In an era teaming with bands led by virtuoso guitarists and fronted by A singer with killer pipes, RainbowThe crowd. RITCHIE BLACKMORE's hugely influential guitar playing mixed baroque bombast with blues rock brilliance, and laid The PerfectFORThe versatile vocalsofThe late, greatRonnie James DIO . When DIO left Theband in 1978, Blackmore, along with drummer Cozy Powell, recruited another vocal powerhouse, singer Graham Bonnet, and together with other new recruits, includingDEEP PURPLE bassist Roger Glover and COLOSSEUM II keyboardist Don Airey,Recorded what would beOneofRainbow 's greatest achievements, their breakthrough album "Down ToEARTH ". Not only did that masterpiece spawn The bandFirst charting single, "AllnightLong ", it also containedThe all-time classic, rock radio staple "SinceYou Been Gone ". The subsequent "Down To EARTHTour becameThe stuffof legend withA groundbreaking light show andA set list packedTo The gills with fan favorites like "ManOnA Silver Mountain "and"LongLive Rock and Roll "butSTILL plentyofROOM FORBLACKMORE'S own six-string pyrotechnics.

Now these incredible performances are being released FOR TheFirstTime withThe pomp and pageantry worthyof these historic recordings, courtesyof LA-basedPurple Pyramid Records . Available now is "Denver 1979", an extraordinary Concert album pressed OnVINYL in three different colors -RED ,Green , orBLUE - and packaged in an eye-catching holographic foil gatefold jacket. () FOR fans ofband , thereCan be no bigger potof gold!
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These soundboard recordings were widely bootlegged, but Cleo's releases are The FirstFrom Blackmore. Unfortunately, they could not obtain The master tapes, so TheFromThe best sources that we could find ”. (thehighwaystar.com)