Blue Öyster Cult / Black Sabbath - King Biscuit Flower Hour #306 ~ For Broadcast September 14, 1980 (Pre-FM)

Blue Öyster Cult / Black Sabbath
King Biscuit Flower Hour #306
For Broadcast September 14, 1980
The Black & Blue Tour
Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut August 10, 1980
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cue Sheet & Label Scans Included

01 Tone
02 Blue Öyster Cult - Soundcheck (With DJ Intro)
03 Commercial
04 Blue Öyster Cult - Dr. Music
05 Blue Öyster Cult - Lips In The Hills
06 Blue Öyster Cult - Unknown Tongue
07 Blue Öyster Cult - The Marshall Plan
08 Blue Öyster Cult - Divine Wind
09 Blue Öyster Cult - Born To Be Wild
10 Blue Öyster Cult - Encore Break
11 Blue Öyster Cult - Roadhouse Blues (The Doors)
12 Commercial
13 Black Sabbath - Supertzar (Intro)
14 Black Sabbath - War Pigs
15 Black Sabbath - Neon Knights
16 Black Sabbath - Children Of The Sea
17 Commercial
18 Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
19 Black Sabbath - Die Young
20 Promo #1 (feat. Black Sabbath)
21 Promo #2 (feat. Blue Öyster Cult)

Blue Öyster Cult:
Eric Bloom – lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards
Buck Dharma – lead guitar, vocals
Allen Lanier – keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Joe Bouchard – bass, vocals
Albert Bouchard – drums, vocals

Black Sabbath:
Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) vocals
Tony Iommi guitar
Geezer Butler bass
Vinny Appice drums

Black Sabbath Touring Member:
Geoff Nicholls – keyboards, 2nd guitar

Did not know there was actually a Pre-FM recording from the Black & Blue Tour till I found this (not really sure how long ago). When Rosebud & I came together we bond on our mutual love of all things Black Sabbath & Heavy Metal. I tell this story a lot, but I asked Rosebud to marry me at a Pantera, Black Sabbath concert. It was during the song "Becoming" by Pantera. I look over and see my 5foot 2inch girlfriend had her fist in the air singing along to the chorus "I'm born again with snake eyes, becoming God size" and I said "Please marry me", there was a couple next to us that heard Rosebud say yes and smoked a joint with us. It was a great night. This is Rosebud's 1st Rosebud Pick of 2022!! What a way to start!!

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Buster Poindexter, Ellen Foly, Joe Lynn Turner, Gary "US" Bonds & More - La Bamba's 3rd Annual Christmas Show, Capital Theater, Passiac, New Jersy 12-22-1985 (FM)

La Bamba's 3rd Annual Christmas Show
Capital Theater
Passiac, New Jersy
December 22, 1985
WNEW-FM 102.7 Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Featuring:
Ellen Foley (Meat Loaf)
Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple)
Buster Poindexter (David Johanson of New York Dolls)
Gene Cornish (The Young Rascals)
Marshall Crenshaw
La Bamba & The Hub Caps
Gary US Bonds
Allison Smith (Broadway's Longest Running Annie)

Source: WNEW-FM 102.7 Broadcast > TDK-SA cassette master

Transfer Lineage:
Maxell > Sony Deck TC-WE 475 > JVC XL-R2010 CD-RW [standalone] > Soundforge 9.0 > Wav >TLH [SB's aligned] Flac Level 8

