Rainbow

 

Artist:  Rainbow
Origin:  Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar
Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals
Craig Gruber:  Bass
Micky Lee Soule:  Keyboards
Gary Driscoll:  Drums

Rainbow are a British Hard Rock Band from Hertford, Hertfordshire, formed in 1975 by Ritchie Blackmore (Guitar Ex Deep Purple), Ronnie James Dio (Vocals Ex ELF), Craig Gruber (Bass), Micky Lee Soule (Keyboards) and Gary Driscoll (Drums).  Band's members kept on changing,  Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1's 100 Greatest Artists Of Hard Rock and has sold 28 million albums worldwide.

Title:  The Temple Of The King 1975-1976 (Collector's Edition, Limited Edition Box Set) (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Edsel Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

Title:  Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Polydor

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Man On The Silver Mountain (4:38)

 2.  Self Portrait (3:16)

 3.  Black Sheep Of The Family (3:20)

 4.  Catch The Rainbow (6:40)

 5.  Snake Charmer (4:30)

 6.  The Temple Of The King (4:46)

 7.  If You Don't Like Rock 'N' Roll (2:36)

 8.  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (3:35)

 9.  Still I'm Sad (Instrumental) (3:43)

Personnel:

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitars

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Graig Gruber:  Bass

Gary Driscoll:  Drums

Mickey Lee Soule:  Piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, Organ

Additional Musician:

Shoshana Feinstein:  Backing Vocals o n Tracks:  4, 9

Disc 2:

Title:  Rising (1976)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Polydor

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Tarot Woman (5:58)

 2.  Run With The Wolf (3:48)

 3.  Starstruck (4:06)

 4.  Do You Close Your Eyes (2:58)

 5.  Stargazer (8:28)

 6.  A Light In The Black (8:12)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Jimmy Bain:  Bass

Tony Carey:   Keyboards

Cozy Powell:  Drums

Additional Musicians:

Munic Philharmonic Orchestra:  Strings, Horn

Disc 3:

Title:  Live In Koln, September 25, (Part 1) (1976)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  AFM

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

  1.  Kill The King (5:31)

 2.  Mistreated (15:03)

 3.  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (8:15)

 4.  Catch The Rainbow (14:03)

 5.  Man On The Silver Mountain (12:49)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Jimmy Bain:  Bass

Tony Carey:  Keyboards

Cozy Powell:  Drums

Disc 4:

Title:  Live In Koln, September 25, (Part 2) (1976)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  AFM

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Stargazer (16:56)

 2.  Still I'm Sad (15:50)

 3.  Do You Close Your Eyes (10:24)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Jimmy Bain:  Bass

Tony Carey:   Keyboards

Cozy Powell:  Drums

Disc 5:

Title:  Live In Dusseldorf, September 27, (Part 1) (1976)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  AFM

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Kill The King (6:36)

 2.  Mistreated (13:41)

 3.  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (7:09)

 4.  Catch The Rainbow (14:35)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Jimmy Bain:  Bass

Tony Carey:  Keyboards

Cozy Powell:  Drums

Disc 6:

 

Title:  Live In Dusseldorf, September 27, (Part 1) (1976)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  AFM

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Man On Te Silver Mountain (12:59)

 2.  Stargazer (15:55)

 3.  Still I'm Sad (16:50)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Jimmy Bain:  Bass

Tony Carey:  Keyboards

Cozy Powell:  Drums

Disc 7:

Title:  Live In Nurnberg, September 28, (Part 1) (1976)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  AFM

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Kill The King (5:34)

 2.  Misteated (12:51)

 3.  Sixteenth Century Greensleves (8:10)

 4.  Catch The Rainbow (13:21)

 5.  Man On The Silver Mountain (13:40)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Jimmy Bain:  Bass

Tony Carey:  Keyboards

Cozy Powell:  Drums

Disc 8:  

Title:  Live In Nurnberg, September 28, (Part 2) (1976)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  AFM

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1. Stargazer (14:46)

