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The twelfth full-length studio album by legendary British Rock band.
Released on 2 June 1986 by EMI Records in the UK and by Capitol Records in the US, "A Kind Of Magic" was Queen's first album to be released since they had received acclaim for their performance at Live Aid in 1985. Based on the soundtrack to the film "Highlander", directed by Russell Mulcahy, it was an immediate hit in the UK, going straight to number one and selling 100,000 copies in its first week. It remained in the UK charts for 63 weeks, selling 600,000 in the UK alone.
The album spawned four hit Singles: the album's title track "A Kind of Magic", "One Vision", "Friends Will Be Friends", and "Who Wants to Live Forever", which features an orchestra conducted by Michael Kamen, while the album's final track, "Princes of the Universe", is the theme song to "Highlander" film.
The album enjoys the status of an unofficial soundtrack for the 1986 film "Highlander", for which no official soundtrack album was released. The title, "A Kind of Magic", derived from one of the lines character Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) says to describe his immortality. Six out of nine songs on the album appeared in the film, although in different versions. The three songs that did not appear in "Highlander" are "Pain Is So Close to Pleasure", "Friends Will Be Friends" and "One Vision", which was featured a year earlier in the film "Iron Eagle". Conversely, a recording of "Theme from New York, New York", made specifically for a scene in "Highlander", does not appear on "A Kind Of Magic", and in fact has never been released in album form to date. Band member Brian May, according to a statement he made on the "Greatest Video Hits" 2DVD (2003), had, at least at that point, the intention to work on a proper "Highlander" soundtrack in the future. In one scene, a snippet of "Hammer to Fall" plays on a radio, a song from the previously released "The Works" album.
Although Queen would release another two albums in Freddie Mercury's lifetime, "A Kind Of Magic" would turn out to be Queen's last album promoted with a concert tour, due to Mercury's diagnosis with AIDS the following year.
In the 1994 edition of "The Guinness All Time Top 1000 Albums", the album was voted No. 171 in the "All-time greatest Rock and Pop albums". In 2006, a national BBC poll saw the album voted the 42nd "Greatest album of all time". In 2007, Classic Rock ranked "A Kind Of Magic" the 28th greatest soundtrack album of all time.
Queen Productions Ltd./Universal International Music B.V., 1986/2011/2023 (0602547202796). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. One Vision 5:10
2. A Kind Of Magic 4:25
3. One Year Of Love 4:27
4. Pain Is So Close To Pleasure 4:22
5. Friends Will Be Friends 4:08

Side Two
1. Who Wants To Live Forever 5:14
2. Gimme The Price (Kurgens Theme) 4:33
3. Don't Lose Your Head 4:38
4. Princes Of The Universe 3:32

Total playing time: 40:29 min.

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Rock band.
The album that established Queen as worldwide superstars. The most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release, named after the Marx Brothers' film of the same name, "A Night At The Opera" was recorded at various studios across a four-month period in 1975. Due to management issues, Queen had received almost none of the money they earned for their previous albums. Subsequently, they ended their contract with Trident Studios and did not use their studios for the album (the sole exception being "God Save the Queen", which had been recorded the previous year). The band employed a complex production that extensively used multitrack recording, and the songs incorporated a wide range of styles, such as ballads, Music Hall, Sea Shanties, Dixieland, Hard Rock and Progressive Rock influences. Aside from their usual equipment, Queen also utilized a diverse range of instruments such as a double bass, harp, ukulele and more.
Upon release, "A Night At The Opera" became Queen's first number-one album in the UK, topping the UK Albums Chart for four non-consecutive weeks. It peaked at number four on the US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and became the band's first Platinum-certified album in the US. It also produced the band's most successful Single in the UK, "Bohemian Rhapsody", which became their first number one song in the country. Despite being twice as long as the average length of singles during the 1970s, the song became immensely popular worldwide. At the 19th Grammy Awards, its first Single "Bohemian Rhapsody" received Grammy Award nominations for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group, or Chorus and Best Arrangement for Voices.
"A Night At The Opera" has since been hailed as Queen's best album, and one of the greatest albums of all time. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked it number 128 on its list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2018.
EMI-Bovema Holland, 1975 (5C 062-97176). Made in Holland. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Death On Two Legs 3:35
2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 1:05
3. I'm In Love With My Car 2:46
4. You're My Best Friend 2:39
5. '39 3:08
6. Sweet Lady 3:45
7. Seaside Rendezvous 2:05

