Product Description
Rare Actual 1978 Japanese First Pressing ~ Still In Immaculate Condition! Heavy Grade Gatefold Cover Includes 4-Page Insert With Lyrics In English & Japanese. Rainbow’s Third Studio LP, Featuring Former Deep Purple Guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Vocals), Cozy Powell (Drums), Bob Daisley (Bass) & David Stone (Keyboards).
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT! Fan-fukkin-tastic!
Condition – Cover: NEAR MINT! Beautiful!
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll
Lady Of The Lake
L.A. Connection
Gates Of Babylon
Side 2:
Kill The King
The Shed (Subtle)
Sensitive To Light
Rainbow Eyes
AMG –
Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll may be singer Ronnie James Dio’s last album with Rainbow, but at least he went out on a high note… Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll may be singer Ronnie James Dio’s last album with Rainbow, but at least he went out on a high note… Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll maintains the momentum the band had built up. “Kill the King” had been previously heard on the live On Stage record, but here it sounds more fully realised. Also, the title track from the album stands as one of the best songs the band did, not to mention a noble sentiment. The chugging “L.A. Connection” is another highlight. As with all of their first four albums, this one was produced by Martin Birch (who produced everyone from Blue Öyster Cult to Wayne County), and he really knows how to get the best out of the band by this point. The result is that the songs couldn’t sound any better… very cohesive, steady, and, ultimately, satisfying. This would turn out to be the last great album Rainbow would ever make, although they did enjoy a great deal of chart success in the post-Dio era.