''Live in Munich 1977'' is a live album and DVD released by the British

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band

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in 2006. The concert was recorded in Munich on 20 October 1977, originally filmed to air on the German ''

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'' TV show. 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 ''

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'', with a different bass player and keyboardist. The DVD release also features the three promotional videos for Rainbow's ''

'' album, and interviews with

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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.

Track listing

DVD track listing

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

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* David Stone -

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