On July 15, 1977, “Oyster” and “Polydor” labels released “On Stage”, the first Rainbow live album. It was recorded September – December 1976, in Japan and Germany, and was produced by Martin Birch.
Personnel:
Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Ritchie Blackmore – guitars
Tony Carey – keyboards
Jimmy Bain – bass
Cozy Powell – drums
Track listing:
Kill the King – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio, Cozy Powell
Medley: Man on the Silver Mountain / Blues / Starstruck – Ritchie Blackmore Ronnie James Dio
Catch the Rainbow – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
Mistreated – Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale
Sixteen Century Greensleeves – Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio
Still I’m Sad (The Yardbirds cover) -Paul Samwell – Smith, Jim McCarty
On August 12, 1985, “Warner Bros” label released “Sacred Heart”, the third Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Rumbo Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio.
Personnel:
Ronnie James Dio – vocals
Vivian Campbell – guitar
Claude Schnell – keyboards
Jimmy Bain – bass
Vinny Appice – drums
Craig Goldy – guitar
Angelo Arcuri – engineer
Gary McGachan – engineer assistant
Greg Fulginiti – mastering
Robert Florczak – illustration
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as stated.
King of Rock and Roll – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
Sacred Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
Another Lie – Ronnie James Dio
Rock ’n’ Roll Children – Ronnie James Dio
Hungry for Heaven – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
Like the Beat of a Heart – Ronnie James Dio, Jimmy Bain
Just Another Day – Ronnie James Dio, Vivian Campbell
Fallen Angels – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
Shoot Shoot – Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Apice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell
On April 18, 1980, “Vertigo” label released “Solo in Soho”, the debut Philip Lynott album. It was recorded 1979 – 1980, at “Good Earth Studios” in Soho, London, “Compass Point Studios” in Nassau, Bahamas, and was produced by Kit Woolven and Philip Lynott.
On July 21, 1983, “Jet” label released “Dirty Fingers”, the third Gary Moore studio album. It was recorded in 1981 and was produced by Chris Tsangarides.
Personnel:
Gary Moore– co-lead and backing vocals, guitars
Charlie Huhn– lead vocals
Don Airey– organ, keyboards
Jimmy Bain– bass
Tommy Aldridge– drums
Chris Tsangarides– engineer
Track listing:
All tracks by Gary Moore, except where noted.
Hiroshima
Dirty Fingers
Bad News
Don’t Let Me be Misunderstood – Bennie Benjamin, Sol Marcus, Gloria Caaldwell
On July 2, 1984, “Warner Bros” label released “The Last In Line”, the second Dio studio album. It was recorded in 1984, at “Caribou Ranch” in Colorado, and was produced by Ronnie James Dio.
Personnel:
Ronnie James Dio– lead vocals
Vivian Campbell– guitar
Claude Schnell- keyboards
Jimmy Bain– bass
Vinny Appice– drums, percussion
Angelo Arcuri – engineer
Rich Markowitz – engineer assistant
George Marino – mastering
Barry Jackson – illustration
Track listing:
All lyrics by Ronnie James Dio, music as noted.
We Rock – Ronnie James Dio
The Last in Line – Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
Breathless – Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
I Speed at Night – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
One Night in the City – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
Evil Eyes – Ronnie James Dio
Mystery – Jimmy Bain, Ronnie James Dio
Eat Your heart Out – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
Egypt (The Chains Are On) – Vinny Appice, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell, Ronnie James Dio
On January 23, 2016, James Stewart Bain aka Jimmy Bain, died aged 68. He was musician (bass), has worked with Phil Lynott, Wild Horses, Gary Moore, World War III and Scorpions, but was best known for playing bass in bands Rainbow and Dio.
On May 17, 1976, “Oyster/Polydor” label released “Rising”, the second Rainbow studio album. It was recorded in February 1976, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Martin Birch. “Kerrang” magazine voted “Rising” the greatest heavy metal album of all time.
Personnel:
Ronnie James Dio– vocals
Ritchie Blackmore– guitar
Tony Carey– keyboards, orchestron
Jimmy Bain– bass
Cozy Powell– drums
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra– strings, horn
Fritz Sonnleitner – concert master
Rainer Pietsch – conductor
Martin Birch – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio.
On April 13, 1979, “Vertigo” label released “Black Rose: A Rock Legend”, the ninth Thin Lizzy studio album. It was recorded December 1978 – February 1979, in Paris and London, and was produced by Tony Visconti.
Personnel:
Phil Lynott – lead vocal, bass guitar, twelve-string guitar
Scott Gorham– lead guitar, rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Gary Moore– lead and rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Brian Downey– drums, percussion
Huey Lewis– harmonica
Jimmy Bain– bass guitar
Mark Nauseef– drums
Track listing:
Dp Anything You Want To – Phil Lynott
Toughest Street in Town – Scott Gorham, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore
S&M – Brian Downey, Phil Lynott
Waiting for an Alibi – Phil Lynott
Sarah – Phil Lynott, Gary Moore
Got to Give it Up – Scott Gotham, Phil Lynott
Get Out of Here – Phil Lynott, Midge Ure
With Love – Phil Lynott
Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend – Phil Lynott, Gary Moore
On September 13, 1982, “EMI” label released “the Dreaming”, the fourth Kate Bush album. It was recorded September 1980 – May 1982 and was produced by Kate Bush. “The Dreaming” was ranked on number 71 on “Slint Magazine” list of “Best Albums of the 1980s”; “Mojo” magazine’s “Top 50 Eccentric Albums of All Time” list and “The Word” magazine’s “Great Underrated Albums of Our Time” list.
Personnel:
Kate Bush – vocals, piano, strings, arranger, keyboards, Fairlight digital sampling synthesizer
Ian Bairnson- lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
Brian Bath – electric guitar
Alan Murphy- electric guitar
Dónal Lunny- bouzouki
Dave Lawson- synthesizer, Synclavier digital synthesizer, sampler, string arrangements
Paddy Bush- lead and backing vocals, harmonica, mandolin, strings, stick, bullroarer
Del Palmer- vocals, bass, fretless bass
Jimmy Bain- bass
Danny Thompson- bass
Eberhard Weber- double bass
Preston Heyman- drums, stick
Esmail Sheikh – drums
Stuart Elliott- percussion, drums, stick
Geoffrey Downes- trumpet, trumpet arrangement
Seán Keane- violin
Rolf Harris- Didgeridoo
Liam O’Flynn- pipe, penny whistle, uilleann pipes
Percy Edwards- vocals, sound effects
Stewart Arnold – lead and backing vocals
Gary Hurst – lead and backing vocals
David Gilmour- lead and backing vocals
Richard Thornton – vocals, choir, chorus
Gordon Farrell – vocals
Paul Hardiman- vocals, engineer, mixing
Bill Whelan – horn arrangements, string arrangements