Live in Munich 1977 explained

Live in Munich 1977
Type:live
Artist:Rainbow
Cover:RainbowMunich.jpg
Released:13 June 2006
Recorded:Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, 20 October 1977
Genre:Hard rock, heavy metal
Length:98:36
Label:Eagle
Producer:Drew Thompson, Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin
Chronology:Rainbow live albums
Prev Title:Deutschland Tournee 1976
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Black Masquerade
Next Year:2013
Live in Munich 1977
Type:video
Artist:Rainbow
Released:22 August 2006
Recorded:Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, 20 October 1977
Genre:Hard rock, heavy metal
Length:146 mins
Label:Eagle Vision
Producer:Drew Thompson, Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin
Prev Title:The Final Cut
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Black Masquerade
Next Year:2013

Live in Munich 1977 is a live album and DVD released by the British hard rock band Rainbow in 2006.

The concert was recorded in Munich on 20 October 1977, originally filmed to air on the German Rockpalast TV show.[1] Repeated airings have led to numerous bootleg video and audio tapes of the show being available through the 1980s and '90s. The set is not from the same tour that produced the previously released live album On Stage (which was mostly culled from their 1976 Japanese tour), but from their 1977 European tour, a few months prior to the release of Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, with a different keyboardist.

The DVD release also features the three promotional videos for Rainbow's Long Live Rock 'n' Roll album, and interviews with Bob Daisley and former tour manager Colin Hart.

On 26 April 2010 a double 180 gram limited edition gatefold vinyl reissue of the album was released through Just For Kicks Music (Germany).

On 6 May 2013 the CD and DVD were reissued by Eagle Rock and Eagle Vision respectively. The only difference being the addition of 'Rainbow Over Texas '76', a short 13-minute feature, to the DVD, and revised track timings to the CD tracks. Many of the titles on the original 2006 issue CD were edited, cutting almost 15 minutes from the total length of the concert; the 2013 issue restores these edits, making the total running time closer to that of the concert film.

DVD track listing

Main programme
  1. Introduction - 1:44
  2. Kill the King - 4:42
  3. Mistreated – 11:49
  4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves – 8:52
  5. Catch the Rainbow – 18:14
  6. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll – 8:04
  7. Man on the Silver Mountain – 16:25
  8. Still I'm Sad – 27:33
  9. Do You Close Your Eyes – 15:40
Special features
  1. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Video) – 3:33
  2. Gates of Babylon (Video) – 6:37
  3. LA Connection (Video) – 5:12
  4. Bob Daisley Interview – 21:07
  5. Colin Hart Interview – 9:38
  6. Rainbow Over Texas '76 (2013 reissue only)
  7. Photogallery
  8. Slide Show with Audio Commentary - 39:51

Charts

DVD

Chart (2005-2006)Peak
position
Oricon Japanese DVD Chart[2] 20
Australia DVD Chart[3] 2

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rainbow Live in Munich 1977 (DVD) review . 2013-12-23 . Heaney . Gregory . . All Media Network.
  2. Web site: レインボー レインボーのDVD売り上げランキング . 2013-12-23 . . Japanese.
  3. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. PDF. 229.