"Monsters of Rock - Live at Donington 1980"
is to be released as 1CD+1DVD set on Apr. 22 in US and UK
from Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Japan's Ward Records will release it in several different editions on Apr. 15
which have 2 CDs of the concert.
There are 4 variations (with links to Amazon Japan when possible):
- 2CD standard edition
- 2CD+DVD limited edition
- 2CD+DVD+T-shirt edition
(Limited to 5000 copies): T-shirt is L-size only on Amazon.
- Super Premium Box (Limited to 500 copies): only available at Ward Records website.
- 2CD of the concert
- 1CD of radio interviews of the band members (Blackmore / Powell+Airey / Powell)
- 1DVD
- 3LP of the concert (same content as 2CD)
- Reproduction of the concert booklet (excerpt, Rainbow-related pages only)
- Reproduction of the press pass (from the actual pass used by Japanese rock critic Masayuki Itô)
- T-shirt (S/M/L/XL)
(Personally I wish there were 3CD+1DVD edition without T-shirt etc.)
Ward Records claims their CDs have
"some parts cut from the international editions."
The tracklistings are as follows:
CD 1:
- Opening: Pomp and Circumstance (*)
- Intro /
Eyes Of The World - Since You Been Gone /
Over the Rainbow (*) - Stargazer
- Catch The Rainbow
- Don Airey keyboard solo (*) /
Lost in Hollywood /
A Light in the Black (excerpt) (*) /
Ritchie Blackmore guitar solo - Difficult To Cure /
Don Airey keyboard solo - Cozy Powell drum solo (1812) /
Lost in Hollywood (reprise)
CD 2:
- Lazy (excerpt)
- All Night Long
- Blues
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow
- Long Live Rock n Roll
- Ritchie Blackmore guitar crash (Kill the King) (*)
- Long Live Rock n Roll (reprise) (*)
DVD:
- Lazy (excerpt)
- All Night Long
- Catch The Rainbow
- Eyes Of The World
- Ritchie Blackmore guitar solo
- Difficult To Cure
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow
- Long Live Rock n Roll
- Ritchie Blackmore guitar crash (Kill the King) (*)
- Long Live Rock n Roll (reprise) (*)
*-marked ones are not listed in the international editions.
But, it seems to me the differences can be mostly attributed to how you describe medleys and solos.
For example, the last 3 "tracks" of CD2,
may be same as the one Long Live Rock n Roll
in the international edition.
The only significant difference may be the opening.
But I'm not sure if it makes 2CD necessary.
There may be more differences actually.
Too bad they don't mention track length, or total time of each disc.
(They say DVD is approx. 30 mins, though.)
BTW, Ward Records explicitly states 2 songs played in the concert -
Love's No Friend and Man on the Silver Mountain - have been lost,
and this is the "as full version as possible today."
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