From Loudersound.
Ritchie Blackmore‘s Rainbow have released a new version of their 1975 track Black Sheep Of The Family. The track, which originally appeared on the band’s self-titled debit album and was sung by Ronnie James Dio – has been re-recorded with current Rainbow singer Ronnie Romero.
Black Sheep Of The Family was originally recorded by British progressive rock trio Quatermass in 1970, and was the first song the original Rainbow line-up ever recorded together.
“It started with that song,” Ritchie Blackmore told Classic Rock‘s Geoff Barton in 1975. “I wanted to do the number with Purple, so I said to them: ‘Hey, look, this is a great song, let’s do it on an album.’
“But they weren’t too keen because it wasn’t an original track; it hadn’t been written by one of the band. But I really wanted to get it put down in one way or another, so I went into the studio with some session people and asked Ronnie to sing.”
Black Sheep Of The Family is the first recording to emerge from the current Rainbow line-up since the single Waiting For A Sign was released in March 2018.
The previous year, the band released their first new recordings in over two decades: a re-working of the band’s 1981 hit I Surrender – originally sung by Joe Lynn Turner – and a cover of Edward Elgar’s Land Of Hope And Glory.
Joining Blackmore and Romero in the current lineup of Rainbow are Stratovarius keyboard player Jens Johansson, Blackmore’s Night drummer David Keith and bassist Bob Nouveau, and singers Lady Lynn and Candice Night.
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RAINBOW Difficult To Cure (1981 UK 10-track LP, including the classic hit I Surrender, complete with illustrated lyric inner & scarce 'First Time In The UK' colour merchandise insert, picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little edge scuffing & crease to the opening, whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play POLD5036)
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Rainbow - Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - 1st - A1/B1 - UK - vinyl LP - £60.00, $77.40, €70.20 (New Item) (arrived 19-Feb-2020 08:49)
RAINBOW Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (Scarce 1978 UK first issue 8-track vinyl LP with A1/B1 matrices. Textured gatefold picture sleeve with lyric insert. The sleeve remains in near as new condition and the vinyl looks barely played - superbnear mint copy of this hard to find first edition! POLD5002)
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Rainbow - Can't Let You Go - UK - 12" vinyl - £10.00, $12.90, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 07-Feb-2020 17:29)
RAINBOW Can't Let You Go (1983 UK 3-track vinyl 12" single, also including live versions of All Night Long and Stranded recorded at St. David's Hall, Cardiff in September '83. The flipback style picture sleeve shows some light ringwear and the vinyl looks barely played POSPX654)
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Rainbow - Difficult To Cure - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 04-Feb-2020 09:42)
RAINBOW Difficult To Cure (1981 UK 10-track LP with picture labels, including the classic hit 'I Surrender', glossy picture sleeve with lyric inner. The sleeve is Excellent with the odd small edge crease & the vinyl is Excellent & still looks barely played POLD5036)
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Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Japanese - vinyl LP - £40.00, $51.60, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 18-Jan-2020 13:38)
RAINBOW Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1986 Japanese digitally remastered issue of the 1975 10-track vinyl LP, housed in a glossy gatefold picture sleeve which is barcoded on the reverse and complete with lyric insert and orange 'Rock Nice PriceSeries' obi-strip. The sleeve displays minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played 18MM0539)
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Rainbow - Difficult To Cure - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.90, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 16-Jan-2020 12:42)
RAINBOW Difficult To Cure (1981 UK 9-track LP, featuring Freedom Fighter, Surrender and Magic, Glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some edge/ring wear scuffing and vinyl displays light signs of play but remains excellent - a great play copy! SPELP 76)
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Rainbow - Rainbow Rising - Australian - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jan-2020 16:59)
BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW Rainbow Rising (1976 Australian 6-track vinyl LP, the second album from the band with only Blackmore and Dio remaining from the previous line-up, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a degree of edge scuffing but the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play)
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Rainbow - Live In Japan - German - 3-LP vinyl set - £39.99, $51.59, €46.79 (New Item) (arrived 19-Dec-2019 13:32)
RAINBOW Live In Japan (2018 German limited edition issue of the 2015 22-track double LP pressed on 180g Virgin Vinyl, the band's 1984 show in the Budokan in Tokyo featuring a stunning version of Difficult To Cure with full orchestra, individually numbered gatefold picture sleeve. Also included is a double CD of the album. This copy is still sealed in its hype-stickered shrinkwrap and is Mint and unplayed)
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Rainbow - Down To Earth - Clear Vinyl - Complete - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $51.60, €46.80 (New Item) (arrived 18-Dec-2019 12:16)
RAINBOW Down To Earth (1979 UK limited edition 8-track LP pressed on Clear Vinyl, including the classic tracks Since You Been Gone and All Night Long, picture complete with the illustrated inner, back catalogue & merchandise inserts. The sleeve shows only a little light edgwear, yet the vinyl shows little evidence of play POLD5023)
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Rainbow - Bent Out Of Shape - Japanese - vinyl LP - £30.00, $38.70, €35.10 (New Item) (arrived 07-Dec-2019 15:38)
RAINBOW Bent Out Of Shape (1983 Japanese 10-track digitally recorded LP including the single Street Of Dreams, housed in a glossy picture sleeve with fold-out lyric insert & obi-strip. The packaging & vinyl appears near mint with few signs of wear & play 28MM0300)
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