Rainbow Sampler LP Discography

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

Especial Discoteca A: Rainbow: Stargazer Rainbow: Run With The Wolf Rainbow: Tarot Woman Rainbow: Starstruck Rainbow: Do You Close Your Eyes Rainbow: A Light In The Black B: Milton Di Sao Paulo: Dolce Milton Di Sao Paulo: Adaggio Francesca Milton Di Sao Paulo: Santa Fefe Milton Di Sao Paulo: Figure Of Solitude Milton Di Sao Paulo: Dedicated To Anyone Milton Di Sao Paulo: Jocker Milton Di Sao Paulo: Paris In Your Eyes Milton Di Sao Paulo: Calamity Jodls Milton Di Sao Paulo: Tribute To A Friend - A side contains all Rising songs, all are edited to be shorter, for all the solos are cut away but the lyrics are intact.

Zafiro DLP-106, Spain, 1976 - Promo release sent to the radio stations in Spain - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Click here for track listing picture.

Good for Nothing - The Sounds Album, Vol. 1 A: Eric Clapton: Hello Old Friend Crosby-Nash: Spotlight Pat Travers: You Don't Love Me The Jam: Art School Gene Clark: In The Pines Charlie: Don't Look Back Jack Bruce Band: How's Tricks Doctors Of Madness: Out B: Rainbow: Starstruck Steve Gibbons Band: Right Side Of Heaven/Rollin' On Easy Street: Feels Like Heaven Golden Earring: Bombay Paice Ashton Lord: Dance With Me Baby Atlanta Rhythm Section: Sky High Barclay James Harvest: Titles

Polydor SOUND 1, UK, May 1977 - Click here for back sleeve picture. - Freebie with the Sounds magazine May 1977 issue

Il Rock A: Motorhead: Keep Us On The Road Motorhead: Iron Horse / Born To Lose Motorhead: On Parole Motorhead: White Line Fever Dio: Fallen Angels B: Dio: We Rock Dio: Gypsy Rainbow: Stone Cold Rainbow: All Night Long Rainbow: Kill The King (*) - Italian sampler, given out with Il Rock #90 magazine in Italy. (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals besides Dio the band songs.
De Agostini IGDA 1181/182, Italy, 1990 - Click here for back sleeve picture

Ritchie Blackmore - Rock Profile Volume Two A: Ritchie Blackmore Orchestra: Getaway Ritchie Blackmore Orchestra: Little Brown Jug Screaming Lord Sutch: Honey Hush Screaming Lord Sutch: The Train Kept A Rollin' Jon Lord: Gemini Suite : Guitar Movement Ritchie Blackmore: Interview B: Green Bullfrog: Bullfrog Screaming Lord Sutch: Good Golly Miss Molly Screaming Lord Sutch: Great Balls Of Fire Randy Pie & Family: Hurry To The City C: Rainbow: Still I'm Sad (*) Rainbow: Man On The Silver Mountain (live 1) (*) Rainbow: Lady Of The Lake (*) D: Rainbow: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (live 2) (*) Jack Green: I Call, No Answer Deep Purple: Son Of Alerik Burr Bailey: Like A Bird Without Feathers - (*) includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals - (live 1) recorded live at Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany on September 25th, 1976 - (live 2) recorded live at Circus Krone, Munich, Germany on September 29th, 1976

Connoisseur Collection RP VSOP LP 157, UK, April 1991

Rock Ballads Side A: Scorpions: Wind Of Change Magnum: Need A Lot Of Love Jon Bon Jovi: Miracle Steve Thomson: Dream On Robin Beck: First Time Nazareth: Love Hurts Yngwie Malmsteen: Save Our Love Bon Jovi: I'll Be There For You Side B: Extreme: More Than Words Rainbow: Catch The Rainbow (*) Cinderella: Heartbreak Station China: So Long L.A. Guns: The Ballad Of Jane Deep Purple: Wasted Sunsets Doro: A Whiter Shade Of Pale Kingdom Come: You'll Never Know (*) Includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals.

Vertigo/Polystar 845 737-1, Holland, 1991 Click here for back sleeve picture. Click here for side 2 label picture.

Rock In Concert A: Rainbow: Kill The King Golden Earring: She Flies On Strange Winds The Steve Gibbons Band: Tulane B: Taste: Sugar Mama Randy Pie: Highway Driver The Hollies: Long Cool Woman C: Roxy Music: Do The Strand Derek And The Dominos: Presence Of The Lord Eric Clapton: After Midnight D: Cream: Spoonful All tracks live recordings.
Polydor 2664 406 (2488 720/1 on labels), Germany Gatefold sleeves, release year not known. Click here to see back sleeve picture. Click here to see LP2 picture.

Soft Side Of Hard Rock A: Bon Jovi: Silent Night Cinderella: Nobody's Fool Warlock: Make Time For Love Dio: All The Fools Sailed Away Deep Purple: Wasted Sunsets Rainbow: Catch The Rainbow B: Black Sabbath: No Stranger To Love TNT: Without Your Love Treat: Take My Hand Gringos Locos: Susie No Exqse: It's Love Paganini: For Your Love
Mercury 816 684-1, Europe, 1988 Click here for back sleeve picture. Click here for B side label picture.

Star Gala - Long Live Rock Side A: Rainbow: Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (*) Cream: White Room Arthur Brown: Fire James Brown: Sex Machine Bachman-Turner-Overdrive: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet Nazareth: Dream On Side B: Status Quo: Roll Over Lay Down Jerry Lee Lewis: Sweet Little Sixteen Eric Burdon: San Franciscan Nights Slade: Coz I Luv You Jimi Hendrix: Foxy Lady Eric Clapton: After midnight (*) Includes Ronnie James Dio on vocals.

Karussell 819 214-1, Germany Release year unknown, but in the 1980s after 1982 Click here for back sleeve picture.