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RAINBOW BLACKMORE'S NIGHT Pre-DEEP PURPLE Participations
RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW
Man on the silver mountain
Self portrait
Black sheep of the family
Catch the rainbow
Snake charmer
The temple of the king
If you don't like rock'n'roll
16th century greensleeves
Still I'm sad
[Polydor 2490 141, 1975]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Ronnie James Dio (vc), Mickey Lee Soule (kb), Craig Gruber (bs), Gary Driscoll (drm).
RISING
Tarot woman
Run with the wolf
Starstruck
Do you close your eyes
Stargazer
A light in the black
[Polydor 2391 224, 1976]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Ronnie James Dio (vc), Tony Carey (kb), Jimmy Bain (bs), Cozy Powell (drm).
ON STAGE
Kill the king
Man on the silver mountain
Blues
Starstruck
Catch the rainbow
Mistreated
16th century greensleeves
Still I'm sad
[Polydor 2672 038, 1976, 2LP, live]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Ronnie James Dio (vc), Tony Carey (kb), Jimmy Bain (bs), Cozy Powell (drm).
LONG LIVE ROCK'N'ROLL
Long live rock'n'roll
Lady of the lake
L.A. connection
Gates of Babylon
Kill the king
The shed (subtle)
Sensitive to light
Rainbow eyes
[Polydor 2391 335, 1978]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Ronnie James Dio (vc), David Stone (kb), Bob Daisley (bs), Cozy Powell (drm).
All night long
Eyes of the world
No time to lose
Makin' love
Since you been gone
Love's no friend
Danger zone
Lost in Hollywood
[Polydor 2391 410, 1979]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Graham Bonnet (vc), Don Airey (kb), Roger Glover (bs), Cozy Powell (drm).
I surrender
Spotlight kid
No release
Magic
Vielleicht das nachster Zeit (Maybe next time)
Can't happen here
Freedom fighter
Midtown tunnel vision
Difficult to cure (Beethoven's Ninth)
[Polydor 2391 506, 1981]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Joe Lynn Turner (vc), Don Airey (kb), Roger Glover (bs), Bobby Rondinelli (drm).
STRAIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES
Death alley driver
Stone cold
Bring on the night (Dream chaser)
Tite squeeze
Tearin' out my heart
Power
Miss mistreated
Rock fever
Eyes of fire
[Polydor 2391 542, 1982]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Joe Lynn Turner (vc), David Rosenthal (kb), Roger Glover (bs), Bobby Rondinelli (drm).
BENT OUT OF SHAPE
Stranded
Can't let you go
Fool for the night
Fire dance
Anybody there
Desperate heart
Street of dreams
Drinking with the devil
Snowman
Make your move
[Polydor 815 305, 1984]
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Joe Lynn Turner (vc), David Rosenthal (kb), Roger Glover (bs), Chuck Burgi (drm).
FINYL VINYL
Spotlight kid
I surrender
Miss mistreated
Street of dreams
Jealous lover
Can't happen here
Tearin' out my heart
Since you been gone
Bad girl
Difficult to cure
Stone cold
Power
Man on the silver mountain
Long live rock'n'roll
Weiss heim
[Polydor 827 987, 1986, 2LP, mostly live compilation w. some previously unreleased songs]
STRANGER IN US ALL
Wolf to the moon
Cold hearted woman
Hunting humans
Stand up and fight
Ariel
Too late for tears
Black masquerade
Silence
Hall of the mountain king
Still I'm sad
[BMG 30337, 1995, CD only]
SHADOW ON THE MOON
Shadow on the moon
The clock ticks on
Be mine tonight
Play minstrel play
Ocean gypsy
Minstrel hall
Magical word
Writing on the wall
Renaissance fair
Menningen
No second chance
Mond tanz
Spirit of the sea
Greensleeves
Wish you were here
[Edel 99022, 1997, CD only]
UNDER A VIOLET MOON
Under a violet moon
Castles and dreams
Past time with good company
Morning star
Avalon
Possum goes to Prague
Wind in the willows
Gone with the wind
Beyond the sunset
March the heroes home
Spanish nights
Catherine Howard's fate
Fool's gold
Durch den wald zum bach haus
Now and then
Self portrait
[Cold Harbour PCCY01377, 1999, CD only]
FIRES AT MIDNIGHT
Written in the stars
The times they are a-changin'
I still remember
Home again
Crowning of the king
Fayre thee well
Fires at midnight
Hanging tree
Storm
Midwinter's night
All because of you
Waiting just for you
Praetorius
Benzai-Ten
Village on the sand
Again someday
[SPV 72432, 2001, CD only]
Blackmore belonged to many groups between 1960 and 1968. Only a few of these made it on record. Here's a list:
2 I's COFFEE BAR JUNIOR SKIFFLE GROUP (1960-61)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Glen Stoner (gtr) a.o.
no records released
THE DOMINATORS (1960-61)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Mick Underwood (drm) a.o.
no records released
THE SATELLITES (1960-61)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Bob Danks (gtr), Roger Mingay (gtr), Alan Dunklin (bs), Mick Underwood (drm).
no records released
MIKE DEE & THE JAYWALKERS, later THE CONDORS (1961-62)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Mike Dee (vc) a.o.
no records released
SCREAMING LORD SUTCH & THE SAVAGES (1962, then 1965)
[1962] Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), David Sutch (vc), Dave Wendells (gtr), Andy Wren (pn), Ricky Brown (bs), Carlo Little (drm).
no records released
[1965] Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), David Sutch (vc), Arvid Andersen (bs), Jim Evans (drm), The Four Saxes (sx).