Side 2
1. The Prophet's Song 7:53
2. Love Of My Life 3:19
3. Good Company 3:08
4. Bohemian Rhapsody 5:32
5. God Save The Queen 1:04

Total playing time: 39:59 min.

The ninth re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary British Rock band.
Departing from the Progressive themes featured on their first two albums, the album featured more Pop-centric and conventional Rock tracks and marked a step towards the "classic" Queen sound. The album launched Queen to mainstream popularity in the UK and throughout the world.
The album's first single "Killer Queen" reached number two on the UK singles chart and provided the band with their first top 20 hit in the US, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Sheer Heart Attack" was the first Queen album to hit the US top 20, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape Chart in 1975. It has been acknowledged for containing "a wealth of outstanding Hard Rock guitar tracks". Retrospectively, it has been listed by multiple publications as one of the band's best works and has been deemed an essential Glam Rock album.
Queen Productions Ltd./Universal International Music B.V., 1974/2011/2023 (0602547202680). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Brighton Rock 5:10
2. Killer Queen 3:00
3. Tenement Funster 2:47
4. Flick Of The Wrist 3:17
5. Lily Of The Valley 1:45
6. Now I'm Here 4:13

Side 2
1. In The Lap Of The Gods 3:23
2. Stone Cold Crazy 2:14
3. Dear Friends 1:08
4. Misfire 1:50
5. Bring Back That Leroy Brown 2:15
6. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos) 4:09
7. In The Lap Of The Gods . . . Revisited 3:47

Total playing time: 39:20 min.

The third full-length studio album by legendary British Rock band.
Departing from the Progressive themes featured on their first two albums, the album featured more Pop-centric and conventional Rock tracks and marked a step towards the "classic" Queen sound. The album launched Queen to mainstream popularity in the UK and throughout the world.
The album's first single "Killer Queen" reached number two on the UK singles chart and provided the band with their first top 20 hit in the US, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Sheer Heart Attack" was the first Queen album to hit the US top 20, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape Chart in 1975. It has been acknowledged for containing "a wealth of outstanding Hard Rock guitar tracks". Retrospectively, it has been listed by multiple publications as one of the band's best works and has been deemed an essential Glam Rock album.
EMI Electrola GmbH, 1974 (1C 072-96 025). Made in Germany. Used (cover/disc): EX/NM-.


Tracklist:

Seite 1
1. Brighton Rock  5:10
2. Killer Queen  3:00
3. Tenement Funster  2:48
4. Flick Of The Wrist  3:18
5. Lily Of The Valley  1:41
6. Now I'm Here  4:15

Seite 2
7. In The Lap Of The Gods  3:23
8. Stone Cold Crazy  2:14
9. Dear Friends  1:07
10. Misfire  1:48
11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown  2:17
12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)  4:10
13. In The Lap Of The Gods. .. Revisited  3:43

Total playing time: 38:54 min.

The eighth full-length studio album by legendary British Rock band.
Elektra/Asylum Records, 1980 (5E-513). Made in USA. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): NM-/NM-.


Tracklist:

Side One 
1. Play The Game  3:30
2. Dragon Attack  4:18
3. Another One Bites The Dust  3:36
4. Need Your Loving Tonight  2:49
5. Crazy Little Think Called Love  2:45

Side Two
6. Rock It (Prime Jive)  4:31
7. Don't Try Suicide  3:52
8. Sail Away Sweet Sister  3:33
9. Coming Soon  2:51
10. Save Me  3:48

Total playing time: 35:33 min.