01 Ellen Foley - Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones)
02 Ellen Foley - My Little Runaway (Del Shannon)
03 Ellen Foley - Stagger Lee (Lloyd Price)
04 Joe Lynn Turner - Can't Turn You Loose (Otis Reading)
05 Joe Lynn Turner - I Thank You (Sam & Dave)
06 Joe Lynn Turner - I've Been Loving You Too Long (Otis Reading)
07 Joe Lynn Turner - Them Changes (Buddy Miles)
08 DJ Comments and Introductions
09 Vince Scelsa & Uncle Floyd - Vince Introduces Floyd
10 Vince Scelsa & Uncle Floyd - Bucket of Shaving Cream
11 Buster Poindexter - Smack Dab In The Middle
12 Buster Poindexter - Cannibal
13 Buster Poindexter - Good Morning Judge
14 Buster Poindexter - Hit The Road Jack (w/Soozie Tyrell)
15 Buster Poindexter - House of The Rising Sun
16 Buster Poindexter - Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well
17 Gene Cornish (The Young Rascals) - Groovin'
18 Gene Cornish (The Young Rascals) - I Can't Believe You Want To Leave (song cut)
19 Marshall Crenshaw - Right Now
20 Marshall Crenshaw - The Distance Between
21 Marshall Crenshaw - Little Wild One
22 Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl
23 La Bamba & The Hub Caps - Secrets Are Hard To Keep
24 La Bamba & The Hub Caps - She's My Ladder
25 La Bamba & The Hub Caps - Talking About My Baby
26 La Bamba & The Hub Caps - Here Comes Sally
27 La Bamba & The Hub Caps - Freedom
28 La Bamba & The Hub Caps - Move On Up (Curtis Mayfield)
29 Gary "US" Bonds - Such A Teaser
30 Gary "US" Bonds - Unknown Title
31 Gary "US" Bonds - Wild Night
32 Gary "US" Bonds - New Orleans
33 Gary "US" Bonds - Quarter To Three
34 DJ Comments and Introductions
35 Allison Smith - Never Go With a Stranger
36 Ellen Foley - White Christmas
37 Joe Lynn Turner & Ellen Foley - All I Want For Christmas, Is You
38 Joe Lynn Turner - I'll Be Home For Christmas
39 Buster Poindexter - Is That You Santa Claus
40 Buster Poindexter - Merry Christmas Baby
41 Gary "US" Bonds - Run Run Rudolph
42 Gary "US" Bonds & Entire Cast - That's What Christmas Means To Me
43 DJ Closing Comments

Total Playing Time: 3hr 15mn 46sc

This is a great show featuring some awesome performances. Joe Lynn Turner of Rainbow, Deep Purple fame sings some Old School Soul songs from Otis Reading and Sam & Dave. Ellen Folly turns in a great performance of some Rock & Roll Classics. Gary "US" Bonds gives a show stopping performance. Buster Poindexter, Marshall Crenshaw, and Gene Cornish of The Young Rascals all give top notch performances. The show ends with Broadways Longest Running "Annie" Allison Smith performing a song she wrote and released to benefit the Search for Missing Children Fund, the charity this show is a benefit for. Then the whole cast comes back for a jam on Christmas songs. Awesome stuff and over 3 hours of music!

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DIO - Definitive Evil ~ Le Zenith, Paris, France, November 23, 1987 (FM)

DIO
Definitive Evil - (Shades 142)
Le Zenith, Paris, France
November 23, 1987
FM Broadcast Recording or Stereo Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Repost New Links Added 08/14/2025

Lineage: Extracted to FLAC from original silver CDs via EZ CD Audio Converter

Disc One

101 Stand Up And Shout
102 Dream Evil
103 Neon Knights (Black Sabbath)
104 Sunset Supermen
105 Naked In The Rain
106 Guitar Solo / Naked In The Rain (reprise)
107 The Last In Line
108 Holy Diver
109 Drum Solo

Disc Two

201 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
202 Man On The Silver Mountain (Rainbow)
203 All The Fools Sailed Away
204 Keyboard Solo / Instrumental
205 All The Fools Sailed Away (reprise) / The Last In Line (reprise)
206 Night People
207 Rock 'n' Roll Children
208 Overlove
209 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Rainbow) / Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise)
210 Rainbow In The Dark
211 Mob Rules (Black Sabbath)
212 We Rock

