Album · Compilation
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow
This is a budget-priced compilation of Rainbow, part of Polydor's 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection series, which came out on 3 October 2000. It gathers the English hard rock band's work into a single, easy-to-grab disc, and it sits among some sixteen compilations the group have accumulated over the years.
Rainbow's story runs from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow in 1975 through Rising, Long Live Rock 'n' Roll and Down to Earth, then the early-eighties run of Difficult to Cure, Straight Between the Eyes and Bent Out of Shape, with Stranger in Us All arriving in 1995. For anyone wanting a quick tour of that hard rock and heavy metal catalogue before diving into the studio albums, this is a handy place to start.
20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 1:06:31Tracklist
- 1Man on the Silver MountainRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio4:40
- 2Catch the RainbowRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio6:39
- 3StargazerRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio8:28
- 4Mistreated (live)Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale13:09
- 5Kill the KingBlackmore, Dio, Powell4:30
- 6Rainbow EyesRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio7:25
- 7Since You Been GoneRuss Ballard3:20
- 8I SurrenderRuss Ballard4:04
- 9Stone ColdBlackmore, Glover, Turner5:20
- 10PowerBlackmore, Glover, Turner4:28
- 11Street of DreamsRitchie Blackmore and Joe Lynn Turner4:26
- Produced by
- Martin Birch, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Roger Glover
- Recorded at
- Musicland Studios, Château d'Hérouville, Château de Pelly, Maison Rouge Mobile Studio, Sweet Silence Studios, Le Studio
- Recorded
- February 1975 – June 1983
- Mixed by
- Martin Birch, Nick Blagona, Roger Glover
- Mixed at
- BearTracks Studios
- Engineered by
- Martin Birch, Gary Edwards, Leigh Mantle, Dr. Michael Palmer, Flemming Rasmussen, Nick Blagona
- Label
- Polydor
- Length
- 1:06:31
Line-up
- Ritchie Blackmore · guitar, bass guitar
- Gary Driscoll · drums (drum set) · guest
- Craig Gruber · bass · guest
- Mickey Lee Soule · mellotron, piano, clavinet, electronic organ · guest
- Ronnie James Dio · lead vocals
- Jimmy Bain · bass guitar, bass · guest
- Tony Carey · keyboard
- Cozy Powell · drums (drum set)
- Bob Daisley · bass guitar · guest
- David Stone · keyboard · guest
- Karl Heinz Feit · cello · guest
- Max Hecker · recorder · guest
- Kiss Ferenc · violin · guest
- Ottmar Machan · viola · guest
- Nico Nicolic · violin · guest
- Rudi Risavy · flute · guest
- Don Airey · keyboard · guest
- Roger Glover · bass guitar, percussion
- Graham Bonnet · lead vocals · guest
- Bob Rondinelli · drums (drum set)
- Joe Lynn Turner · lead vocals
- David Rosenthal · keyboard
- Chuck Burgi · drums (drum set) · guest
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Releases and pressings
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 2000 | |
| Wikidata | 3 October 2000 | |
| US release | 2000 | earliest US date |
1 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Polydor | 731454913829 | original |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 500×500 | upscaled |