Rainbow "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 1978 Lp Polydor. Blackmore & Dio Masterpiece!

Long Live Rock 'n' Roll is the third studio album by the British  band , released on April 14, 1978, and the last to feature original lead vocalist .

Background

Recording of the album commenced in April 1977 at a studio in , France, featuring ,  and . Keyboards were initially played on a session basis by former Rainbow member , while bass parts were started by . Clarke was soon dismissed, however, and the bass parts were recorded by Blackmore himself. By July 1977 seven tracks that ended on the album were in demo form. Recording was suspended while the band recruited  and  and thereafter commenced extensive touring of Europe in the summer and fall of 1977. A return to the Château d'Hérouville studio in December saw the band finish the album and also yielded a final track, "Gates of Babylon".

Track listing[]

All songs written by  and  except where noted. All lyrics by Dio.

Side oneNo.TitleLength1."Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"4:212."Lady of the Lake"3:393."L.A. Connection"5:024."Gates of Babylon"6:49Total length:19:51 Side twoNo.TitleWriter(s)Length5."Kill the King"Blackmore, Dio, 4:296."The Shed (Subtle)"Blackmore, Dio, Powell4:477."Sensitive to Light" 3:078."Rainbow Eyes" 7:11Total length:19:34
Personnel Rainbow  – lead vocals  – guitars, bass on tracks 1–3, 6 (also bass on rough mix tracks 1–6, 2012 Deluxe Edition)  – drums, percussion  – bass on "Gates of Babylon", "Kill the King", and "Sensitive to Light"  – keyboards on "Gates of Babylon", "Kill the King", "The Shed". Piano outro on "L.A. Connection"  – keyboards on "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll," "Lady of the Lake" and "Rainbow Eyes" Additional musicians Bavarian String Ensemble conducted by Rainer Pietsch on "Gates of Babylon" Ferenc Kiss, Nico Nicolic –  on "Rainbow Eyes" Ottmar Machan –  on "Rainbow Eyes" Karl Heinz Feit –  on "Rainbow Eyes" Rudi Risavy –  on "Rainbow Eyes" Production  – producer and engineer