Live in Germany 1976

~ Release by Rainbow (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

A collection of previously unreleased performances from the band's 1976 tour of Germany.
Performances were done at these towns:

Munich: Kill The King, Mistreated, Do You Close Your Eyes
Cologne: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves, Stargazer, Still I'm Sad
Dusseldorf: Catch The Rainbow
Mannheim: Man On The Silver Mountain (mislabelled; it is actually from Nürnberg, not Mannheim)

Released in a fat jewel box with 12 page booklet.

On the back side tray card:
All songs published by Owl Music Ltd. except * Still I'm Sad Yardbirds Music Ltd.
Recording ℗ 1976.
This Compilation ℗ & © 1990 The Connoisseur Collection
Made in England

On CDs:
Made in France by MPO
EINE KLEINE METALL MUSIK

Tracklist duration listed on the release below, differ some from the actual duration listed in the tracklisting above:
1-1 Kill The King 5:25
1-2 Mistreated 16:00
1-3 Sixteenth Century Greensleeves 7:50
1-4 Catch The Rainbow 14:50
2-1 Man On The Silver Mountain 13:37
2-2 Stargazer 17:10
2-3 Still I'm Sad 15:00
2-4 Do You Close Your Eyes 9:45

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-01 17:59 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Kill the King
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1976-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-29)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-29)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-29)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-29)
recorded at:
Circus Krone in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1976-09-29)
live recording of:
Kill the King (on 1976-09-29)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio and Cozy Powell
publisher:
Owl Music, Purple (work publisher associated with the band Deep Purple) and Purple Music Ltd.
5:33
2Mistreated
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1976-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-29)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-29)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-29)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-29)
recorded at:
Circus Krone in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1976-09-29)
live recording of:
Mistreated (on 1976-09-29)
writer:
Ritchie Blackmore and David Coverdale
publisher:
Deep Purple Music (Overseas) Ltd., Downtown Music UK Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
15:41
3Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-25)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-25)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-25)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-25)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-25)
recorded at:
Sporthalle Köln in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-25)
live recording of:
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (on 1976-09-25)
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Downtown Music UK Ltd. and Owl Music
8:07
4Catch the Rainbow
recorded in:
Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-27)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-27)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-27)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-27)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-27)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-27)
recorded at:
Philips Halle in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-27)
live recording of:
Catch the Rainbow (on 1976-09-27)
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Downtown Music UK Ltd. and Owl Music
14:46
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1Man on the Silver Mountain
recorded in:
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (on 1976-09-28)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-28)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-28)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-28)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-28)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-28)
recorded at:
Multihalle in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (on 1976-09-28)
live recording of:
Man on the Silver Mountain (on 1976-09-28)
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Downtown Music UK Ltd. and Owl Music
13:36
2Stargazer
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-25)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-25)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-25)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-25)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-25)
recorded at:
Sporthalle Köln in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-25)
live recording of:
Stargazer (on 1976-09-25)
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Budde Music France, Downtown Music UK Ltd., EMHA, Niji Music, Owl Music, Purple (work publisher associated with the band Deep Purple), Purple (USA) Music, Inc., Purple Music Ltd. and 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division)
17:00
3Still I’m Sad
recorded in:
Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-25)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-25)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-25)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-25)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-25)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-25)
recorded at:
Sporthalle Köln in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1976-09-25)
live cover recording of:
Still I’m Sad (on 1976-09-25)
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member) and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
Yardbirds Music (also with “Ltd.”; publisher; do NOT use as release label)
15:05
4Do You Close Your Eyes
recorded in:
München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1976-09-29)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Powell (on 1976-09-29)
electric bass guitar:
Jimmy Bain (on 1976-09-29)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1976-09-29)
keyboard:
Tony Carey (on 1976-09-29)
lead vocals:
Ronnie James Dio (on 1976-09-29)
recorded at:
Circus Krone in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (on 1976-09-29)
live recording of:
Do You Close Your Eyes (on 1976-09-29)
lyricist:
Ronnie James Dio
composer:
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio
publisher:
Purple (USA) Music, Inc.
10:09