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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VARIOUS Monsters Of Rock (1980 UK 8-track LP compilation recorded live at Donnington in August 1980, with Rainbow [Ritchie Blackmore, Cozy Powell, Roger Glover, Don Airey & Graham Bonnet] being the headline act both sides of the vinyl. Also includes live tracks from Scorpions, Saxon, April Wine, Touch & Riot. The picture sleeve shows only light wear & the vinyl is excellent with the odd hairline not affecting play)
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RAINBOW Rainbow Rising (1976 Canadian pressed 6-track vinyl LP featuring the second album from the band with only Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio remaining from the previous album line-up, housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with the classic Ken Kelly painting. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl is excellent OY-1-1601)
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RAINBOW Down To Earth (1979 UK limited edition 8-track LP pressed on Clear Vinyl, including the classic tracks Since You Been Gone & All Night Long. Comes housed in the original hype stickered picture sleeve complete with the illustrated inner & both the back catalogue & merchandise inserts. The sleeve shows some light edge scuffing and the vinyl shows only light signs of play - an excellent example POLD5023)
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