Total Playing Time: 1hr 39mn 10sc

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) – lead vocals
Craig Goldy – guitar
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) – bass, backing vocals
Vinny Appice – drums, percussion
Claude Schnell – keyboards, piano

Rosebud has a pretty wide musical taste but if I ask her what she wants to hear I usually have to preface it with no Queensryche, Kansas or Dio. They are her 3 go to bands when asked, which sometimes annoys me since I have her every CD she asked for. I usually have to remind her she has the compete recorded works of Grace Slick and Lynyrd Skynyrd to get a different response out of her. Last night I didn't say that, so that means you benefit with a great Dio show! I probably say this too much but  one thing I really love about Ronnie's Dio music is that it neatly ties together the music from his days in both Black Sabbath and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.

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Deep Purple - The Mephisto Waltz ~ Amsterdam, Netherlands August 24, 1969 & Dusseldorf, Germany June 1, 1970 (SBD & Aud)

Deep Purple
The Mephisto Waltz - (Darker Than Blue ~ DTB 007/008)
Club Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands August 24, 1969
Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany June 1, 1970
Soundboard & Good Audience Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: Extracted to FLAC from original silver CDs via EZ CD Audio Converter

Disc One

101 Kneel And Pray
102 Child In Time
103 Mandrake Root
104 Wring That Neck (Instrumental)
105 Paint It Black (Rolling Stones) (Instrumental)

Disc Two

106 Speed King
107 Black Night
201 Child In Time
202 Wring That Neck (Instrumental)
203 Paint It Black (Rolling Stones) (Instrumental)
204 Mandrake Root

Ian Gillan – lead vocals, percussion, harmonica
Ritchie Blackmore – guitar
Roger Glover – bass
Jon Lord (R.I.P.) – keyboards
Ian Paice – drums, percussion

Disc One is the same show as the classic Deep Purple bootleg Ritchie's Blues. It's listed as an audience recording but it is actually a soundboard recording. "Kneel And Pray" is an early version of "Speed King" which will soon be recorded on the In Rock album. "Child In Time" is pretty much the same song that will be recorded for In Rock but of course stretched a little bit here. The "Paint It Black (Rolling Stones)" is done in an instrumental form basically using the main theme of the song as a vehicle for Ian Paice's drum solo. The song will remain in the set until "The Mule" is recorded for the Fireball album. "Mandrake Root" fades just as things are getting started. The important part is the "Wring That Neck" track being included here. It is usually left off uploads because it is thought to be on the New, Live And Rare release. The version of "Wring That Neck" on that album is actually from the Deep Purple's opening set from The Royal Albert Hall during the Live With London Philharmonic Show. The same live tracks from the American Powerhouse compilation release.

Disc Two is a passable audience recording from Deep Purple's tour of Germany in 1970. It's of course a great performance as MK2 had not started to splinter yet. The recording of and tour for the In Rock album is regarded by most members of the band as a time when everyone was in harmony. You do get the full versions of "Wring That Neck" and "Mandrake Root" both almost a half hour each. The interplay between Jon Lord's organ and Ritchie Blackmore's guitar was already developed from 3 years of touring with the MK1 line up. On these performances it was the driving force as the new members Ian Gillan & Roger Glover found their area in Deep Purple's live shows. Ian Gillan's voice would become another lead instrument in the show. Roger Glover had the hardest task of them all. He would hold down the rhythm as Ian Paice plays drums in a much faster pace than most other drummers of the day.

I am so glad that there are so many Deep Purple bootlegs out from all eras. My first chance to see any live Deep Purple was on the California Jam TV broadcast when the MK3 line up was on tour for Burn. My first chance to see Deep Purple live in person was with Tommy Bolan in the band when they played in Detroit. I thought they lacked the energy of the Burn line up, of course we know they were all done with Deep Purple by then. Some of my first shows were seeing classic bands in a state of flux. Deep Purple MK4, Black Sabbath on the Never Say Die Tour, Journey on their first tour with Steve Perry, Foghat after Rod Price left, Ted Nugent with Charlie Huhn, Aerosmith on the Draw The Line Tour. I didn't catch the Deep Purple MK2 line up until the reunion in the early 1980s.

