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Year Albums Lineup Style
1975
The Ritchie Blackmore "Rainbow" Radio Special [Demo] Tony Carey - keyboards
Mickey Lee Soule - keyboards
Jimmy Bain - bass
Craig Gruber - bass
Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums
Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Hard rock
Heavy metal
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Mickey Lee Soule - keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
Craig Gruber - bass
Gary Driscoll - drums
Hard rock
Heavy metal
1976
Rehearsals 1976 [Demo] Tony Carey - keyboards
Jimmy Bain - bass
Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums
Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Rising
1977
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Promo [EP] Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums
Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Michael David Stoyanoff - keyboards
Bob Daisley - bass
1978
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll Ritchie Blackmore - guitars, bass
Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Cozy Powell - drums
Bob Daisley - bass
David Stone - keyboards
1979
Down To Earth Demo [Demo] Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums
Roger Glover - bass
Graham Bonnet - vocals
Donald Airey - keyboards
Down To Earth
1980
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Roger Glover - bass
Donald Airey - keyboards
Bobby Rondinelli - drums
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
1981
Jealous Lover [EP] Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Roger Glover - bass
Bobby Rondinelli - drums
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
David Rosenthal - keyboards
Difficult To Cure EP [EP]
Difficult To Cure
1982
Stone Cold / Dream Chaser / Tite Squeeze / Death Alley Driver / Power / Rock Fever / Stone Cold [Demo]
Straight Between The Eyes
1983
Bent Out Of Shape Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Roger Glover - bass
Joe Lynn Turner - vocals
David Rosenthal - keyboards
Chuck Burgi - drums
1984
 
1985
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Chuck Burgi - drums
1986
Bad Girl [EP]
1987
 
1988
 
1989
 
1990
 
1991
 
1992
 
1993
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Chuck Burgi - drums
Paul Morris - keyboards
Greg Smith - bass
Douglas White - vocals
1994
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Chuck Burgi - drums
Paul Morris - keyboards
Greg Smith - bass
Douglas White - vocals
John O'Reilly - drums
1995
Stranger In Us All Doogie White - vocals
Paul Morris - keyboards
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
John O'Reilly - drums
Greg Smith - bass
1996
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Chuck Burgi - drums
Paul Morris - keyboards
Greg Smith - bass
Douglas White - vocals
1997
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Paul Morris - keyboards
Greg Smith - bass
Douglas White - vocals
John Miceli - drums
1998
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
1999
 
2000
 
2001
 
2002
 
2003
 
2004
 
2005
 
2006
 
2007
 
2008
 
2009
 
2010
 
2011
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
 
2016
 
2017
 
2018
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Bob Nouveau - bass
David Keith - drums
Ronnie Romero - vocals
Jens Johansson - keyboards
2019
Rainbow Vorwärts [EP]
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
2024
  Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Bob Nouveau - bass
David Keith - drums
Jens Johansson - keyboards