Live From Koln 1976 (RSD 2026)(Translucent Red, Yellow & Blue 3x Vinyl) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

First time ever vinyl release for this incredible live concert from Rainbow's debut world tour and documenting one of the band's first ever shows in Europe, at Cologne's Klner SportHalle on 25th September 1976. Released on 3LP with each disc pressed in a different colour of the Rainbow (Translucent Red, Yellow and Blue) and Newly Mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham. 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. Now nearly 50 years on from the original concert, the recording makes it's debut appearance on a vinyl format with the audio Newly mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham. 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.

Label:
Edsel Records – 5014797913462, Edsel Records – DEMREC1337
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Red Translucent
Vinyl, LP, Yellow Translucent
Vinyl, LP, Blue Translucent
All Media, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Country:
Worldwide
Released:
Apr 18, 2026
Genre:
Electronic, Rock
Style:
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
A1        Kill The King
Written-By – Powell*, Blackmore*, Dio*
5:31
A2        Mistreated
Written-By – Coverdale*, Blackmore*
15:03
B1        Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
8:15
B2        Catch The Rainbow
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
14:03
C        Man On The Silver Mountain
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
12:49
D        Stargazer
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
16:55
E        Still I’m Sad
Written-By – McCarty*, Samwell-Smith*
15:50
F        Do You Close Your Eyes
Written-By – Blackmore*, Dio*
10:24
Licensed From – Blackmore Music Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blackmore Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Edsel Records
Recorded At – Sporthalle, Köln
Lacquer Cut At – Ten Eight Seven Mastering
Pressed By – GZ Media
Published By – Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Published By – Yardbirds Music
Published By – Blackmore Music Ltd.
Published By – Purpletuity Limited
Published By – Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Art Direction [2026 Release Credits], Design [2026 Release Credits] – Hugh Gilmour
Bass – Jimmy Bain
Coordinator [Release Coordinator, 2026 Release Credits] – Chris Farrow, Steve Hammonds
Cover [Cover Photo, 2026 Release Credits] – Alan Perry (5)
Drums – Cozy Powell
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Tony Carey
Lacquer Cut By – Rob*
Mastered By [Newly Mastered By, 2026 Release Credits] – Andy Pearce, Matt Wortham
Vocals – Ronnie James Dio
Limited to 1200 copies.

Recorded at Kölner Sporthalle, Samstag, 25. September 1976.
Source: Recorded for German radio (WDR broadcast).

“ROB@1087”: Mastering engineer signature.
“ROB” = Rob (Rob Thomas / UK mastering engineer).
“@1087” = cut at 1087 Mastering (UK facility).

Matrix / Runout: DEMREC1337- X & ROB@1087 (etched).
Matrix / Runout: Remaining #'s (Stamped).

Thanks to: Carole Stevens, Robert J. deBrauwere, Candice Blackmore, Drew Thompson.
Edsel Records is a BBC Studios company.
For all the Ritchie Blackmore and Rainbow fan clubs worldwide.

All tracks published by Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.,
except Still I’m Sad published by Yardbirds Music,
Kill The King published by Blackmore Music Ltd. / Sony Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.,
Mistreated published by Purpletuity Limited / Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Limited.

℗ 2026 Blackmore Music Limited. © 2026 Edsel Records. Licensed Courtesy of Blackmore Music Limited.
Edsel Records is a BBC Studios company. Manufactured in the Czech Republic.

On hype sticker:
“Record Store Day
April 18, 2026

Available for
the first time ever on vinyl
exclusively for Record Store Day

One of the first ever shows in Europe
on the ‘Rising’ world tour

3LP pressed on translucent
red LP, yellow LP & blue LP

Newly mastered

Including stone cold classics
‘Man On The Silver Mountain’,
‘Stargazer’ & more

DEMREC1337”
Barcode (Text): 5 014797 913462
Barcode (Scanned): 5014797913462
 

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Genre: METAL
• Format Type: 3xLP