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Downloaded From purplehippies.com a great place for all kinds of shows from The Deep Purple Family Tree.

Alcatrazz - Captured Live ~ Country Club, Reseda, California, U.S.A. March 29, 1984 (Pre-FM)

Alcatrazz
Captured Live
Country Club
Reseda, California, U.S.A.
March 29, 1984
R.J.P. Reel to Reel Master @ 7.5 IPS
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cue Sheet or Label Scans

Lineage: Pre-FM LP to Reel to Reel @ 7.5 IPS Teac A-7300 Reel To Reel w/Azimuth Adjustment > Creative Soudblaster X-FI #SB1240 Wav 16bit/96Khz > Mixing Cleaning Lab for KRW Track Marks, Volume Adjustment, & Edits > Wav 16bit/44,1Khz > Trader's Little Helper Flac Level 8

01 Jim Ladd Intro
02 Too Young To Die
03 General Hospital
04 Kree Nakoorie
05 Island In The Sun
06 Evil Eye
07 Jim Ladd*
08 Since You've Been Gone
09 Hiroshima Mon Amour
10 Jim Ladd
11 Suffer Me
12 Desert Song
13 Jet To Jet
14 Jim Ladd Outro

*(lp flip edit at 00:25:28:22)

Graham Bonnet lead vocals
Yngwie J. Malmsteen guitar
Jimmy Waldo keyboards backing vocals
Gary Shea bass backing vocals
Jan Uvena drums backing vocals

Now I'm not 100% positive that Yngwie J. Malmsteen played guitar at this show or not but the original up-loader named the line-up as if he was so that's what we are sticking with here. If so Malmsteen would be replaced soon by Steve Vai after an on stage fight with Graham Bonnet over Bonnet supposedly messing with Malmsteen's amp during his guitar solo. The problem actually being 2 stars who don't want to give up a bit of their spotlight. Too bad because it was a good pairing of talents all though I am more of a fan of Steve Vai than Malmsteen (this being based on the fact that as a Detroit musician I have had the chance of meeting both guitarists). My experience was Malmsteen was a bit of a jerk while Steve Vai was a real nice guy. Others may have had different experiences with both so...

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Blackmore's Night - Minstrel Hall 2020 ~ Minstrel Hall, Long Island, New York City, NY 03-28-2020 & 04-09-2020 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Blackmore's Night
Minstrel Hall 2020 - (Shades 1192)
News 12 Concert Series
Minstrel Hall
Long Island, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
DVD 1 Broadcast: March 28, 2020
DVD 2 Broadcast: April 9, 2020
Live Webstream Capture/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: Bootleg DVD Set > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Wave 16bit > Goldwave v6.51 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (encode,align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

DVD 1

01 Intro
02 Faerie Queen >
03 Past Times With Good Company >
04 New Song
05 Talk
06 Moonlight Shadow
07 Talk
08 Greensleeves
09 Talk
10 Fires At Mignight
11 Talk
12 Instrumental
13 Talk/Beer and Bathroom Break
14 Back In Talk
15 Soldier Of Fortune (Deep Purple)
16 Talk
17 The Times They Are A Changin' (Bob Dylan)
18 Talk
19 First Of May
20 Talk
21 New Song
22 Talk
23 The White Cliffs Of Dover (Traditional)
24 Talk
25 We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)
26 Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg)
27 Talk
28 Lili Marlene

