November 1980 to December 1981

Rainbow  

People involved

Don Airey (kbr); Ritchie Blackmore (gtr); Roger Glover (bss); Bob Rondinelli (drm); Joe Lynn Turner (vcl); plus Lin Robinson (bvc) during live tours.

Out goes Bonnet. In comes Joe Lynn Turner.

 

Albums & singles

Difficult To Cure [lp] : UK 1981 Polydor 2391 506

Difficult To Cure [lp] : UK 1982 Polydor POLD 5036

Difficult To Cure [lp] : Germany 1982 Polydor 2391506

Difficult To Cure [cd] : Germany 199- Polydor 800018-2

Difficult To Cure [cd] : Japan 199- Polydor POCP-2294

Difficult To Cure [cd] : Japan 1998 Polydor (Cardboard Jacket Series) POCP-9160

I Surrender/Vielleicht Das Naechste Mal : UK 1981 Polydor 2095 339

Can't Happen Here/Jealous Lover : UK 1981 Polydor POSP 251

Magic/Freedom Fighter : Japan 1981 Polydor 7 DM 0033

Jealous Lover [ep] : US 1981 Polydor PX 1 502

 

 

Material from above appears on...

The Best Of Rainbow [2cd/2lp] : Germany 1981 Polydor 800074

The Final Cut [video] : US/Europe 1985 Castle Communications CMV 1032

Finyl Vinyl [2lp] : Germany 1986 Polydor 827 987-1

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Germany 1986 Polydor 827 987-2

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Japan 199- Polydor P38P-20040

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Canada 19--? Polydor 827987-2

Finyl Vinyl [cd] : Japan December 1998 Polydor POCP-9163

Ansamblj Rainbow [lp] : Russia 1990 Polydor/Melodija C60-27023-005