RISING

Limited 180gm black vinyl LP pressing of Rainbow's 1976 studio album. With founder Ritchie Blackmore retaining only Ronnie James Dio from the previous album, he recruited keyboard player Tony Carey, bassist Jimmy Bain and drummer Cozy Powell to complete the new line-up. Recorded in Munich in less than a month, the album was overseen by Deep Purple engineer and Rock producer Martin Birch. The album marks Dio's first work with bassist Jimmy Bain: Bain would later play bass in Dio's solo band. The album showpiece is the eight minute piece "Stargazer", which features the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.