Extra Track

29 Intro
30 Vacuum And Dust (Diamonds And Rust)

DVD 2

01 Intro
02 The Clock Ticks On
03 Talk
04 The Peasant's Promise
05 Talk
06 Hey Joe (Traditional)
07 Wish You Were Here
08 Talk
09 Fires At Midnight
10 Talk
11 Gilded Cage
12 Talk
13 Dandelion Wine
14 Talk
15 A White Shade Of Pale (Procol Harum)
16 Talk
17 Toast To Tomorrow
18 Instrumental
19 Ending Talk
20 The Times They Are A Changin' (Bob Dylan)

DVD 1 Total Playing Time: 1hr 11mn 6sc
DVD 2 Total Playing Time: 1hr 1mn 17sc
DVD Set Total Playing Time: 2hr 11mn 51sc

DVD 1 Recorded March 28 2020
DVD 2 Recorded April 9, 2020

Ritchie Blackmore assorted string instruments
Candice Night vocals, tambourine, assorted wind instruments

justdave's notes:
I ripped the audio with DVD Audio Extractor. I then used Goldwave to edit some of the track marks. I tried to edit as much talk as possible from the actual music tracks. I also tried to smooth out some spots where the audio was a little hot, to the point of clipping. No EQ or noise reduction was used. The DVD had lossy audio so using Traders Little Helper, the waves were encoded to MP3 320kbps.

Ritchie and Candice live streamed these 2 shows from their home studio for their fans during the Covid-19 quarantine. Ritchie drinks beer and jokes while Candice interacts with the fans on line. They actually take requests from the live audience as well as pick songs themselves. Ritchie suggests Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin'" saying it's from his idol. That and "Fires At Midnight" are the only songs played both shows. The tracks titled "New Song" are songs from Blackmore's Night's up coming album that they did not announce the names of. "Vacuum And Dust" is a Covid-19 parody of the Joan Baez song "Diamonds And Rust". The idea came from a phone call with Whitesnake's David Coverdale. David commented that since the lockdown started all he's done is vacuum and dust.

This one is for aking who asked if I had any Blackmore's Night. As far as soundboard or Pro recordings was this DVD. I had not ripped it yet so I did this rip a few days ago. The rest of my Blackmore's Night recordings are audience recordings. I will have to review them to see if any are worthy of posting here, we are kind of picky.

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Dio - Hammersmith Trilogy 1984, 1986 & 1987 ~ Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 1984, 1986 & 1987 (SBD)

Dio
Hammersmith Trilogy 1984, 1986 & 1987 - (Shades Records ~ Shades 301)
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, U.K.
October 5, 1984
May 13, 1986
December 5, 1987
Sources Vary
FM Broadcast/Soundboard Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Extracted to FLAC from Original Silver CDs via EZ CD Audio Converter

CD 1
101 Stand Up And Shout
102 One Night In The City
103 Don't Talk To Strangers
104 Mystery
105 Egypt (The Chains Are On)
106 Holy Diver
107 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
108 The Last In Line
109 Rainbow In The Dark
110 Man On The Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
111 Love Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
112 We Rock

CD 2
201 DJ Intro
202 King Of Rock And Roll
203 Like The Beat Of A Heart
204 Hungry For Heaven
205 The Last In Line
206 Holy Diver / The Last In Line (Reprise)
207 Sacred Heart / The Last In Line (Reprise)
208 Rock 'n' Roll Children
209 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
210 Man On The Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
211 Rainbow In The Dark

CD 3
301 Stand Up And Shout
302 Dream Evil
303 Neon Knights (Black Sabbath)
304 Naked In The Rain
305 The Last In Line
306 Holy Diver
307 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
308 All The Fools Sailed Away
309 Rock 'n' Roll Children
310 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
311 Rock 'n' Roll Children (Reprise)
312 Rainbow In The Dark
313 We Rock
314 Don't Talk To Strangers

CD 1 Recorded October 5, 1984
CD 2 Recorded May 13, 1986
CD 3 Recorded December 5, 1987

