Album · Live
On Stage
On Stage is Rainbow's double live album, recorded across several dates in Germany and Japan in late 1976 during the world tour for Rising. It came out on 7 July 1977 on Polydor, with the US getting it first and the UK and Europe following a little later.
It sits between Rising and Long Live Rock 'n' Roll in the band's run of records, and it captures Rainbow on the road at a point when they were fresh from one of their strongest studio releases. If you know the band mainly through their studio work, this is the place to hear how the songs behaved on stage. It suits anyone who likes their hard rock and heavy metal played live and at full stretch.
On Stage: tracklist, credits and charts
7 tracks · 1:04:14Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1Intro: Over the Rainbow0:31
- 2Kill the KingBlackmore, Dio, Powell4:59
- 3Medley: Man on the Silver Mountain / Blues / StarstruckRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio11:20
- 4Catch the RainbowRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio15:40
- Disc 2
- 1MistreatedRitchie Blackmore and David Coverdale13:04
- 2Sixteen Century GreensleevesRitchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio7:35
- 3Still I'm SadJim McCarty and Paul Samwell-Smith11:05
- Produced by
- Martin Birch
- Recorded at
- Circus Krone, [unknown]
- Recorded
- September and December 1976 in Germany and Japan
- Labels
- Polydor, Oyster/Polydor
- Length
- 1:04:14
Line-up
- Jimmy Bain · bass guitar, bass
- Ritchie Blackmore · guitar
- Tony Carey · keyboard
- Cozy Powell · drums (drum set)
- Ronnie James Dio · lead vocals
Singles
- “Kill the King (Live EP)” · 2 September 1977
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 1977 | 7 |
| US Billboard 200 · 1977 | 65 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1977 | 6 |
| Austrian Albums · 1977 | 15 |
| Dutch Albums · 1977 | 17 |
| Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) · 1977 | 21 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 1977 | 22 |
| Swedish Albums · 1977 | 25 |
| German Albums · 1977 | 28 |
| New Zealand Albums · 1977 | 29 |
All 11 charts
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2012 | 31 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Japan · 1978 | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 1977 | Silver |
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How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | September 1977 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 7 July 1977 (US) | |
| Wikidata | 7 July 1977 | |
| Wikipedia (other date) | 15 July 1977 (GB) | |
| US release | 7 July 1977 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 15 July 1977 | earliest UK or European date |
14 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Polydor | 731454736220 | other |
| — | DE | Polydor | 042282365620 | other |
| 1977 | GB | Polydor | other | |
| 1977 | AT | Polydor | other | |
| September 1977 | JP | Polydor | original | |
| 1986 | JP | Polydor | 4988005006172 | other |
| November 1986 | DE | Polydor | 042282365620 | other |
| 1 May 1990 | JP | Oyster | other | |
| 1993 | JP | Oyster | 4988005133953 | other |
| 1999 | XE | Polydor | 731454736220 | remaster |
| 24 September 2008 | JP | Polydor | 4988005525383 | other |
| 2012 | — | Polydor | 00602537168163 | deluxe |
| 18 January 2012 | JP | Polydor | 4988005688910 | other |
| 13 November 2012 | GB | Polydor | 602537168163 | deluxe |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 599×596 | upscaled |