The sixth re-release of the thirteenth full-length studio album by legendary British Rock band.
Following their massive 1986 European stadium tour for the "A Kind Of Magic" album, Queen took an extended break. Rumors swirled about an impending breakup, but it turned out the break was brought on by a painful marital divorce for guitarist Brian May (who subsequently battled depression and contemplated suicide), and Freddie Mercury being diagnosed with AIDS in 1987. Instead of sinking further into misery, the band regrouped, worked on each other's mental state, and recorded one of their most inspired albums, 1989's "The Miracle".
The album was originally going to be called "The Invisible Men", but three weeks before the release, according to Roger Taylor, they changed the name to "The Miracle". Released on 22 May 1989 by Parlophone and Capitol Records, it was the last Queen album with a photo of all four members on the front cover.
Lyrically, the songs tend to reflect on the band's past accomplishments ("Khashoggi's Ship", "Was It All Worth It") as well as the state of the world in the late '80s (the title track, "I Want It All"). Produced by the band and David Richards, "The Miracle" packs quite a sonic punch, recalling the rich sounds of their past classics (1976's "A Day At The Races", etc). Split 50/50 between Pop ("Breakthru", "The Invisible Man", "Rain Must Fall") and Heavy Rock (the aforementioned "I Want It All", "Khashoggi's Ship", "Was It All Worth It"), the album was another global smash, even re-establishing the band Stateside (going Top 30 and attaining Gold status).
The album reached number one in the UK, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, and Switzerland, and number 24 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. AllMusic would name "The Miracle" as Queen's best album of the 1980s, along with "The Game".
Queen Productions Ltd./Universal International Music B.V., 1989/2011/2023 (0602547202802). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Party 2:24
2. Khashoggi's Ship 2:48
3. The Miracle 5:02
4. I Want It All 4:41
5. The Invisible Man 3:57

Side B
1. Breakthru 4:08
2. Rain Must Fall 4:23
3. Scandal 4:42
4. My Baby Does Me 3:23
5. Was It All Worth It 5:45

Total playing time: 41:13 min.

The thirteenth full-length studio album by legendary British Rock band.
Following their massive 1986 European stadium tour for the "A Kind Of Magic" album, Queen took an extended break. Rumors swirled about an impending breakup, but it turned out the break was brought on by a painful marital divorce for guitarist Brian May (who subsequently battled depression and contemplated suicide), and Freddie Mercury being diagnosed with AIDS in 1987. Instead of sinking further into misery, the band regrouped, worked on each other's mental state, and recorded one of their most inspired albums, 1989's "The Miracle".
The album was originally going to be called "The Invisible Men", but three weeks before the release, according to Roger Taylor, they changed the name to "The Miracle". Released on 22 May 1989 by Parlophone and Capitol Records, it was the last Queen album with a photo of all four members on the front cover.
Lyrically, the songs tend to reflect on the band's past accomplishments ("Khashoggi's Ship", "Was It All Worth It") as well as the state of the world in the late '80s (the title track, "I Want It All"). Produced by the band and David Richards, "The Miracle" packs quite a sonic punch, recalling the rich sounds of their past classics (1976's "A Day At The Races", etc). Split 50/50 between Pop ("Breakthru", "The Invisible Man", "Rain Must Fall") and Heavy Rock (the aforementioned "I Want It All", "Khashoggi's Ship", "Was It All Worth It"), the album was another global smash, even re-establishing the band Stateside (going Top 30 and attaining Gold status).
The album reached number one in the UK, Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, and Switzerland, and number 24 on the US Billboard Top Pop Albums chart. AllMusic would name "The Miracle" as Queen's best album of the 1980s, along with "The Game".
Santa Records, 1993 (П93 00583/4). Unofficial release. Used (cover/disc): EX+/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side One 
1. Party 2:24
2. Khashoggi's Ship 2:48
3. The Miracle 5:02
4. I Want It All 4:41
5. The Invisible Man 3:57

Side Two
1. Breakthru 4:08
2. Rain Must Fall 4:23
3. Scandal 4:42
4. My Baby Does Me 3:23
5. Was It All Worth It 5:45

Total playing time: 41:13 min.

