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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 - piano, mellotron, clavinet, organ
Ritchie Blackmore - guitars
Craig Gruber - bass
Gary Driscoll - drums

Guest musicians
Shoshana - vocals
 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 Ronald James Padavona - vocals
Tony Carey - keyboards
Richard Hugh Blackmore - guitars
Colin Trevor "Cozy" Powell - drums
Jimmy Bain - bass
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

Session musicians
Ferenc Kiss - violin
Nico Nicolic - violin
Ottmar Machan - viola
Karl Heinz Feit - cello
Rudi Risavy - flute
Max Hecker - recorder
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