Rainbow was founded by Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple. Rainbow’s first album “Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow” was recorded in Germany and released in August 1975. The line-up included guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio on lead vocals, Micky Lee Soule on keys, C. Uber on bass, and drummer Gary Driscoll. Rainbow were a British rock band led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997. They were originally established with American rock band Elf’s members, but Blackmore fired all the members except Ronnie James Dio who would leave in 1979. Three British musicians joined in 1979, singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey, former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover, and this line-up gave the band their commercial breakthrough with the single Since You Been Gone. Over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up. Other lead singers Joe Lynn Turner and Doogie White would follow, and the project consisted of numerous backing musicians. The band started out combining mystical lyric themes with neoclassical metal, but went in a more streamlined commercial style following Dio’s departure from the group. Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1’s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. 1975 Debut Album On Yellow/Gold Vinyl Pressed At RTI! Group’s 1975 Debut Includes Signature “Man on a Silver Mountain” and Heralds Beginning of Powerful Combination of Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio Wax Cathedral Reissue Comes Replete With Faithful Replication of Original Gatefold Sleeve; Pressed at RTI, America’s Best Record Plant. Man On the Silver Mountain. Black Sheep of The Family. The Temple of The King. If You Don’t Like Rock’n’ Roll. Still I’m Sad. International Buyers – Please Note. FACTORY SEALED OUT OF PRINT PRODUCT is IRREPLACEABLE and therefore NOT RETURNABLE.