January 1979 to August 1980
Rainbow
People involved
Don Airey (kbr); Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Graham Bonnet (vcl); Roger Glover (bss); Cozy Powell (drm).
Prior to Bonnets appearance, Blackmore had spent four days over Christmas 1978 in England trying to persuade Gillan to do vocals; an offer Gillan politely declined. Apparently Coverdale was also asked, but Blackmore subsequently chose Bonnet. With Airey on keyboards, Rainbow was reborn again. This is a heavily underrated line-up among diehard Rainbow-fans. They earned world-wide commercial success with "Since You Been Gone".
Albums & singles
Down To Earth [lp] : UK 1979 Polydor 2391 410
Down To Earth [lp; clear vinyl] : UK 1979 Polydor Deluxe POLD 5023 (2490 151)
Rising [= Down To Earth; lp] : Germany 1979 Polydor 2391410
Rising [= Down To Earth; lp; pirate?] : Yugoslavia 1979 Polydor 5968
Down To Earth [cd] : UK/Germany 199- Polydor 823705-2
Down To Earth [cd] : Japan 199- Polydor POCP-2293
Down To Earth [cd] : Japan 1998 Polydor (Cardboard Jacket Series) POCP-9159
Since You Been Gone/Bad Girls : France 1979 Polydor POSP 70 (2095-111)
Since You Been Gone/Bad Girls : US 1979 Polydor
Since You Been Gone/No Time To Lose : Germany 1979 Polydor 2095 104
All Night Long/Weiss Heim : UK 1979 Polydor 2095 196
Bad Girl/Spotlight Kid/Man On The Silver Mountain [ep] : Germany 1986 Polydor 883970-1
Material from above appears on...
Monsters of Rock [lp] : UK 1980 Polydor
Hard Rock [lp; Various Artists] : UK 1980 Polydor 2488810-D
Live & Heavy [lp; Various Artists] : UK 1981 NEMS Records NE-6020-81
The Best Of Rainbow [2lp/2cd] : Germany 1981 Polydor 800074
The Final Cut [video] : US/Europe 1985 Castle Communications CMV 1032
Finyl Vinyl [2lp] : Germany 1986 Polydor 827 987-1
Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Germany 1986 Polydor 827 987-2
Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Japan 199- Polydor P38P-20040
Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Canada 19--? Polydor 827987-2
Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Japan December 1998 Polydor POCP-9163
Ansamblj Rainbow [lp] : Russia 1990 Polydor/Melodija C60-27023-005
The Rock Singer's Anthology [cd; Graham Bonnet] : UK 1990 Vertigo 840974-2
