Rainbow are being honored with an expansive new 9CD box set, The Temple Of The King: 1975 – 1976, arriving March 27, 2026 via Edsel Records. The newly mastered collection, overseen by engineers Andy Pearce and Matt Wortham, is the first in a planned anthology series spotlighting the career of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. Spanning the band’s formative first two years, the set includes the debut Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, the breakthrough Rising, and the German concerts that informed the live album On Stage, alongside a full disc of rarities. Housed in deluxe 7-inch packaging with a 24-page booklet featuring memorabilia and liner notes by Rich Davenport, the box captures the era when Blackmore and vocalist Ronnie James Dio forged a mystical hard rock template that would influence generations. The collection also marks the first time the 1976 Cologne, Düsseldorf and Nürnberg concerts are widely available together outside Japan.
RAINBOW – THE TEMPLE OF THE KING 1975 – 1976
Track Listing
CD ONE: Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain
Self Portrait
Black Sheep Of The Family
Catch The Rainbow
Snake Charmer
The Temple Of The King
If You Don’t Like Rock ‘n’ Roll
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Still I’m Sad
CD TWO: Rising
Tarot Woman
Run With The Wolf
Starstruck
Do You Close Your Eyes
Stargazer
A Light In The Black
CD THREE: Live In Köln 1976 – Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – Part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain
CD FOUR: Live In Köln 1976 – Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – Part 2
Stargazer
Still I’m Sad
Do You Close Your Eyes
CD FIVE: Live In Düsseldorf 1976 – Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – Part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
CD SIX: Live In Düsseldorf 1976 – Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – Part 2
Man On The Silver Mountain
Stargazer
Still I’m Sad
CD SEVEN: Live In Nürnberg 1976 – Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976 – Part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain
CD EIGHT: Live In Nürnberg 1976 – Part 2 + Rarities
Stargazer – Live in Nürnberg 1976
Still I’m Sad – Live in Nürnberg 1976
Do You Close Your Eyes – Live in Nürnberg 1976
Getaway (Kill The King) – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*
Mistreated – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*
Catch The Rainbow – Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*
CD NINE: Rarities
The Temple Of The King – Bolivian Mono Mix
Man On The Silver Mountain – Mono Edit
Man On The Silver Mountain – Stereo Edit
Tarot Woman – Rough Mix
Run With The Wolf – Rough Mix
Starstruck – Rough Mix
Do You Close Your Eyes – Rough Mix
Stargazer – Rough Mix
A Light In The Black – Rough Mix
Stargazer – Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal
Starstruck – Mono Edit
Starstruck – Stereo Edit
*Previously unreleased