The Temple of the King: 1975–1976

Tracklist

• CD 1: Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow (1975)
• 1
  Man on the Silver Mountain
  4:38
  4.1 ★
• 2
  Self Portrait
  3:16
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Black Sheep of the Family
  3:20
  3.2 ★
• 4
  Catch the Rainbow
  6:40
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Snake Charmer
  4:30
  3.0 ★
• 6
  The Temple of the King
  4:46
  4.8 ★
• 7
  If You Don’t Like Rock ’n’ Roll
  2:36
  3.4 ★
• 8
  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
  3:35
  3.4 ★
• 9
  Still I’m Sad
  3:53
  3.0 ★
• CD 2: Rising (1976)
• 1
  Tarot Woman
  6:05
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Run With the Wolf
  3:45
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Starstruck
  4:08
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Do You Close Your Eyes
  3:00
  3.5 ★
• 5
  Stargazer
  8:31
  4.2 ★
• 6
  A Light in the Black
  8:11
  4.6 ★
• CD 3: Live in Köln, September 25, 1976
• 1
  Kill the King
  5:31
• 2
  Mistreated
  15:03
• 3
  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
  8:15
• 4
  Catch the Rainbow
  14:03
• 5
  Man on the Silver Mountain
  12:49
• CD 4: Live in Köln, September 25, 1976
• 1
  Stargazer
  16:56
• 2
  Still I’m Sad
  15:50
• 3
  Do You Close Your Eyes
  10:24
• CD 5: Live in Düsseldorf, September 27, 1976
• 1
  Kill the King
  6:36
• 2
  Mistreated
  13:41
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
  7:09
  2.0 ★
• 4
  Catch the Rainbow
  14:35
  2.0 ★
• CD 6: Live in Düsseldorf, September 27, 1976
• 1
  Man on the Silver Mountain
  12:59
  2.0 ★
• 2
  Stargazer
  15:55
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Still I’m Sad
  16:50
• CD 7: Live in Nürnberg, September 28, 1976
• 1
  Kill the King
  5:34
• 2
  Mistreated
  12:51
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
  8:10
  2.0 ★
• 4
  Catch the Rainbow
  13:21
  2.0 ★
• 5
  Man on the Silver Mountain
  13:40
  2.0 ★
• CD 8: Live in Nürnberg, September 28, 1976 / Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour
• 1
  Stargazer
  14:46
  2.0 ★
• 2
  Still I’m Sad
  16:39
  2.0 ★
• 3
  Do You Close Your Eyes
  6:43
  2.0 ★
• 4
  Getaway (Kill the King)
  4:32
• 5
  Mistreated
  10:05
• 6
  Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
  8:31
• 7
  Catch the Rainbow
  11:11
• CD 9: Rarities
• 1
  The Temple of the King (Bolivian mono mix)
  4:38
• 2
  Man on the Silver Mountain (mono edit)
  3:54
• 3
  Man on the Silver Mountain (stereo edit)
  3:54
• 4
  Tarot Woman (rough mix)
  6:06
• 5
  Run With the Wolf (rough mix)
  3:49
• 6
  Starstruck (rough mix)
  4:04
• 7
  Do You Close Your Eyes (rough mix)
  3:04
• 8
  Stargazer (rough mix)
  9:08
• 9
  A Light in the Black (rough mix)
  8:12
• 10
  Stargazer (Pirate Sound Tour rehearsal)
  8:33
• 11
  Starstruck (mono edit)
  3:10
• 12
  Starstruck (stereo edit)
  3:12

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Release credits

• Cozy Powell
  drums (drum set) [2.1-5, 6.1-2, 7.2-5, 5.2-4, 8.1-3, 9.4-9]
• Craig Gruber
  bass [1-9]
• Fritz Sonnleitner
  concertmaster [9.8, 2.5]
• Gary Driscoll
  drums (drum set) [1-9]
• Jimmy Bain
  bass [4], bass guitar [9.4-9, 2.1-3, 2.5-6], electric bass guitar [7.2-5, 8.1-3, 6.1-2, 5.2-4]
• Martin Birch
  mix [2.1-6, 1.1-9], producer [1.1-9, 2.1-5, 9.4-9]
• Mickey Lee Soule
  clavinet [1-9], electronic organ [1-9], mellotron [1-9], piano [1-9]
• Mike Brown
  mix [5.2-4, 6.1-2, 7.2-5, 8.1-3]
• Münchner Philharmoniker
  performing orchestra [2.5, 9.8]
• Rainer Pietsch
  conductor [2.5, 9.8]
• Ritchie Blackmore
  arranger [9.4-9, 2.1-6], electric guitar [8.1-3, 6.1-2, 5.2-4, 7.2-5], guitar [9.4-9, 1.1-9, 2.1-5], producer [1-9]
• Ronnie James Dio
  arranger [2.1-6, 9.4-9], lead vocals [1.1-9, 9.4-9, 2.1-3, 2.5-6, 5.2-4, 6.1-2, 7.2-5, 8.1-3], producer [1-9], vocal [4]
• Tony Carey
  keyboard [9.4-9, 6.1-2, 7.2-5, 5.2-4, 2.1-5, 8.1-3]

Issues

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  The Temple of the King: 1975–1976

  9x CD
  27 March 2026