RAINBOW LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL VINYL LP 1978 GATEFOLD/LYRIC INSERT 1ST PRESS EX
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A NR MINT VINYL COPY OF RAINBOW'S 1978 'LONG LIVE ROCK AND ROLL' POLYDOR LP.POLD 5002.GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND LYRIC INSERT ALL INTACT.FIRST PRESSING VINYL IS EXCELLENT.TEXTURED COVER HAS A TINY MARK WHERE A LABEL HAS BEEN PEELED OFF BUT HARDLY NOTICABLE..SEE PIC.RITCHIE BLACKMORE,COZY POWELL AND RONNIE JAMES DIO.VERY GOOD VRESION OF THIS QUITE RARE FIRST EDITION.
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll is the third studio album by the British heavy metal band Rainbow, released on 14 April 1978 and the last to feature original lead vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
Background
Recording of the album commenced in April 1977, at a studio in Château d'Hérouville, France, featuring Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio and Cozy Powell. Keyboards were initially played on a session basis by former Rainbow keyboardist Tony Carey, while bass guitar was initially played by Mark Clarke.[5] Clarke was soon dismissed, however, and the bass guitar was recorded by Blackmore himself. By July 1977 seven tracks that ended on the album were in demo form. Recording was suspended, while the band recruited bassist Bob Daisley and keyboardist David Stone and thereafter commenced extensive touring of Europe in the summer and autumn of 1977. A return to the Château d'Hérouville studio in December saw the band finish the album and also yielded a final track, "Gates of Babylon".
Although Daisley and Stone are listed on the album credits for their contributions, they joined the band partway through the recording sessions and only appear on three and four songs, respectively. Stone wrote parts of "Gates of Babylon", the middle 8 section during the guitar solo. He was paid for the work, but not credited on the album.[6]
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