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) vocals
Vivian Campbell guitar CD 1
Craig Goldie guitar CD 2 & CD 3
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) bass
Vinny Appice drums
Claude Schnell keyboards

Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues with The Godfather Of Heavy Metal Ronnie James Dio, or Dio as his fans call him. Dio, a name  when mentioned in Hard Rock/Heavy Metal circles gets you a flash of the Meloik and story of a first Dio concert experience. Some will say it was with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Some will say it was fronting the mighty return of Black Sabbath (Me included JD). Then there are those who say it was fronting his eponymously named solo outfit Dio. A chosen few can say they saw the man fronting Elf. A rare few can say it was as Ronnie Dio fronting the Doo Wop group Ronnie & The Red Caps. No matter where and when they saw him, it was always agreed the man had a presence larger than his 5 foot 4 inch frame. His distinctive voice, phrasing, and inflections were boosted by a power that most singers could not muster on their best day.

This bad ass 3 CD set collects together 3 killer Dio performances at The London Hammersmith Odeon. 1 with Vivian Campbell on guitar, 2 with Craig Goldie. All 3 are a nice mix of Dio's career from Rainbow, through Black Sabbath, to his solo career. I remember when I first heard the Holy Diver album. My friend we called Tripper (not because of LSD though) brought it over to my house the same day I had bought Motörhead's Another Perfect Day. We smoked a couple joints and listened to the Motörhead first. Neither one of us loved it on the first listen (it's 1 of my top 5 of Motörhead now0. It was a bit of a change of direction, more melodic. We then put on Holy Diver, it was actually a love at first sound thing for both of us. I did comment it was a bit more commercial than his Black Sabbath material (just like Ozzy). We both, however, agreed it was the perfect bridge between his Rainbow and Sabbath music. Like any fanatic of Ronnie James Dio, I was more than pleased to find that live it was just that. All 3 sets here are loaded with Rainbow, Sabbath and Dio tunes. Enjoy!!

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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Tower Of Babel ~ World Tour Rehearsals 1976 xx-xx-1976 (SBD)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Tower Of Babel - (Super Sonic ~ SS 200013/14/15)
World Tour Rehearsals 1976
xx-xx-1976
Soundboard Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

CD 1
01 Mistreated Take 1
02 Mistreated Take 2
03 Mistreated Take 3
04 Mistreated Take 4
05 Mistreated Take 5
06 Mistreated Take 6
07 Mistreated Take 7
08 Mistreated Take 8
09 Mistreated Take 9
10 Kill The King Take 1
11 Kill The King Take 2
12 Kill The King Take 3
13 Kill The King Take 4
14 Kill The King Take 5
15 Kill The King Take 6
16 Kill The King Take 7 (Complete)
17 Man On The Silver Mountain

CD 2
01 Keyboard Solo
02 Stargazer Take 1 (Complete)
03 Stargazer Take 2
04 Stargazer Take 3
05 Stargazer Take 4
06 A Light In The Black (complete)
07 Still I’m Sad (The Yardbirds)
08 Drum Solo
09 Live Footage And Interviews (*) - (first seconds removed - Over The Rainbow intro)

CD 3
01 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Man On The Silver Mountain)
02 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Catch The Rainbow)
03 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Still I’m Sad)
04 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves)

- Contains recordings from tour rehearsals recorded in May 1976 on CD 1 and CD 2.
- (*) Taken from promotion film from 1976
- CD 3 contains material from Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow radio special (ALL official released music between interviews removed)

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) - vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Cozy Powell (R.I.P.) – drums
Tony Carey – keyboards
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) – bass

Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues with a double shot of Ronnie James Dio. Both recordings are 3 CD sets as well. This one is from Rainbow's rehearsals for their 1976 world tour. It's been called a for fanatics only collection because of it's shortage of complete performances. I say anyone curious about how the band prepped for a show should check it out. It's a free download of a very expensive bootleg CD, but if this one isn't for you show #2 from this double shot will be.