 2.  Still I'm Sad (16:39)

 3.  Do You Close Your Eyes (6:43)

Bonus Tracks:  Studio Rehearsals For 1976 World Tour

 4.  Getaway (Kill The King) (4:32)

 5.  Mistreated (10:05)

 6.  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves (8:31)

 7.  Catch The Rainbow (11:11)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Jimmy Bain:  Bass Tony Carey:  Keyboards 

Cozy Powell:  Drums

Disc 9:

Title:  Rarities

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  Edsel

Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Temple Of The King (Bolivian Mono Mix) (4:38)

 2.  Man On The Silver Mountain (Mono Edit) (3:54)

 3.  Man On The Silver Mountain (Stereo Edit) (3:54)

 4.  Tarot Woman (Rough Mix) (6:06)

5.  Run With The Wolf (Rough Mix) (3:49)

 6.  Starstruck (Rough Mix) (4:04)

 7.  Do You Close Your Eyes (Rough Mix) (3:04)

 8.  Stargazer (Rough Mix) (9:08)

 9.  A Light In The Black (Rough Mix) (8:12)

10. Stargazer (Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal) (8:33)

11. starstruck (Mono Edit) (3:10)

12. Starstruck (Stereo Edit) (3:12)

Personnel:

Ronnie James Dio:  Vocals

Ritchie Blackmore:  Guitar

Graig Gruber:  Bass on Tracks:  9/1-3, 4, 12

Gary Driscoll:  Drums on Tracks:  9/1-3

Mickey Lee Soule:  Piano, Mellotron, Clavinet, Organ on Tracks:  9/1-3

Jimmy Bain:  Bass on Tracks:  9/4-12

Tony Carey. Keyboards on Tracks:  9/4-12

Cozy Powell:  Drums  on Tracks:  9/4-12

The Temple Of The King 1975-1976 is the compilation Box Set by Rainbow, released on March 27, 2026 by Edsel Records. Collector's Edition, Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set 9 CD with 24 page booklet.  For Fans of Rainbow, and Music Collectors.

McCoy Tyner

 

Artist:  McCoy Tyner 

Birth Name:  Afred McCoy Tyner

Born:  December 11, 1938.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:   March 6, 2020 (Aged 81).  New Jersey, USA

Genre:   Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Standards, Piano Jazz, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band, Global Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Occupation:   Musician, Composer, Bandleader

Instruments:  Piano

McCoy Tyner was an American Jazz Pianist, best known for his work with the John Coltrane Quartet and a long solo career.  He was an NEA Jazz Master and a five-time Grammy Winner.  Not a player of electric Keyboards and Synthesizers,  he was committed to Acoustic Instrumentation.  He was one of the most recognizable and most influential pianists in Jazz History.

Title:  Asante (Blue Note Tone Poet Edition) (2026)

Genre:   Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Standards, Piano Jazz, Modal Music, Post-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Modern Big Band, Global Jazz, Afro-Cuban Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Blue Note

Rating:   ****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Malika (14:02)

 2.  Asante (6:12)

Side Two:

 1.  Goin' Home (7:39)

 2.  Fulfillment (14:00)

Personnel:

McCoy Tyner:  Piano, Wooden Flute

Andrew White:  Alto Saxophone

Ted Dunbar:  Guitar

Buster Williams:  Bass

Billy Hart:  Drums, African Percussion

Mtume:  Congas, Percussion

"Songai" Sandra Smith:  Vocals on Tracks:  1/1, 2

Asante is an album by McCoy Tyner, originally released on April 1974 by Blue Note, remastered and reissued on May 1, 2026 by Blue Note.  Blue Note Tone Poet Series, 180 Gram Audiophile Black Vinyl.

Wild Horses

 

Artist:  Wild Horses
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Original line-up:

Jimmy Bain:  Bass, Vocals
Brian Robertson:  Guitar
Jimmy McCulloch:  Guitar
Kenney Jones:  Drums

Wild Horses were a British Hard Rock Band, was formed in the summer 1978 by Brian Robertson (Guitar Ex Thin Lizzy, Motorhead ), Jimmy Bain (Bass Ex Rainbow, Dio), Jimmy McCulloch (Guitar Ex Stone The Crows, Wings) and Kenney Jones (Drums Ex Small Faces).

