Rainbow's "Live in Japan 1984" on DVD.
Recorded on Mar. 14, 1984 at Budokan, Tokyo,
Rainbow's "final" show backed by a symphony orchestra
was once released on VHS/LD in 1984 but long time OOP.
On the new DVD, video is restored from
the recently discovered original 1-inch master videotape.
Audio is also restored.
The DVD also includes archival interview with the members of the band
except Blackmore.
DVD specs
- Main feature: 104 mins
- Extras (Interview): 8 mins
- AR: 4:3
- Audio: DD 2.0 / DD 5.1 / dts surround
- Subtitles: Japanese
Editions
On the same day they also release Eagle Rock Entertainment's
"The Richie Blackmore Story"
,and there are sevral different editions with and without it.
- "Live in Japan" DVDx1
- "Live in Japan" DVDx1 + CDx2
- "Live in Japan" DVDx1 + CDx2 + "The Ritchie Blackmore Story" DVDx1 (limited to 5,000 copies)
- "Live in Japan" DVDx1 + CDx2 + "The Ritchie Blackmore Story" BDx1 (limited to 5,000 copies)
- "Super Premium Box" (limited to 500 copies)
- "Live in Japan" DVDx1 + CDx2 + LPx3
- "The Ritchie Blackmore Story" DVDx1
- 2 T-shirts
- 1 hardbck photobook (60 pages, 30x30cm, import)
- 1 Japan-exclusive photobook
The Band
- Ritchie Blackmore (g)
- Joe Lynn Turner (vo)
- Roger Glover (bs)
- David Rosenthal (kb)
- Chuck Burgi (ds)
Tracklist
- Intro: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor / Over the Rainbow
- Spotlight Kid
- Miss Mistreated
- I Surrender
- Can't Happen Here
- Catch the Rainbow
- Power
- David Rosenthal solo
- Street of Dreams
- Fool for the Night
- Difficult to Cure
- Ritchie Blackmore solo
- Chuck Burgi solo
- Blues
- Stranded / Hey Joe / Stranded
- Death Alley Driver
- Fire Dance
- Vielleicht das Nächste Mal (Maybe Next Time)
- 19. All Night Long / Woman from Tokyo / All Night Long
- Lazy
- Since You Been Gone
- Smoke on the Water