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Dio - Summerfest ~ Henry Maier Festival Grounds, Lazer 103 Rock Stage, Milwaukee, WI USA 07-10-1994 (FM)

Dio
Summerfest
Henry Maier Festival Grounds
Lazer 103 Rock Stage
Milwaukee, WI USA
July 10, 1994
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage:
Technics Quartz Synthesizer AM/FM Stereo Receiver SA-160 > Pioneer cassette deck, model forgotten and JVC TD-W505 stereo double cassette deck > BASF Chrome Maxima II 90 and Maxell XLII-S 90 high bias master tapes > JVC TD-W505 stereo double cassette deck > TDK SA90 high bias cassette tape, 1st generation > JVC TD-W505 stereo double cassette deck > Aiwa XC-RW700 CD/CD recorder (tracking done here) > SONY CD-R AUDIO 80 min. CD-Rs > Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (wav files onto HD here) > Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (retracking and editing of tracks done here) > Trader's Little Helper (encode level 8, aligned on sector boundaries)

01 - DJ intro
02 - Undead intro
03 - Jesus, Mary And The Holy Ghost
04 - Strange Highways
05 - Don't Talk To Strangers
06 - Pain (with Tracy G. guitar solo)
07 - Mob Rules
08 - Holy Diver
09 - Man On The Silver Mountain (with Vinnie Appice drum solo)
10 - Evilution
11 - Give Her The Gun
12 - Stand Up And Shout
13 - The Last In Line
14 - crowd noise one
15 - A Rainbow In The Dark
16 - We Rock
17 - crowd noise two
18 - Here's To You
19 - crowd noise three
20 - Happy Birthday, Dear Ronnie

total time: 1hr 32mn 52sc

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) – vocals
Tracy G – guitar
Jeff Pilson – bass
Vinny Appice – drums
Scott Warren – keyboards

This show was on Ronnie James Dio's 52nd birthday.

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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Heritage While The Light Last ~ Koseinenki Kaikan Osaka, Japan 12-09-1976 (SBD)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Heritage While The Light Last - (Rising Arrow - 039)
Koseinenki Kaikan
Osaka, Japan
December 09, 1976
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Rising Arrow-039 1CD + Bonus 1CD-R > WAV > FLAC

CD1 ~ Master Direct Version ~
01 Over The Rainbow
02 Kill The King
03 Mistreated
04 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
05 Catch The Rainbow
06 Member Introduction
07 Purple Haze
08 Lazy Intro
09 Man On The Silver Mountain
10 Blues
11 Vocal Improvisation
12 Starstruck
13 Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise)

CD2 ~ Tape Direct Edition Bonus CD-R ~
01 Over The Rainbow
02 Kill The King
03 Mistreated
04 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
05 Catch The Rainbow
06 Purple Haze
07 Lazy Intro
08 Man On The Silver Mountain
09 Blues
10 Vocal Improvisation

Ritchie Blackmore Guitar
Ronnie James Dio Vocals
Jimmy Bain Bass
Tony Carey Keyboards
Cozy Powell Drums

Taken from Cozy Powell's personal original master cassette copy of the show.

Continuing with our solute to Ronnie James Dio we have a fantastic show from the Rainbow Rising line-up of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. This tape is supposed to come from the personal archives of Cozy Powell. Cozy made soundboard and stage recordings of his many bands which have surfaced as bootlegs over the years since his death. This boot has two separate mixes of the same show the version on CD 1 being the most complete. Ronnie's vocals are amazing on this one. Personally I can never have enough live versions of Ronnie singing "Catch The Rainbow".