Title:  Standing Our Ground:  Complete Recordings 1978-1981 (2026)

Genre:  Hard Rock, Heavy Metal

Label:  HNE Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:

Title:  Wild Horses  (1980)
Genre:  Hard Rock
Label:   EMI 
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Reservation  (3:47)
 2.  Face Down  (3:30)
 3.  Blackmail  (2:25)
 4.  Flyaway  (3:33)
 5.  Dealer  (4:56)
 6.  Street Girl  (3:28)
 7.  No Strings Attached  (3:56)

 8.  Criminal Tendencies  (3:46)
 9.  Nights On The Own  (3:21)
10. Woman  (4:01)
11. Reservation  (2025 New Mix) (3:46)

12. Face Down (2025 New Mix) (4:07)
13. Blackmail  (2025 New Mix) (2:26)
14. Dealer   (2025 New Mix) (4:57)

15. Street Girl (2025 New Mix) (5:41)

16. N Strings Attached (2025 New Mix) (3:58)

17. Criminal Tendencies (2025 New Mix) (4:19)

18. Woman (2025 New Mix) (4:05)

19. Street Girl (Alternative Take) (2025 New Mix) (4:02)
20. The Rapist  (2025 New Mix) (3:38)


Personnel:

Jimmy Bain:  Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Brian Robertson:  Guitar, Bass on Tracks:  "Flyaway", "Nights On The Town", Vocals, on Tracks: "Blackmail", "Nights On The Town, Backing Vocals
Neil Carter:  Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Clive Edwards:  Drums

Wild Horses is the debut album by Wild Horses, originally released on April 13, 1980 by EMI Records, and reached at No. 38 in UK Albums Chart.  Neil Carter (Guitar Ex Wilder, Gilbert O' Sullivan, and later with UFO) replaced Jimmy McCulloch, and Clive Edwards (Drums Ex Pat Travers, Uli Roth) replaced Kenney Jones. The album reissued by Rock Candy Records on March 19, 2013.

Disc 2:

Title:  Stand Your Ground  (1981)
Genre:  Hard Rock
Label:   EMI 
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  I'll Give You Love  (3:44)
 2.  In The City  (4:44)
 3.  Another Lover  (3:26)
 4.  Back In The U.S.A.  (3:50)
 5.  Stand Your Ground  (3:36)
 6.  The Axe  (4:20)
 7.  Miami Justice  (5:00)
 8.  Precious  (4:36)
 9.  New York City  (3:26)
10. Stake Out  (3:40)
11. InThe City (2025 New Mix) (4:45)

12. Back In The U.S.A. (2025 New Mix) (4:00)

13. Miami Justice (2025 New Mix) (5:20)

14. Precious (2025 New Mix) (4:40)

15. Stake Out (2025 New Mix) (4:32)

16. Because I Care (2025 New Mix) (5:42)

17. The Stash (2025 New Mix) (4:16)

Personnel:

Jimmy Bain:  Vocals, Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards

Brian Robertson:  Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
John Lockton:  Guitar
Clive Edwards:  Drums

Stand Your Ground is the second album by Wild Horses, originally released ion May 1981 by EMI Records, John Lockton (Guitar) replaced Neil Carter who left to join UFO.

