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 Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975 UK first press 9-track vinyl LP on the Oyster label, the only Rainbow record to feature this shell label design, starring Ronnie James Dio. The fully laminated gatefold picture sleeve shows some light storage wear, whilst the vinyl has very light signs of play OYA2001)
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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, whilst the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play POLD5036)
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RAINBOW Street Of Dreams (1983 UK limited edition 7" PICTURE DISC single, also including Anybody There, housed in a clear PVC sleeve - 2000 copies pressed only! POSPP631)
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