Rainbow / Imminent Explosion - Arena Arch (6CD)

JANUARY 22nd, 1978 BUDOKAN HALL, TOKYO, JAPAN

6 CD Box set with a ticket, a flyer and a poster.

Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
Ronnie James Dio - vocals
Cozy Powell - drums
David Stone - keyboards
Bob Daisley - bass

Source 1:
Black Purple Tapes
(Recorder; unknown)

Source 2:
Mr. Peach Tapes
(Recorder; RS686D, Mic; ECM23F)

Source 3:
Mrs. Apricot Tapes
Recorded by the assistant of Peach
(Recorder; CR210 or TC3000SD)

Disc 1 of the respective recordings:
01. Tune Up / Over The Rainbow
02. Kill The King
03. Mistreated Prelude
04. Mistreated
05. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves Prelude /
Brandenburg Concerto
06. MC / Break Out
07. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
08. MC / Niji Flashing Working
09. Catch The Rainbow Prelude
10.Catch The Rainbow
11. Long Live Rock 'N' Roll

Disc 2 of the respective recordings:
01. Lazy Prelude / Man On The Silver Mountain
02. Ritchie's Blues
03. Man On The Silver Mountain (vocal line)
04. Starstruck / Night People
05. Man On The Silver Mountain (reprise)
06. Introduction Of Two New Members Of The Group
07. Still I'm Sad
08. Beethoven Symphony #9
09. David Stone Keyboard Solo
10. Cozy Powell Drum Solo /
1812 Overture /
Mr. Powell On Stage
11. Still I'm Sad (reprise)
12.Encore Break
13. Do You Close Your Eyes
14. Over The Rainbow
15. Stage Announcements

★★★Rainbow: 3 Recordings from January 22, 1978 at the Budokan! ★★★

◉ All Mastering by ENIGMA!!!

★★★The unexpected new recording was from the "Cozy Powell Show"!!!

That's the first recording on this album, "Touch and Fire": the Black Purple Tapes. As the accompanying reissue ticket tells us, Mr. Black Purple dashed from Row B of the arena right before Richie, tape recorder in hand. This complete album complements the first recording with tracks 2 and 3.

So, track 1 perfectly captures the destructive atmosphere at the front of the stage at Rainbow's 1978 concert. The insults and sounds of destruction on the day are vivid, and the state of the venue after the show is also a must-listen! Recorded directly underneath the stage, Cozy's bass drum and guitar are vividly captured. This is a realistic documentary that you won't get to hear on the Peach recordings.

Sound Source 2 was created by re-examining the master cassette of the classic "Cozy Powell Show" recorded by Mr. Peach, and complemented with Sound Sources 1 and 3. ENIGMA mastering has resulted in a completely different product from "Cozy Powell Show."

And now, Sound Source 3. Mr. Peach had two recorders running on the day in case of any unforeseen circumstances.