labels with black text - Click here for back sleeve picture
Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988 - Red labels with black text, includes a line across the label - Click here for back sleeve picture
Dionet-00706 Melodia C60 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988 - Red labels with black text, no lines or city outlines - Click here for back sleeve detail picture.
Dionet-00707 Melodia C60 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988 - Red labels with black text, line across the label - Pressed at Aprelevska pressing plant. - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture.
Dionet-00667 Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1989 - Red labels with black text, city outline (not filled) on labels - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture.
Dionet-00705 Melodia C60-27023 (5289-88), USSR, 1988 - White labels with black text, line across the label - Click here for back sleeve detail picture.
Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988 - White labels with black text - Click here for back sleeve picture
Dionet-00967 Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1988 - White labels with black text, no horizontal line on the label - Pressed at Riga pressing plant. - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture.
Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1989 - Possibly a re-release, white labels with black text - Click here for back sleeve picture
Dionet-00969 Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1989 - White labels with black text and line across the label - Pressed at Aprelevska pressing plant. - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture.
Melodia 27023 005 (5289-88), USSR, 1989 - Possibly a re-release from February 23rd, 1989 - White labels with black text - Click here for back sleeve picture
Dionet-01787 Melodia 27023 005 (5289-80), USSR, 1988 - Blue/white labels with black text - Pressed at Aprelevska pressing plant. - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve detail 1 picture. - Click here for back sleeve detail 2 picture. - Click here for back sleeve detail 3 picture.

Finyl Vinyl A: Spotlight Kid I Surrender Miss Mistreated B: Jealous Lover Can't Happen Here Tearin' Out My Heart Since You've Been Gone Bad Girl C: Difficult To Cure Stone Cold Power D: Man On The Silver Mountain (live) (*) Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (live) (*) Weiss Heim - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals, recorded live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA on June 23th, 1978
Polydor 827 987-1, Australia, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves, has a sticker on the front sleeve - Click here for front sleeve picture.
Polydor 827 987-1, Brazil, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor PDS 2 9504, Canada, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 827 987-1, France, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a sticker on the front sleeve - Click here for a front sleeve picture
Dionet-00410 Polydor 827 987/8/9-1, Germany, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Sleeve catalog number is 827 987-1, 1st LP is 827 988-1 and 2nd LP is 827 989-1. - At least some copies originally include a sticker attached on the front sleeve. - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.
Polydor 827 987-1, Greece, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Ebay prices: - 01.08.2006 $24
Dionet-01509 Polydor 827 987-1, Greece, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Test pressing, white labels with handwritten catalog numbers (note: incorrect numbers for this release) - Click here for side C label picture.
Dionet-01754 Polydor 827 987-1, Holland, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a sticker on the front sleeve - Click here for front sleeve picture.
Polydor 827 987-1, Italy, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor 38MM 0490/1, Japan, March 10th, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and a lyrics sheet - Click here for front sleeve & title strip picture
Polydor 38MM 0490/1, Japan, March 10th, 1986 - White label promo release, promo stickers on the sleeve - Gatefold sleeves - Includes a title strip and lyric sheet - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for label picture.
Polydor/Mercury 29MM 4501/2, Japan - Reissue, release year not known - Includes a green title strip in the top left corner of the sleeve - Sleeves and LPs manufactured in the USA, title strip in Japan - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for front side of the title strip. - Click here for back side of the title strip.
Dionet-00488 Polydor A20-POL-8279871.1, Peru, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.
Polydor/Sung Eum Limited SEL-RG 837 (827 987-1), South Korea, March 10th, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Click here for back sleeve picture.
Polydor, Spain, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves
Polydor PODV8, UK, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves, has a sticker on the front sleeve - Includes Rainbow family tree insert - Click here for insert picture. - Click here for the front sleeve picture. - Click here for the sticker picture.
Dionet-01225 Polydor PODV8, UK, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves, has a sticker on the front sleeve - Includes Rainbow family tree insert - Promo release, golden promo stamp on the back sleeve - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for side A label picture. - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.
Polydor 827 987-1, UK, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue
Dionet-00136 Back On Black RCV026LP, UK, July 12th 2010 - Gatefold sleeves - Reissue, remastered - 180g speckled grey vinyl - Limited edition of 1000 copies - Includes a sticker on the front sleeve - Click here for front sleeve picture. - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.
Dionet-00060 Back On Black RCV026LP, UK, May 2010 - Test pressing, comes in separate blank sleeves with handwritten titles - Sides B and D have hand-written labels - Includes a cutting sheet insert - Reissue, remastered - 180g vinyl - Click here for insert picture. - Click here for side B label picture. - Click here for side C label picture. - Click here for side D label picture.
Dionet-01510 Mercury 827 987-1, USA, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Sticker on the sleeve
Mercury 827 987-1-M2, USA, 1986 - Promo release, promo stamp on the sleeve - Sticker on the sleeve - Click here for the back sleeve picture with the promo stamp - Click here for the front sleeve picture with the sticker
Mercury 827 987-1, USA, 1986 - White label promo release - Includes press pack (press release and promo photo)
Dionet-01511 Columbia House Record Club/Mercury 827 987 1M2, USA, 1986 - Gatefold sleeves - Columbia House Record Club release