The first European re-release of the debut full-length studio album by legendary American Progressive Metal band.
"The Warning" proved to be a holding pattern for Seattle's Queensrÿche, offering quality classic Metal with lyrics tending to the mystical and occult. The band wrote the material for "The Warning" during their tour in support of the "Queensrÿche" EP, inspired by world events and the 1949 George Orwell novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four". Elements of Judas Priest, Rush and Iron Maiden are evident in the music, but the band takes inspirations like these and make them, not the base of the music, but add these influences as extra spice in their own style.
The album was recorded in various recording studios in London with Pink Floyd-producer James Guthrie. "The Warning" featured more Progressive elements than the EP. It was a moderate commercial success in the United States, although none of the singles charted domestically. However, "Take Hold of the Flame" was an international hit, particularly in Japan.
In support of the release, Queensrÿche went on a worldwide tour from August 1984 through to July 1985. During the American leg of their tour, they were the opening act for Kiss on their 1984–85 Animalize Tour and Iron Maiden on their 1984–85 World Slavery Tour.
“The Warning” began Queensryche's road to Rock royalty. With its Orwellian themed lyrical content, stunning vocals and sheer musicianship, this conceptual Prog-Metal album helped launch their long tenure in the Rock charts. Thanks in part to amazing tracks like "No Sanctuary" and "The Warning" this album has truly been a fan favorite for years. Intensity, melody and tantalizing guitar work keep the heart of this release pounding after all these years. It will appeal to nearly all lovers of challenging music and if you haven't heard "The Warning" yet, you must check out this Metal milestone!!
For the fan it is definitely worth the purchase!
Capitol Records, LLC/Universal Music Italia s.r.l./De Agostini Publishing S.p.A., 1984/2022 (DeAgostini 15). Made in Italy. Pressed in France.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Warning 4:43
2. En Force 5:13
3. Deliverance 3:17
4. No Sanctuary 6:02
5. N M 156 4:35

Side Two
1. Take Hold Of The Flame 4:54
2. Before The Storm 4:27
3. Сhild Of Fire 5:17
4. Roads To Madness 9:38

Total playing time: 48:22 min.

The third full-length studio album by cult American Melodic Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
CBS/Sony Inc., 1983 (25AP 2643). Made in Japan. First press. Insert. Used (cover/disc): NM+/NM+.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. Metal Health
2. Cum On Feel The Noize
3. Don't Wanna Let You Go
4. Slick Black Cadillac
5. Love's A Bitch

Side Two
6. Breathless
7. Run For Cover
8. Battle Axe
9. Let's Get Crazy
10. Thunderbird

The fifth full-length studio album by cult American Melodic Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band.
Despite the record's name, this is actually the band's fifth studio album. However, it is their third major label/worldwide release.
This is the first Quiet Riot album not to feature any cover songs, and the last to feature lead singer Kevin DuBrow until the 1993 album “Terrified”. It’s also the first Quiet Riot album to feature Chuck Wright, formerly of Giuffria, who replaced Rudy Sarzo on bass as an official member - prior to this, he had performed some uncredited bass work on the band's earlier albums. He would rejoin the band on an on/off basis over the years, and is in the current version of the band.
A heavier emphasis on keyboards suggests the band was trying to keep in step with such other chart topping bands as Night Ranger and Bon Jovi, as evidenced by the popular MTV video - stadium hymn "The Wild and the Young", and the more restrained "Twilight Hotel".
Although "QR III" was greeted favorably by their remaining fans, the album failed to match the mega-sales of their major label debut album. Following the massive success of "Metal Health" and the more modest reception of "Condition Critical" (which failed to duplicate "Metal Health"'s success, but still went top 20 and receive a Platinum certification), sales of "QR III" were even lower, reaching only No. 31 on the US charts. It marked Quiet Riot's final plunge away from stardom as the band's following releases would not enter the charts at all. With constant bickering behind the scenes, DuBrow was handed his walking papers shortly after the ensuing tour ended.
Pasha/CBS Inc., 1986 (Pasha 12 / OZ 40321). Made in USA. First press. Still sealed. Cut-out corner.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Main Attraction 4:44
2. The Wild And The Young 3:35
3. Twilight Hotel 4:34
4. Down And Dirty 3:15
5. Rise Or Fall 4:00

