Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (US, 1st Press, Oyster, PRC, Gatefold) LP

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Rainbow - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

The storm-born debut of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, forged in 1975 after the axe-wielder’s fabled departure from Deep Purple.

This is a true US first pressing on the Oyster label, pressed at the PRC plant and clad in its original gatefold jacket. Within these grooves lies the dawn of a new chapter—baroque hard rock entwined with sword-and-sorcery mysticism, heralded by the voice of a rising Ronnie James Dio.

Herein marcheth the moody gallop of Man on the Silver Mountain, the haunting elegance of The Temple of the King, and the thunder-laced charge of Sixteenth Century Greensleeves—a trio of tracks that carved Rainbow’s mythic legacy into stone.

This pressing delivereth the album as first intended: bold, theatrical, and steeped in arcane grandeur.

Key Features:

• 1975 US 1st Press (PRC) – Original Oyster label pressing, manufactured at the PRC plant with gatefold jacket presentation.

• Debut Album by Rainbow – The beginning of Ritchie Blackmore’s post-Deep Purple vision, pairing virtuoso guitar with Dio’s powerful vocals.

• Gatefold Presentation – Includes full-spread inner artwork and credits in classic mid-’70s heavy rock fashion.

Key TracKs:

• Man on the Silver Mountain – A driving, mystical rocker that introduces Dio’s voice and Blackmore’s vision in full force.

• The Temple of the King – A solemn, melodic tale of prophecy and destiny, where Dio’s voice shines with regal restraint.

• Sixteenth Century Greensleeves – Baroque metal riffage and castle-born aggression—where power chords meet the old world.

Condition

Vinyl: (G) Visually, Maybe (VG) Play-Grade *Play-Tested, No-Skips, Surprisingly, Ultrasonic-Cleaned*

Jacket: (G+) *Stained, Has Writing, No-Splits*

Matrix / Runout -

Side A: PD-6049- AS- PRC-2-11-111 Kendun-B 3 PRC THE WASP
Side B: PD-6049-BS- PRC- 2-2-2 KENDUN-B PRC 

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