Genre: Hard Rock
Country: Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Publication year: 1975-2018
Original Editions
Studio Albums
1975 – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow [1986 Polydor 825 089-2] France (37:15)
1976 – Rising [1987 Polydor 823 655-2] France (33:52)
1978 – Long Live Rock’n’Roll [1987 Polydor 825 090-2] Germany (39:31)
1979 – Down To Earth [1988 Polydor 823 705-2] Germany (36:38)
1981 – Difficult To Cure [1985 Polydor 800 018-2] Germany (42:01)
1982 – Straight Between The Eyes [Polydor 521 709-2] Germany (41:05)
1983 – Bent Out Of Shape [Polydor 815 305-2] Germany (40:51)
1995 – Stranger In Us All [2017 HNE Recordings HNECD085] EC (65:09)
Live Albums
1977 – On Stage [1986 Polydor P40P 25017] Japan (63:58)
1990 – Live in Germany 1976 [Connoisseur Collection DP VSOP CD 155] UK (44:08+55:51)
2006 – Deutschland Tournee 1976 [2006 Vap Purple VPCK-85354] Japan
2006 – Live In Munich 1977 [2006 Eagle EDGCD315] Germany (49:09+49:32)
2013 – Black Masquerade [2013 Eagle EDGCD506] Germany (51:22+49:42)
2013 – Live In Munich 1977 [2013 Eagle EDGCD503] Germany (53:34+59:34)
2015 – Down to Earth Tour 1979 [2015 Cleopatra Records] (55:33+65:25+48:55)
2015 – Live In Japan [2015 Universal Eagle GOCX-90022] Japan (65:17+39:44)
2016 – Monsters of Rock Live at Donington 1980 [2016 Eagle EAGDV056] EU (75:48)
2016 – Boston 1981 [2016 Purple Pyramid CLO 0047] USA (65:02)
2016 – Memories in Rock – Live In Germany [2016 Eagle EVB335579] EU (76:40+60:35)
2018 – Memories In Rock II [2018 Ward GQCS 90552~6] Japan (77:36+60:01+11:54)
Compilations
1981 – The Best of Rainbow [1985 Polydor 800 074-2] Germany (42:20+40:11)
1986 – Finyl Vinyl [1986 Polydor 827 987-2] Germany (73:04)
1997 – The Very Best of Rainbow [1997 Polydor 537 687-2] EU (77:52)
2002 – Pot Of Gold [2002 Spectrum 544 651-2] EU (64:21)
2003 – Catch The Rainbow – The Anthology [2003 Polydor 065 538-2] Germany (78:16+79:12)
2014 – A Light In The Black [2014 Polydor 5348722] EU
2014 – Essential [2014 Universal 5348106] EU (77:08)
2014 – Since You Been Gone [2014 Spectrum SPEC2152] EU (77:16)
2017 – Since You Been Gone – The Essential [2017 Spectrum SPECESS013] EU (68:12+72:13+79:39)
Remastered Editions
Studio Albums
1975 – Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow [1999 Polydor 547 360-2] Germany (37:21)
1976 – Rising [2011 Polydor 5332266] Germany (67:22+43:13)
1978 – Long Live Rock’n’Roll [2012 Polydor 5340480] Germany (39:27+71:05)
1979 – Down To Earth [2011 Polydor 5331367] Germany (46:55+59:28)
1981 – Difficult To Cure [1999 Polydor 547 365-2] Germany (42:10)
1982 – Straight Between The Eyes [1999 Polydor 547 366-2] Germany (41:06)
1983 – Bent Out Of Shape [1999 Polydor 547 367-2] Germany (42:57)
Live Albums
1977 – On Stage [2012 Polydor 3716816] Germany (64:03+71:45)
Compilations
1986 – Finyl Vinyl [1999 Polydor 547 368-2] Germany (45:28+41:00)
2009 – Anthology 1975 – 1984 [2009 Polydor 5319273] EU (76:14+74:33)
2013 – The Singles Box Set 1975-1986 [2013 Polydor 0600753460535] EU (19 CD)
Bootlegs
1975.11.12 – Heavy Portrait, New York, USA (upconvert) (43:37+47:58)
1976.11.09 – Over Melbourne, Australia (192kbps upconvert) (89:54)
1976.12.02 – Nijibune – Legend Of The Additional Performance, Tokyo, Japan (68:48+53:42)
1976.12.10 – Incubus, Kyoto, Japan (58:04+58:25)
1976.12.10 – Playing The Shadows, Kyoto, Japan (60:35+63:12)
1978.01.12 – Swan Lake, Hiroshima, Japan (58:02+66:40)
1978.01.17 – Osaka, Japan (192kbps upconvert) (120:27)
1978.06.24 – Rock Hour, Atlanta USA (52:14)
1979.10.12 – Rise Over Chicago, USA (62:46)
1979.11.13 – Fresno’79, California, USA (upconvert) (77:29)
1980.01.17 – Live In Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden (74:01+58:37)
1980.01.17 – Lost In Europe, Gothenburg, Sweden (45:22+53:04)
1980.01.18 – Definitive Graham, Stockholm, Sweden (70:26+32:49)
1980.08.16 – Donnington, UK (128kbps) (96:10)
1981.05.07 – More Coloured Rainbow, Boston, USA (77:22)
1981.08.23 – Smoke On The Water, Nagoyashi-Kohkaido, Japan (38:37+55:46)
1982.08.18 – Live Between The Eyes, San Antonio, USA (74:09)
1983.09.14 – Overdrive, Cardiff, UK (57:29+37:36)
1994 – The Ballads Of Rainbow (73:22)
1995.10.09 – Black Shadows, Dusseldorf, Germany (73:52)
1995.10.10 – Berlin, Germany (192kbps) (94:56)
1995.10.14 – In Germany, Stuttgart (55:07+58:58)
1995.10.17 – European Days, Rotterdam, Holland (128kbps) (75:14+68:03)
1995.11.03 – Extra Long, Hammersmith, London, UK (54:01+50:26+52:05)
1995.11.14 – The Ultimate Guitar Bible, Kyoto, Japan (192kbps) (63:40+64:17)
1995.11.17 – Stranger Days – The Fifth Day, Nagoya, Japan (192kbps) (53:03+60:47)
1996 – Ritchie Serenades Germany (10 CD)
1996 – The Best Of Rainbow [CDP 1008] Bulgary (76:34)
1996.06.27 – King Of Stranger, Santiago, Chile (45:47+50:26)
1996.07.21 – Balingen, Germany (72:27)
1997.02.21 – Moon Walker, Providence, USA (128kbps) (68:31+60:45)
1997.03.02 – The Next Generation I, Chicago, USA (128kbps) (66:38+37:42)
1997.03.18 – Hollywood, USA (128kbps) (72:00+65:12)
1997.03.18 – Second Night In Hollywood, USA (49:22)
1997.05.31 – Mistreated In Denmark, Esbjerg (192kbps upcovert) (73:05+69:39)
1999 – Forever Gold [1999 EastWest 533 354-3] Germany (78:38+73:04)
2001 – Classic Rainbow [2001 Polydor 589157-2] EU (77:29)
2008 – Greatest Hits [2008 Star Mark Polydor 20083-1_2] Russia (79:45+79:48)
2012 – Ballads & Instrumentals [2012 UICY-93642] (70:31)