Side 2
6. Put Up Or Shut Up 4:07
7. Still Of The Night  4:40
8. Bass Case 1:00
9. The Pump 4:01
10. Slave To Love 3:57
11. Helping Hands 4:12

Total playing time: 42:13 min.

First re-release of the fourth full-length studio album by legendary Italian Disco/Hi NRG duo.
Radiorama were one of the most successful Italo Disco projects in the 1980s. With hits like "Chance To Desire", "Aliens" or "Vampires", the Italians conquered all European charts.
"Four Years After" album is now remastered and available again on vinyl!
ZYX Music GmbH & Co.KG, 1989/2023 (ZYX 23047-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Bad Boy You 4:07
2. Baciami (Kiss Me) 4:15
3. Daddy Daddy 3:02
4. Flight Of Fantasy 5:15

Side B
5. Body To Body 3:13
6. Macho Man 3:57
7. Silent Movie 3:45
8. A Love Song 3:57
9. Aliens (Remix 89) 4:39

Total playing time: 36:10 min.

The second part of the third compilation album by legendary Italian Disco duo.
Legendary Italo Disco band of 80s!!
ZYX Music, 2021 ‎(ZYX 23040-1). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
01. Vampires (Swedish Remix) 6:25    
02. Desire (Remix) 6:00
03. Fire (Extended Swedish Remix) 6:33
04. Aliens (Swedish Remix) 5:50

Side B
01. Chance To Desire (Vocal Version) 7:56
02. ABCD (Maxi Version) 7:10
03. Yeti (Special Remix) 7:27

Total playing time: 47:21 min.
 

The third compilation album by legendary Italian Disco duo.
Legendary Italo Disco band of 80s!!
ZYX Music, 2015 ‎(ZYX 21062-1). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
01. Desire (Vocal) 3:50  
02. Aliens (Album Version) 4:10  
03. Vampires (Short Version) 4:23  
04. Chance To Desire (Album Version) 4:10  
05. Hey Hey (Album Version) 4:30  

Side B
01. So I Know (Album Version) 4:48  
02. Fire (7 Inch Edit) 3:52  
03. Yeti (Radio Version) 3:59  
04. ABCD (Edit) 4:04  
05. Bad Girls (Edit) 4:20

Total playing time: 42:06 min.

First re-release of the second full-length studio album by legendary Italian Disco duo.
One of the most unusual Pop albums of the second half of the eighties and the most famous of the band.
ZYX Music, 1987/2021 (ZYX 23036-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Yeti 5:45
2. Aliens 5:44
3. Woman 4:54
4. Warrior 4:16

Side B
1. So I Know 4:48
2. Love Of My Life 4:46
3. Multimix Of Radiorama 11:19

Total playing time: 41:32 min.

