Rainbow - The Temple Of The King: Rainbow 1975-1976 Rainbow

To celebrate 50 years since the formation of Rainbow and the release of the
debut album 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow', Demon Music are proud to
present a comprehensive Deluxe CD Box Set covering the years 1975-1976.
As well as including the seminal first two studio album, the Box Set includes
a trilogy of live albums from Rainbow's debut world tour and documenting
the band's first shows in Europe with shows from Cologne, Dusseldorf and
Nurnberg. The final disc of this 9 disc set features a multitude of rare mixes,
edits and studio rehearsal performances all Newly Mastered by Andy Pearce
& Matt Wortham

When Rainbow finally landed in Europe for their debut live shows there, it
was on the back of both the albums 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow' and
'Rainbow Rising' having charted so the band were playing sold out venues
with the line up consisting of Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James, Cozy Powell,
Jimmy Bain and Tony Carey

As one of the cornerstones of British Rock, Rainbow, led by the neverpredictable but ever-astonishing guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, became
synonymous with some of the most well regarded and popular charting Rock
songs of the seventies and eighties.

• Expanded 9 -CD Deluxe Box Edition version of Rainbow's early era
classic albums during the era 1975 - 1976

• Featuring Newly mastered albums plus B-sides, live performances,
demos and alternate versions.

• Newly Mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham

• Expanded packaging to include, 24-page booklet featuring extensive
liner notes, rare artist photos and memorabilia.

• 3 Shows from the bands 1976 European tour

• New sleeve notes by Rich Davenport reflecting on the impact of the
band after Ritchie Blackmores split from Deep Purple

• Artwork features rare picture sleeves, photos and memorabilia

• The first Rainbow box from this era and the start of a major reissue
campaign for the band with the support of Ritchie Blackmore