Single:
| Train kept a-rollin' / Honey hush | CBS 201767, 1965 |
Blackmore, Andersen and Evans also backed JERRY LEE LEWIS on his 1965 British tour and then formed a short-life combo named THE THREE MUSKETEERS.
THE OUTLAWS (1962-64 and 1965)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Ken Lundgren (gtr), Chas Hodges (bs), Mick Underwood (drm), sometimes Nicky Hopkins (pn), Paul Goddard (pn) a.o.
Singles (1962-64):
| Return of the outlaws / Texan spiritual | HMV POP1124, 1963 |
| That set the wild west free / Hobo | HVM POP1195, 1963 |
| Law and order / Do da day | HMV POP1241, 1964 |
| Keep a-knockin' / Shake with me | HMV POP1277, 1964 |
| The bike beat part 1/ part 2 [as The RALLY ROUNDERS] | Lyntone LYN574, 1964 |
This group also backed other artists (HEINZ, BURR BAILEY, GLENDA COLLINS, MIKE BERRY, RONNIE JONES and many others) and toured between 1963 and 1964 with HEINZ, JERRY LEE LEWIS and GENE VINCENT. See the LPs/EPs Blackmore played on with the Outlaws in the participations section below.
The group disbanded in 1964 but reunited early in 1965 and moved to the U.S. to back some artists and release a couple of singles:
Singles (1965):
| Don't cry / Only for you * | USA Smash S2025, 1965 |
| Satan's holiday / Earthshaker [as The LANCASTERS] | USA Titan FF1130, 1965 |
| Getaway / Little brown jug | |
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this was also released in the UK and credited to THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE ORCHESTRA |
UK Oriole CB134, 1965 |
HEINZ & THE WILD BOYS (1964-66)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Heinz Burt (vc), Burr Bailey (kb), John Davies - then Brian Woods (bs), Ian Broad (drm).
Once The Outlaws disbanded, Blackmore joined Heinz's backing band.
Singles:
| Questions I can't answer / Beating of my heart | Columbia DB7374, 1964 |
| Don't think twice / Big fat spider | Columbia DB7559, 1965 |
| I'm not a bad guy / Movin' in | Columbia DB7942, 1966 |
The SESSIONS (1965)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Micky Dallon (vc), Nicky Hopkins (pn), Chas Hodges (bs), Jim Evans (drm).
Single:
| Let me in / Bouncing bass | Fontana, 1965 |
Towards the end of 1965, Blackmore and Andersen moved first to Germany and then to Italy, where they joined a band fronted by future Italian pop star Riki Maiocchi:
RIKI MAIOCCHI & THE TRIP (1966)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Arvid Andersen (bs), Riki Maiocchi (vc), Billy Gray (kb), Ian Broad (drm).
no records released
They also briefly continued as THE TRIP after they left Maiocchi. Later, this name will be used by an Italian prog rock band originated by this formation.
NEIL CHRISTIAN & THE CRUSADERS (1967)
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Neil Christian (vc), Matt Smith (pn), Tony Dangerfield (bs), Carlo Little (drm).
Single:
| My baby left me / Yakety yak | Vogue DV 14744, 1967 |
Ritchie Blackmore (gtr), Boz Burrell (vc), Jon Lord (kb), Chas Hodges (drm), Ian Paice (drm).
Single:
| I shall be released / Down in the flood | Columbia DB8406, 1968 |
MICHAEL COX - IN SWEDEN [HMV 7EGS296, 1963] EP (with The Outlaws)
HEINZ - same [Decca DFE8545, 1963] EP (with The Outlaws)
MIKE BERRY - A TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY [HMV 7EG8808, 1963] (with The Outlaws)
HOUSTON WELLS - RAMONA [Parlophone GEP8914, 1964] EP (with The Outlaws)
HEINZ - A TRIBUTE TO EDDIE [Decca LK4599, 1964] (with The Outlaws)
VARIOUS ARTISTS - GREEN BULLFROG [USA Decca D-75269, 1971]
LORD SUTCH - HANDS OF JACK THE RIPPER [Atlantic K40313, 1972]
ADAM FAITH - I SURVIVE [USA Warner BS2791, 1974]
RANDY PIE - Hurry to the city / Looking with the eyes of love [Atlantic 10290, 7", 1977]
JACK GREEN - HUMANESQUE [RCA LPL1-5004, 1980]
VARIOUS ARTISTS - ROCK AID ARMENIA: THE EARTHQUAKE ALBUM [Life Aid Armenia, 1990]
LAURENT VOULZY - CACHE DERRIERE [FRA Ariola BM650, 1992, CD only]
VARIOUS ARTISTS - SHADOWS TRIBUTE: TWANG! [USA Pangæa 33928, 1996, CD only]
PAT BOONE - IN A METAL MOOD [USA Hip 40025, 1997, CD only]
NOTE - Due to the incredible amount of recorded work by the group's members, this page may not be complete. For each addition, correction, suggestion... please send me an e-mail. Thanks in advance.
Last updated: 19 APR 2003