First re-release of the third full-length studio album by legendary Italian Disco/Hi NRG duo.
Producers and singers Mauro Farina, Giuliano Crivellente, Simona Zanini and Aldo Martinelli created Radiorama's unmistakable sound.
The legendary album is now available again on vinyl!
ZYX Music, 1988/2022 (ZYX 23042-1). Made in Germany.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Heartbreaker 4:21
2. I Don't Wanna Lose You 4:54
3. Bad Girls 4:19
4. My Chery 4:05
5. All Your Love 3:06

Side B
1. Manitu 3:47
2. ABCD 4:02
3. Radiorama Sing "The Beatles" 4:42
    Hey Jude 2:32
    Get Back 0:23
    Back In The USSR 0:18
    I Want To Hold Your Hand 0:22
    Obladi Oblada 0:12
    I Saw Her Standing There 0:13
    Hello Goodbye 0:21
    Yesterday 0:16
4. Fire 3:53
5. Bye Bye Baby 4:24

The second full-length studio album by British heavy metal band.
Carrere/RCA Ltd., 1982 (CAL 138). Made in UK. First press. Used (cover/disc): EX+/NM.


Tracklist:

Side One
1. American Radio Stations  4:02
2. Wasted Years  4:22
3. Woman  3:10
4. Heartbreaker  4:30
5. Silver And Gold  5:00
  
Side Two
6. Long Way From Home  3:33
7. Only Child  3:45
8. Blame It On The Night  3:44
9. Wild Cat Woman  3:48
10. Ready To Go  3:40
   
Total playing time: 39:34 min.

The second compilation album by legendary German Heavy/Speed/Power Metal band.
German Power Metallers celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of a unique collection of songs from their outstanding back catalogue, including all available rare and unreleased tracks!
What better way to celebrate their anniversary as by diving deep into their own history, spanning three decades of an incomparable and an unbeatable Metal career – from the humble beginnings in the early 1980s, with their debut attempt "Prayers Of Steel", and back then calling themselves Avenger, through the flourishing 90s, that peaked in their 1996 classic approach "Lingua Mortis". All the way to the most recent years, which also featured Rage coming in third at the Bundesvision Songcontest in 2009, carving a quarter of a century in stone even more so!
Garnish all this with 21 albums released to date and add in some line-up changes, and you not only get your average German Metal combo, but a gathering of brilliant musicians that keep reinventing their own sound with every new creative vision to come!!
"The Soundchaser Archives" is an interesting and entertaining collection of tracks covering this iconic band’s journey through 30 years, displaying not only their ideas and influences, but also their work outside of Rage as well. This compilation is a real gem for die-hard Rage fans, and collectors of rare and unreleased works. Your hard-earned money worth to purchase this!!!
Nuclear Blast GmbH/Cargo Records Germany GmbH, 2014 ‎(NBCLP 3225-1). Made in Germany. First press.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Anybody Home? (new demo 2014)
2. Mystery Trip (bonus track 2002)
3. In Union (unreleased demo 2006)
4. Long Hard Road (demo 2007)

Side B
1. Full Moon (international version)
2. Nevermore (demo 1993)
3. French Bourrèe (bonus track 2003)
4. A Perfect Day (demo 2006)

Side C
1. Enough Is Enough (demo 1991)
2. Here Comes The Night (unreleased demo 2002)
3. Spiritual Awakening (demo 1999)
4. Lost In The Void (demo 2007)

Side D
1. The Missing Link (demo 1993)
2. Another <Kind Of Madness (demo 1991)  
3. Down To The Bone (Avenger 1985)

Side E
1. The Speed Of Sound (new recorded leftover song 2014)
2. Darkness Turns To Light (bonus track 2002)
3. Death Is Alive (demo 2006)
4. Gentle Murders (demo 2007)

Side F
1. From The Cradle To The Grave (demo 1997)
2. Refuge (demo 1993)
3. Fugue No. 5 (bonus track 2003)
4. Last Goodbye (demo 1991)

Side G
1. Dirty Wings (demo 2006)
2. The Pit And The Pendulum (demo 1993)
3. Waterfalls (unreleased demo 1991)

Side H
1. Heads Off (unreleased demo 2006)
2. Assorted By Satan (Avenger demo 1984)
3. Shame On You (demo 1992)
4. Soundchaser (demo 2002)

Track A2: bonus track from 2002 releases;
Track B3: bonus track from 2003 releases;
Track D3: 1985 Avenger song;
Track E1: 2014 recorded leftover (unreleased) song;
Track E2: bonus track from 2002 releases;
Track F3: bonus track from 2003 releases;
Track H2: 1984 Avenger demo song.