Disc 3:  

Title:  The First Album Bonus Tracks

Tracks:

 1.  Rapist (3:35)

 2.  Reservation (Demo) (4:19)

 3.  Top Mod  (Demo) (4:21) 

 4.  Blackmail (Demo) (2:40)

 5.  Flyway (Phil Lynott Demo) (4:58)

 6.  Flyway (Dumpdown Demo) (4:15)

 7.  Dealer (Neil Carter Demo) (4:46)

 8.  Street Girl (Demo) (4:06)

 9.  Nights On The Town (Demo) (4:21)

10. Woman (Demo) (4:55)

11. The Rapist (Demo) (3:36)

12. Retribution (Demo) (5:20)

13. Breathe On Me (Demo) (5:49)

14. Reservation (Alternative Take) (2025 New Mix) (3:49)

15. No Spring Attached (Acoustic) (2025 New Mix) (3:58)

16. Top Mod (Alternative Take) (2025 New Mix) (2:40)

Personnel:

Jimmy Bain:  Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Brian Robertson:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Neil Carter:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Clive Edwards:  Drums

Disc 4:

Title:  Stand Your Ground Bonus Tracks

Tracks:

 1.  The Kid (3:14)

 2.  Rocky Mountain Way (Live Osaka, Japan ,1980) (7:18)

 3.  Saturday Night (Live Osaka, Japan ,1980) (4:31)

 4.  Everlasting Love (2:23)

 5.  In The City (Demo) (4:16)

 6.  Another Lover (Demo) (3:45)

 7.  Stand Your Ground (Demo) (3:49)

 8.  The Axe (Demo) (4:58)

 9.  Stake Out (Demo) (4:51)

10. Because I Care (Demo) (5:34)

11. Are You Ready (Neil Carter Demo) (2:38)

12. Back In The U.S.A. (Neil Carter Demo) (3:46)

13. The Kid (Neil Carter Demo) (3:16)

Personnel:

immy Bain:  Vocals, Bass, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards

Brian Robertson:  Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
John Lockton:  Guitar
Clive Edwards:  Drums

Disc 5:

Title:  Live At The Marquee Club

Tracks:

 1.  The Dealer (6:05)

 2.  Rapist (3:53)

 3.  Woman (5:27)

 4.  One Call A Week (4:29)

 5.  Breathe On Me (5:28)

 6.  Nights On The Town (4:27)

 7.  Retribution (6:12)

 8.  Saturday Night (13:53)

 9.  Rocky Mountain Way  (5:07)

10. Rocky Mountain Way (Encore) (6:20)

Personnel:

Jimmy Bain:  Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Brian Robertson:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Neil Carter:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Clive Edwards:  Drums

Disc 6:

Title:  Live In Tokyo 1980

Tracks:

 1.  Intro (0:31)

 2.  Dealer (5:11)

 3.  Blackmail (3:03)

 4.  No Strings Attached (3:58)

 5.  Criminal Tendencies (4:13)

 6.  The Stash (5:22)

 7.  Flyway (5:02)

 8.  Street Girl (4:46)

 9.  Face Down (3:31)

10. New York City (4:15)

11. Reservation (3:47)

12. The Kid (5:23)

13. The Rapist (3:25)

14. Going Down (7:37)

15. I'l Give You Love (4:07)

16. Saturday Night (7:12)

17. Rock Me Baby (4:40)

Personnel:

Jimmy Bain:  Bass, Lead Vocals, Keyboards
Brian Robertson:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Neil Carter:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Clive Edwards:  Drums

Standing Our Ground:  Complete Recordings 1978-1981 is the collection Box Set by Wild Horses, released on February 27, 2026 by HNE Recordings.  For Music Loves and Music Collectors.

The Animals

 

Artist:  The Animals 
Origin:  Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Genre:  Rock, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Contemporary Pop

Original line-up:

Eric Burdon:  Vocals
Alan Price:  Organ, Keyboards
Hilton Valentine:  Guitar
Chas Chandler:  Bass
John Steel:  Drums

The Animals are an English Rhythm & Blues and Rock Band from Newcastle upon Tyne, formed in 1962 by Eric Burdon (Vocals), Alan Price (Organ, Keyboards), Hilton Valentine (Guitar), Chas Chandler (Bass) and John Steel (Drums).  Their signature song and transatlantic No. 1 Hit Single "House Of The Rising Sun", as well as by Hits such as "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place", "It's My Life", "I'm Crying" and "Don't Let me Be Misunderstood".  The band's music balanced Rock, Pop and Rhythm & Blues. The Animals underwent numerous personnel changes in the mid-1960s under name Eric Burdon and The Animals, and achieved commercial success as a Psychedelic and Hard Rock Band with hits like "San Franciscan Nights", "When I Was Young" and "Sky Pilot".  They were known in the US as part of the British Invasion.  The Animals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.

