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Rainbow (Blackmore, Ritchie's Rainbow) - Live From Koln 1976 (Translucent Red, Yellow, Blue Vinyl) (RSD 2026)

Rainbow (Blackmore, Ritchie's Rainbow) - Live From Koln 1976 (Translucent Red, Yellow, Blue Vinyl) (RSD 2026)

Format: Vinyl LP

UPC: 5014797913462

Release Date: 04/18/26

Condition: N

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Event: RECORD STORE DAY 2026
Release Date: 4/18/2026
Format: 3 x LP
Label: Demon Records
Quantity: 1200
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release  

First time ever vinyl release for this incredible live concert from Rainbow’s debut world tour and documenting one of the band’s first ever shows in Europe, at Cologne’s Kölner Sporthalle on 25th September 1976. Released on 3LP with each disc pressed in a different colour of the rainbow (translucent red, yellow and blue) and newly mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham.

50th anniversary this show recorded on the bands rainbow rising tour in 1976 in cologne germany, features stone cold classics such as stargazer and man on the silver mountain. this live album has only been available on cd pressings made 20 years ago, both as a single concert / as part of the japan only 6-cd box set deutschland tournee 1976. now nearly 50 years on from the original concert, the recording makes it’s debut appearance on a vinyl format with the audio newly mastered by andy pearce & matt wortham

when rainbow finally landed in europe for their debut live shows there, it was on the back of both the albums ‘ritchie blackmore’s rainbow’ and ‘rainbow rising’ having charted so the band were playing sold out venues, and what a band… with the line up consisting of ritchie blackmore, ronnie james, cozy powell, jimmy bain and tony carey.

Tracklist
SIDE ONE
Kill The King
Mistreated

SIDE TWO
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow

SIDE THREE
Man On the Silver Mountain

SIDE FOUR
Stargazer

SIDE FIVE
Still I'm Sad

SIDE SIX
Do You Close Your Eyes

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GRADING

Yellow Racket assigns condition based on the Goldmine Standard for grading records.
New (N) (Not typically included in the Goldmine Standard)
New records are purchased directly from the label, distributor, or registered wholesaler. Records are still sealed. Jackets may have slight shelf wear, but media has never been played.
Mint (M)
Still sealed. Never played. No observable flaws.  Items have been purchased secondhand.
Near Mint (NM)
A Near Mint (NM) record will play perfectly, with no imperfections during playback. The record should show no obvious signs of wear.
The cover (and any additional packaging) has no creases, folds, seam splits, cut-out holes, or other noticeable defects.
Very Good Plus (VG+)
A Very Good Plus (VG+) record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it.
Defects should be more of a cosmetic nature, not affecting the actual playback as a whole. Record surfaces may show some signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or very light scratches.
The disc and LP cover may have slight signs of wear, and may be gently marred by spindle marks, paper scuffs, wrinkled corners, etc.
Very Good (VG)
Many of the defects found in a VG+ record will be more pronounced in a VG disc. Surface noise will be evident, but will not overpower the music. Disc may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound.
Labels, jackets, and inserts will have visible cosmetic flaws such as wrinkles, cut-outs, slight splitting, etc. However, it will usually have less than a dozen minor flaws.
Good (G)
A record in Good condition can be played through without skipping. But it will have significant surface noise, scratches, and visible groove wear. A cover or sleeve will have seam splits, especially at the bottom or on the spine. Tape, writing, ring wear, or other defects will be present.
While the record will be playable without skipping, noticeable surface noise and "ticks" will almost certainly accompany the playback. 
Poor (P), Fair (F)
The record may be cracked, badly warped, or won't play through without skipping or repeating. The picture sleeve may be water damaged, split, or heavily marred by wear and writing.
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