Second official compilation album by the legendary British Hard Rock band.
USSR only pressed official compilation album by Rainbow!
Best songs from Rainbow's discography will please every Hard Rock fan!!
Musthave for every hard core fan of Rainbow!!!
Polydor/Melodiya, 1975-1982/1988 (C60 27023 005). Made in uzzr. Used (cover/disc): VG/VG+.


Tracklist:

Side A
1. Man On The Silver Mountain 04:40
2. Still I'm Sad 03:54
3. Long Live Rock'n'roll 04:25
4. All Night Long 03:49
5. Stone Cold 05:15

Side B
7. If You Don't Like Rock'n'roll 02:36
8. Stargazer 08:28
9. Freedom Fighter 04:20
10. I Surrender 04:01

Total playing time: 41:28 min.

The fifth full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock band.
The first album to feature Bobby Rondinelli on drums and Joe Lynn Turner on lead vocals (the third and final vocalist), after the departures of Cozy Powell and Graham Bonnetrespectively, following the release of "Down To Earth" album.
The album marked the further commercialization of the band's sound, with Blackmore once describing at the time a liking for the Rock band, Foreigner. It became the band's highest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, where it peaked at number three. "I Surrender" became the band's highest charting Single in the UK, reaching No. 3.
Allegedly, the album's cover (designed by Hipgnosis) had originally been proposed for use on Black Sabbath's 1978 release "Never Say Die!".
Polydor, 1981 (2391 506). Made in Germany. First press. OIS. Used (cover/disc): EX-/NM-.


Tracklist:
1. I Surrender 4:00
2. Spotlight Kid 4:52
3. No Release 5:31
4. Magic 4:05
5. Vielleicht Das Nachste Mal (Maybe the Next Time) 3:16
6. Can't Happen Here 4:56
7. Freedom Fighter 4:19
8. Midtown Tunnel Vision 4:30
9. Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth) 5:50

The fourth full-length studio album by legendary British Hard Rock band.
The band’s last album to feature drummer Cozy Powell and their only album with vocalist Graham Bonnet. Released in 1979, it contains Rainbow's first hit single "Since You Been Gone", marking a more commercial direction of the band's sound.
The departure of Ronnie James Dio gave Ritchie Blackmore a chance to reinvent Rainbow, which he does to a certain extent on "Down To Earth". Adding former Deep Purple colleague Roger Glover as bassist and Graham Bonnet as vocalist, Blackmore tones down some of the excess of the Dio years, particularly in terms of fantastical lyrics, and turns to straight-ahead Hard Rock, only occasionally adorned by prominent synthesizers.
In general, their material is fairly solid, and "Since You Been Gone" easily ranks among the band's best songs, but overall the record is a little generic and sounds very much of its time - namely, the late '70s, when Album Rock still ruled the arenas. Nevertheless, Rainbow has a distinct idea, primarily through the guitar artistry and mystical sensibility of Ritchie Blackmore. He sounds invigorated on the album, turning in muscular performances and strong solos on each cut; clearly, the reunion has revitalized him.
Blackmore, Glover, and drummer Cozy Powell turn "Down To Earth" into a fine Hard Rock platter. It might not offer anything unique, but it delivers the goods!
Polydor Incorporated, 1979 (PD-1-6221 (2391 410)). Made in the USA. First press. Used (cover/disc): VG/EX+.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. All Night Long 3:49
2. Eyes Of The World 6:36
3. No Time To Lose 3:41
4. Makin' Love 4:36

Side 2
5. Since You Been Gone (Russ Ballard cover) 3:10
6. Love's No Friend 4:52
7. Danger Zone 4:30
8. Lost In Hollywood 4:51
Total playing time: 36:05 min.