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

Guitar Technic Of Ritchie Blackmore 2 A: Kill The King Man On The Silver Mountain Still I'm Sad B: Self Portrait A Light In The Black
Dionet-01582 Tam YX-6122, Japan, 1978 - Guitar teaching LP, songs played Katsumi Kobayashi - Includes 6-page insert with guitar tabs - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for contents picture.
Victor SJX-2212, Japan, 1980 - Guitar teaching LP, songs played Katsumi Kobayashi - Includes 6-page insert with guitar tabs - Some sources claim this was released in 1977 on Toho record label, but that release is possibly the volume 1 - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for label picture

The Polydor Years A: (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow) 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: (Rising) Tarot Woman Run With The Wolf Starstruck Do You Close Your Eyes D: Stargazer A Light In The Black E: (On Stage) 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) 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) All Night Long Eyes Of The World No Time To Lose Makin' Love L: Since You Been Gone Love's No Friend Danger Zone Lost In Hollywood M: (Difficult To Cure) I Surrender Spotlight Kid No Release Magic Vielleicht Das Nächster Zeit (Maybe Next Time) N: Can't Happen Here Freedom Fighter Midtown Tunnel Vision Difficult To Cure O: (Straight Between The Eyes) Death Alley Driver Stone Cold Bring On The Night (Dream Chaser) Tite Squeeze Tearing Out My Heart P: Power Miss Mistreated Rock Fever Eyes Of Fire Q: (Bent Out Of Shape) Stranded Can't Let You Go Fool For The Night Fire Dance Anybody There R: Desperate Heart Street Of Dreams Drinking With The Devil Snowman Make Your Move Sides A-J include Ronnie James Dio on vocals.

Dionet-00989 Universal Music 00600753544525, EU, November 24th, 2014 - 9 LP box set of the Rainbow studio LP releases - Includes a sticker on the front sleeve - Includes a coupon to download the songs as MP3 files - Click here for front side view of the box set. - Click here for back side view of the box set. - Click here for picture of the back of the box set. - Click here for side B label picture of the 1st LP

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow A: (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow) 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: (Rising) Tarot Woman Run With The Wolf Starstruck Do You Close Your Eyes D: Stargazer A Light In The Black E: (On Stage) 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) 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) All Night Long Eyes Of The World No Time To Lose Makin' Love L: Since You Been Gone Love's No Friend Danger Zone Lost In Hollywood M: (Difficult To Cure) I Surrender Spotlight Kid No Release Magic Vielleicht Das Nächster Zeit (Maybe Next Time) N: Can't Happen Here Freedom Fighter Midtown Tunnel Vision Difficult To Cure O: (Straight Between The Eyes Death Alley Driver Stone Cold Bring On The Night (Dream Chaser) Tite Squeeze Tearing Out My Heart P: Power Miss Mistreated Rock Fever Eyes Of Fire - Sides A-J include Ronnie James Dio on vocals

Polydor Records 815 258-1Y, Germany, 1983 - Box set of the Rainbow LP releases - Click here for the back sleeve of the box set - Click here for the spine of the box set - Ebay prices: - 16.08.2005 $77 - 02.11.2005 $125

The Very Best Of Rainbow A: Man On The Silver Mountain (*) Temple Of The King (*) Making Love Rainbow Eyes (*) Snowman B: Still I'm Sad (*) Catch The Rainbow (*) Weiss Heim Since You Been Gone 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.
Polydor/Sung Eum Ltd SEL RG 2255, South Korea, August 13th 1991 - Includes a lyrics sheet - Click here for back sleeve picture - Click here for B side label picture
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