IT CRIES FOR YOU
IT'S THE LEAST
THAT YOU CAN DO
LIKE A SPIRAL ON THE WIND
I CAN HEAR IT
SCREAMING IN MY MIND
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
is the third
studio album
by the British
heavy metal band
released on
April 9,1978
and the last to
feature
original
lead vocalist
Ronnie James Dio.
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Background
Recording of the album
commenced in
April 1977,
at a studio in
Château d'Hérouville, France,
featuring
Ritchie Blackmore,
Ronnie James Dio
and
Cozy Powell.
Keyboards were initially
played on a
session basis
by former
Rainbow keyboardist
Tony Carey,
while bass guitar
was initially played by
Mark Clarke.
Clarke was soon dismissed,
however,
and the
bass guitar
was recorded by
Blackmore himself.
By July 1977
seven tracks
that ended on the album
were in demo form.
Recording was suspended,
while the band
recruited bassist
Bob Daisley
and
keyboardist
David Stone
and thereafter
commenced
extensive touring
of Europe
in the summer
and autumn
of 1977.
A return to the
Château d'Hérouville studio
in December
saw the band
finish the album
and also yielded a
final track,
"Gates of Babylon".
Although Daisley
and Stone
are listed
on the album credits
for their contributions,
they joined the band
partway through
the recording sessions
and only appear on
three and four songs,
respectively.
Stone wrote parts of
"Gates of Babylon",
the middle 8 section
during the guitar solo.
He was paid
for the work,
but not credited
on the album.
TRACKLIST
CD 1
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
Lady of the Lake
L.A. Connection
Gates of Babylon
Kill the King
The Shed (Subtle)
Sensitive to Light
Rainbow Eyes
Kill the King
(Live) [*]
Long Live Rock 'n' Roll
(Live) [*]
CD 2
Lady Of The Lake
[Rough Mix]
Sensitive To Light
[Rough Mix]
L.A. Connection
[Rough Mix ]
Kill The King
[Rough Mix ]
The Shed (Subtle)
[Rough Mix ]
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
[Rough Mix]
Rainbow Eyes
[Rough Mix ]
Long Live Rock N Roll
[Live]
Shepperton Film Studios
Rehearsal
Aug 1977
Kill The King
[Live]
Shepperton Film Studios
Rehearsal
Aug 1977
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
[Live]
Live on the
Don Kirschner Show,
May 1978
L.A. Connection
[Live]
Live on the
Don Kirschner Show,
May 1978
Gates Of Babylon
[Live]
Live on the
Don Kirschner Show,
May 1978
L.A. Connection
(Outtake Version)
[Live]
Gates Of Babylon
(Outtake Version)
[Live]
Personnel
Credits taken from
album liner notes.
- Rainbow
- Ritchie Blackmore – guitars, bass on tracks 1–3, 6 (also bass on rough mix tracks 1–6, 2012 Deluxe Edition)
- Ronnie James Dio – vocals
- Cozy Powell – drums
- Bob Daisley – bass on tracks 4–5 and 7
- David Stone – keyboards on tracks 4–6, piano outro on track 3
- Tony Carey – keyboards on tracks 1–2 and 8
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