Rainbow & Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Live in Köln 1976 - Kölner Sporthalle 25.9.1976 (2026)

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.
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
1. Kill the King (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (5:31)
2. Mistreated (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (15:03)
3. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (8:15)
4. Catch the Rainbow (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (14:03)
5. Man on the Silver Mountain (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (12:49)
6. Stargazer (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (16:55)
7. Still I'm Sad (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (15:50)
8. Do You Close Your Eyes (Live At Kölner Sporthalle, Koln, 25/09/1976) (10:24)