''Finyl Vinyl'' is a collection of live recordings and B-sides by the British

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band

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and was released in 1986, after the band had already disbanded in 1984. All the studio tracks had previously been released.

Notes

* The cover photograph of Ritchie Blackmore was taken by

Ross Halfin Ross William Halfin (born 11 August 1957) is a British rock and roll photographer. Since the late 1970s he has worked for some of the biggest acts in rock and heavy metal, including Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, The Who, Kiss, Metallica, ...

after a concert at the

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in Berlin in November 1982. The person all the way in the background is Don Airey running towards the stage trying to get in the shot. (as told by Don Airey himself in 2005) *The LP notes mistakenly credit drums on "Weiss Heim" to

Bobby Rondinelli Robert Rondinelli (born July 27, 1955) is a rock drummer best known for his work with the hard rock/ heavy metal bands Blue Öyster Cult, Rainbow, Quiet Riot, Black Sabbath, The Lizards, The Handful, and Rondinelli. In July 2013, Rondinelli wa ...

, when in fact they were performed by

Cozy Powell Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English rock drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Robert Plant, ...

. *The instrumental "Difficult to Cure" is taken from the final Japanese Rainbow date in 1984 and features a full orchestral accompaniment. The guitar solo was re-recorded and differs from the video release. *The song "

Man on the Silver Mountain "Man on the Silver Mountain" is the debut single by Rainbow and the first track of their debut album, ''Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow'', written by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Reception Brad Sanders of ''The A.V. Clu ...

" features guitar overdubs. *The song "Can't Happen Here" has wrong location and date in the booklet. It was actually recorded at "The Orpheum Theatre" in Boston, MA, USA on May 7, 1981. *The original double vinyl release omitted "Street of Dreams", although it was included on the cassette version before "Jealous Lover". The first CD issue, a single disc, omitted both "Street of Dreams" and "Tearin' Out My Heart". These were restored on the 2CD remastered edition of 1999, which features different lengths for several tracks along with the original artwork.

Track listing

Personnel

*Guitar:

Ritchie Blackmore Richard Hugh Blackmore (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist and songwriter. He was a founding member of Deep Purple in 1968, playing jam-style hard rock music that mixed guitar riffs and organ sounds. He is prolific in creating guitar ...

*Vocals:

Joe Lynn Turner Joe Lynn Turner (born Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, August 2, 1951) is an American singer known for his work in the hard rock bands Rainbow, Yngwie J. Malmsteen and Deep Purple. During his career, Turner fronted and played guitar with pop ro ...

(tracks 1-6, 10-11, 15),

Graham Bonnet Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several hard rock and heavy metal bands including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.Pr ...

(tracks 7-8),

Ronnie James Dio Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...

(tracks 12-13) *Bass:

Roger Glover Roger David Glover (born 30 November 1945) is a Welsh bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the member of the hard rock bands Deep Purple and Rainbow. As a member of Deep Purple, Glover was inducted into the Rock and Ro ...

(all except tracks 12-13),

Bob Daisley Robert John Daisley (born 13 February 1950) is a retired Australian bass guitarist. He has collaborated on several occasions with Ozzy Osbourne, for whom he contributed bass, backing vocals, co-production and songwriting. He has also worked wi ...

(tracks 12-13) *Drums: Chuck Burgi (tracks 1-3, 9, 15),

(tracks 4-6, 10-11),

(tracks 7-8, 12-14) *Keyboards: David Rosenthal (tracks 1-3, 6, 9-11, 15),

Don Airey Donald Smith Airey (born 21 June 1948) is an English musician who has been the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, after the retirement of Jon Lord. He has had a long and productive career, playing with such acts as Gary Moore ...

(tracks 4-5, 7-8, 14), David Stone (tracks 12-13) *Backing vocals: Lynn Robinson (tracks 1-5, 8-9, 15) and Dee Beale (tracks 4-5, 10-11)

Charts

References

{{Authority control Rainbow (rock band) live albums 1986 live albums Polydor Records live albums Albums produced by Roger Glover Mercury Records live albums