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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Soundboard Archives 1976 (SBD)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Soundboard Archives 1976 - (Darker Than Blue - 077/078)
Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 12-16-1976 Evening Show
Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 12-08-1976
Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan 12-09-1976
Soundboard/FM Broadcast Recordings
MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Silver CD -> EAC -> Flac

CD1
01 Mistreated
02 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
03 Catch The Rainbow

CD2
01 Over The Rainbow
02 Kill The King
03 Mistreated
04 Man On The Silver Mountain
05 Blues
06 Man On The Silver Mountain
07 Still I'm Sad
08 Tony Carey Keyboard Solo
09 Stargazer

CD1 all tracks Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, December 16, 1976 Evening Show
CD2 tracks 01-05 Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan December 9, 1976
CD2 tracks 06-09 Koseinenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan December 8, 1976

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) vocals
Ritchie Blackmore guitars
Cozy Powell (R.I.P.) drums
Tony Cary keyboards
Jimmy Bain bass

With the anniversary of Ronnie James Dio's passing comes closer Rosebud and I have decided to pay tribute the man with bootlegs from his various bands. Up first is an offering from his days in Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. More specifically the Rainbow Rising line-up. Considered by many to be the definitive version of the band, which would only last to the recording sessions for the follow up album started. This 2 CD bootleg is comprised of tracks from 3 Japan shows. The concerts in Germany and Japan during the Rising Tour were recorded to make the On Stage live album. With a heavy metal sound and the improvisational skills of MK2 era Deep Purple, it's no small wonder this line-up is loved by so many.

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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Starstruck ~ Koseinenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan, 01-17-1978 (SBD)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Starstruck
Koseinenkin Hall
Osaka, Japan
January 17, 1978
Soundboard Recording
MP3 320kps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

CD1
01 Intro
02 Over The Rainbow
03 Kill the King
04 Solo / Mistreated
05 Greensleeves
06 16th Century Greensleeves
07 Solo / Catch The Rainbow
08 Long Live Rock n' Roll

CD2
01 Lazy / Man On The Silver Mountain 
02 Blues
03 Starstruck
04 Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise)
05 Solo / Still I'm Sad / Ode To Joy
06 Solo / Still I'm Sad (reprise)
07 Do You Close Your Eyes
08 Over the Rainbow

Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) - Vocals
Cozy Powell (R.I.P.) - Drums
Bob Daisley - Bass
David Stone - Keyboards

For many, Rosebud & Myself included, the Ronnie James Dio era of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, is considered the best. With a trio of studio LP's and one double live LP Dio & Blackmore drew the blueprint for the Power Metal genre. Sword & Sorcery, Maidens, Knights, Kings & Queens became the subject matter for many imitators.

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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow -BBC Rock Hour ~ The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia 06-24-1978 (Pre-FM)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
BBC Rock Hour
The Omni
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
June 24, 1978
Pre-FM Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Rosebud's Pick

BBC Rock Hour radio show reel to reel > Maxell XLII > DAT > DAT clone > CD-R > WAV > mkw Audio Compression Tool FLAC

01 Intro
02 Kill The King
03 Mistreated
04 Long Live Rock n Roll
05 Man On The Silver Mountain
06 Still I'm Sad

Ritchie Blackmore - Guitar
Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) - Vocals
Bob Daisley - Bass
David Stone - Keyboards
Cozy Powell (R.I.P.) - Drums

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow was opening for REO Speedwagon when The BBC taped this show. On the road to promote the Long Live Rock & Roll release, this would be Ronnie James Dio's last tour with Rainbow. Ritchie decided to pursue a more commercial direction for the band, leaving the sword and sorcery themes behind. Dio didn't agree with that decision and decided to leave the band. David Stone and Bob Daisley were fired and replaced with Dony Airey and Roger Glover respectively. To replace the departed Dio, Blackmore first attempted to convince Ian Gillan to join him. Gillan refused and Blackmore hired Graham Bonnett. In 1997 Cozy Powell convinced Blackmore and Dio to reform the Rainbow Rising line-up. It was to be a one tour reunion, alas Cozy Powell's death in 1998 kept this reunion from happening.

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