New Rainbow Box Set "A Light in the Dark" - due late 2013/early 2014

Thanks for the update! One more box set I will be getting this Fall (turning out to be an expensive one!)

 

Sounds interesting.

Let's hope the mastering will be done tastefully. Maybe Andy Pearce? I did like his work on the Deep Purple Mk. I set very much.

 

do we have a tracklisting yet?

 

Not yet...

 

bumped to Jan/Feb 2015

Source: Universal

 

yikes

 

Well, that will at least give my wallet a break!

 

Take a first look at the cover here:

http://www.thehighwaystar.com/news/2014/11/28/rainbow-box-sets/

 

.......and a second look, here.......

http://store.universal-music.co.uk/...gn=Polydor+Years&utm_content=UMGUK9818-382079

 

Nice set, but too much from the JLT era.

 

In on the CD set. I'll wait for reviews on the vinyl. Maiden just taught me that lesson.

 

Where the hell is man on the silver moutain and can't happen here or anything from the bands final album which was from the 90s?

 

I guess if you want Man On The Silver Mountain you gotta get the 8 album set.
The other set is a rarities comp it seems.

 

There are versions of almost all the bands well known songs, some the regular album versions

 

Yeah...you're right, the omission of their most famous tune in some form or another is a bit of a head-scratcher.

 

This is a Polydor compilation and thus covers the band's Polydor years only. The final album "Stranger In Us All" was released in 1995 by BMG.

 

There appears to be a snippet of Man On The Silver Mountain on disc one as part of a live medley.

 

its the bands most famous dio song but the biggest hits are from the JLT era and i think every hit from that era is present in some form but "can't happen here"

 

oh thanks i see it now. wonder how long it is in the medley? i have it on a dio best of though. is this box getting a north american release?

 

Is a track list available yet?

 

Yes, see link in post #59

 

The first two Rainbow albums are not represented well on this box set! I don't like the track list I think I'll pass on this until reviews come out!
Not enough Dio era this box looks short on there best songs.

 

I see no track list when I follow that link. Maybe someone could post the track list here.

 

Strange I see no tracklist on either link....

 

Disc 1

01 Black Sheep Of The Family 3:19

02 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 3:35

03 Snake Charmer4:28

04 The Temple Of The King 4:43

05 Tarot Woman (Rough Mix) 6:06

06 Stargazer (Rough Mix) 9:08

07 Run With The Wolf (Rough Mix) 3:40

08 Mistreated (Live in Osaka, Japan / 1976) 11:10

09 Purple Haze / White Christmas / Lazy / Man On The Silver Mountain / Blues / Starstruck (Live In Osaka, Japan / 1976) 16:16

Disc 2

01 Sensitive To Light (Rough Mix) 3:03

02 The Shed 4:46

03 Rainbow Eyes (Rough Mix) 7:00

04 Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bob Daisley Rehearsal Tape) 1:40

05 Long Live Rock N Roll (L.A. Rehearsal / 1977) 6:56

06 Do You Close Your Eyes (Bob Daisley Rehearsal Tape) 6:18

07 Still I'm Sad (With Organ Intro / Bob Daisley Rehearsal Tape) 10:06

08 Gates Of Babylon 6:47

09 Catch The Rainbow (Live/1976 / With Applause) 22:03

10 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Live In Munich, Germany / 1977) 3:32

11 L.A. Connection (Live In Munich, Germany / 1977) 5:13

Disc 3

01 Eyes Of The World (Instrumental Outtake) 6:50

02 Ain’t A Lot Of Love In The Heart Of Me 4:58

03 Lost In Hollywood 4:51

04 Danger Zone 4:30

05 Since You Been Gone (Album Version) 3:16

06 Bad Girl 4:48

07 Over The Rainbow / Eyes Of The World (King Biscuit Flower Hour Radio Broadcast / Live At Calderone, New York / 1979) 9:23

08 Love's No Friend (King Biscuit Flower Hour Radio Broadcast / Live At Calderone, New York / 1979) 8:11

09 Ode To Joy (King Biscuit Flower Hour Radio Broadcast / Live At Calderone, New York / 1979) 5:41

10 All Night Long (Single Remix Version) 3:50

11 Weiss Heim 5:10

12 Stargazer (Live At Donnington/1980) 8:32

Disc 4

01 Midtown Tunnel Vision4:31

02 I Surrender (Album Version) 4:01

03 Magic 4:05

04 Vielleicht Das Nachster Mal 3:20

05 Jealous Lover 3:09

06 Spotlight Kid (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1981) 5:07

07 Rule Britannia / Fire (Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1981) 2:49

08 Death Alley Driver 4:36

09 Bring On The Night (Dream Chaser) 4:02

10 Stone Cold (Album Version) 5:17

11 Power (Live In San Antonio, TX/1982) 4:38

12 Miss Mistreated (Live In San Antonio, TX/1982) 4:25

13 Tearin' Out My Heart (Live In San Antonio, TX/1982) 8:20

Disc 5

01 Can't Let You Go (Album Version) 4:19

02 Desperate Heart (Album Version) 4:34

03 Anybody There (Outtake / Polar Mix) 2:51

04 Drinking With The Devil (Outtake / Different Guitar Solo) 3:42

05 Make Your Move 5:24

06 Snowman 4:30

07 Street Of Dreams (Album Version) 4:24

08 Stranded (Live At St. David's Hall, Cardiff/1983 / With Applause) 5:51

09 Power (Live In Cardiff/1984) 4:29

10 Fire Dance (Live In Cardiff/1984) 4:26

11 Fool For the Night (Live At The Tokyo Budokan/1984) 3:59

12 Difficult To Cure (Live At The Tokyo Budokan) 11:13

13 Smoke On The Water (Live At The Tokyo Budokan/1984) 4:42

Disc 6

01 All Night Long (Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980) 7:56

02 Catch The Rainbow (Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980) 5:06

03 Eyes Of The World (Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980) 1:23

04 Lost In Hollywood (Guitar Solo / Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980) 3:32

05 Will You Love Me TomorrowUpdate (Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980) 3:15

06 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980 / Pt. 1) 2:29

07 Kill The King (Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980) 3:29

08 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Live At Monsters Of Rock, Donington Park, UK / 1980 / Pt. 2) 2:20