Los
Angeles, CA – In an era teaming with bands led by virtuoso guitarists
and fronted by a singer with killer pipes, British rockers Rainbow stood
head and shoulders above the crowd. Ritchie Blackmore’s hugely
influential guitar playing mixed baroque bombast with blues rock
brilliance, and laid the perfect sonic foundation for the versatile
vocals of the late, great Ronnie James Dio. When Dio left the band in
1978, Blackmore along with drummer Cozy Powell recruited another vocal
powerhouse, singer Graham Bonnet, and together with other new recruits
including Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover and Coliseum II keyboardist
Don Airey, recorded what would be one of Rainbow’s greatest
achievements, their breakthrough album Down To Earth.
Not only did that masterpiece spawn the band’s first charting single
“All Night Long,” it also contained the all-time classic, rock radio
staple “Since You Been Gone.” The subsequent Down To Earth Tour became
the stuff of legend with a groundbreaking light show and a set list
packed to the gills with fan favorites like “Man On A Silver Mountain”
and “Long Live Rock And Roll” but still plenty of room for Blackmore’s
own six-string pyrotechnics. Now
these incredible performances are being released for the first time
with the pomp and pageantry worthy of these historic recordings,
courtesy of L.A.-based Purple Pyramid Records. Available now is Denver 1979,
an extraordinary concert album pressed on vinyl in 3 different colors -
red, green, or blue - and packaged in an eye-catching holographic foil
gatefold jacket. And coming August 21 is a super deluxe 3CD box set
featuring full-length concert recordings from Denver, Long Island, and
Chicago each packaged in its own individual sleeve next to a whole
boatload of classic rock goodies including a 1” color button,
embroidered fabric patch, a Ritchie Blackmore signature guitar pick, and
a combo bottle opener/keychain - all beautifully contained in a
gorgeous red-velvet lined box. For fans of this extraordinary band,
there can be no bigger pot of gold!To purchase Denver 1979 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Denver-1979-Colored-Vinyl-Rainbow/dp/B00UY80B3OTo purchase Denver 1979 on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/denver-1979-live/id990317751