Title:  Greatest Hits Live! (Limited Edition) (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Rock & Roll, Rhythm & Blues, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock, British Blues, British Invasion, Contemporary Pop

Label:  Secret Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1. It's Too Late (4:07)

 2.  House Of The Rising Sun (4:11)

 3.  It's My Life (3:25)

 4.  Don't Bring Me Down (3:45)

 5.  Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (5:30)

Side Two:

 1.  I'm Crying (3:35)

 2.  Bring It On Home To Me (4:55)

 3.  O Lucky Man! (2:20)

 4.  Boom Boom (4:30)

 5.  We've Gotta Ge Out Of This Place (7:30)

Personnel:

Eric Burdon:  Vocals

Chas Chandler:  Bass

Alan Price:  Keyboards

Hilton Valentine:  Guitar

John Steel:  Drums

Greatest Hits Live! is a live album by The Animals, originally released on August 1984 by I.R.S., remastered and reissued on April 23, 2026 by Secret Records.  Limited Edition 180 Gram Blue Vinyl. For Music Collectors. 

Dream Theater

 

Artist:  Dream Theater

Origin:  Long Island, New York, USA

Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Neo-Progressive, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Art Rock

Original line-up:

John Petrucci:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

John Myung:  Bass

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Backing Vocals

Dream Theater is an American Progressive Metal Band from Long Island, New York, formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci (Guitar), John Myung (Bass), and Mike Portnoy (Drums), while they attended Berklee College Of Music in Massachusetts.  They subsequently dropped out of their studies to concentrate further on the band and become Dream Theater.  The band is well known for the technical proficiency of its instrumentalists  Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remained together along with James LaBrie (Vocals) and Jordan Rudess (Keyboards), until September 8, 2010 when Mike Portnoy left the band and replaced by Mike Mangini in 2011.  John Petrucci won many awards from music instruction magazines.  John Myung was voted the greatest Bassist of all time in a poll conducted by Music Radar in August and September 2010.  Mike Portnoy has won 26 awards from Modern Drummer Magazine and to be inducted into the Rock Drummer Hall of Fame.  Jordan Rudess is considered to be one of the greatest Keyboards Players of All Time by Music Radar.  The band's highest-selling album is the Gold-Selling Images and Words (1992).  Metropolis Pt. 2:  Scenes From A Memory was ranked 95 on the October 2006 issue of  Guitar World Magazine's list of The Greatest 100 Guitar Albums Of All Time.

Title:  Parasomnia (Limited Edition) (2026) 

Genre:  Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Neo-Progressive, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Art Rock

Label:  InsideOut Music

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP  

Tracks:

LP 1:

Dream 1:

 1.  In The Arms Of Morpheus (5:22)

 2.  Night Terror (9:55)

Deam 2:

 3.  A Broken Man (8:30)

 4.  Dead Asleep (11:06)

LP 2:

Dream 3:

 5.  Midnight Messiah (7:58)

 6.  Are We Dreaming? (1:28)

 7.  Bend The Clock (7:24)

Dream 4:

 8.  The Shadow Man Incident (19:32)

Personnel:

James LaBrie:  Lead Vocals

John Petrucci:  Guitar, Backing Vocals

John Myung:  Bass

Jordan Rudess:  Keyboards

Mike Portnoy:  Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Parasomnia is the 16th studio album by Dream Theater, originally release February 7, 2025 by InsideOut Music, remastered abd reissued on March 27, 2026 by InsideOut Music.  Limited Edition LP  Gatefold Trans, See Blues, 180 Gram  2 LP+12-Page LP-Booklet.