Rainbow, Rarities 75-76. RSD Exclusive limited edition gatefold 2LP on one red and one yellow vinyl, a UK import.

Details
Event: Black Friday 2026.
Format: 2 x LP.
Label: Edsel Records.
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release.

Description
Edsel Records continue the celebration of 50 years since the formation of Rainbow and the release of their debut album 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow' and it's follow up 'Rainbow Rising'. This 'Rarities' 2LP release forms the final vinyl release from the recent appraisal of the band's defining early years 1975-1976. Released as a Gatefold 2LP set pressed on 1 x Red LP and 1 x Yellow LP, this vinyl release sees a number of rare mixes, edits and studio rehearsal performances collected together on vinyl for the first time, with over half of the tracks never available on vinyl before, all Newly Mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham. Includes incredible alternative versions of 'Starstruck', 'Man On The Silver Mountain', 'Stargazer' and 'Do You Close Your Eyes'.

Arrives for Black Friday Record Store Day, Saturday, November 28, 2026 at Vinyl Oasis, 9 SW 10th St, Ocala.

Watch the official Rainbow video, Stone Cold (4:17), on YouTube.