Finyl Vinyl
Live album by
Rainbow
ReleasedFebruary 1986
Recorded1978–1984
GenreHard rock, heavy metal
Length79:52; 84:46 (cassette)
LabelPolydor
Mercury (North America)
ProducerRoger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore
Rainbow live albums chronology
On Stage
(1977) 		Finyl Vinyl
(1986) 		Live in Germany
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
Kerrang![3]

Finyl Vinyl is a live album by the British hard rock band Rainbow and was released in 1986, after the band had already disbanded in 1984. It includes live recordings spanning 1978 to 1984, along with three studio B-sides.

Notes

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
1."Spotlight Kid"Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Gloverlive at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 19845:00
2."I Surrender"Russ Ballardlive at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 19845:45
3."Miss Mistreated"Blackmore, David Rosenthal, Joe Lynn Turnerlive at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 19844:21
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
4."Jealous Lover"Blackmore, Turnerin studio, B-side of "Can't Happen Here" single, 19813:10
5."Can't Happen Here"Blackmore, Gloverlive at the Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, 19814:15
6."Tearin' Out My Heart"Blackmore, Glover, Turnerlive at The Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 18, 19828:04
7."Since You Been Gone"Ballardlive at Monsters of Rock Festival, Castle Donington, England, August 16, 19803:40
8."Bad Girl"Blackmore, Gloverin studio, B-side of "Since You Been Gone" single, 19794:48
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
9."Difficult to Cure" (instrumental)Ludwig van Beethoven, arrangement by Blackmore, Glover, Don Airey, orchestral arrangement by David Rosenthallive at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 198411:15
10."Stone Cold"Blackmore, Glover, Turnerlive at The Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 18, 19824:30
11."Power"Blackmore, Glover, Turnerlive at The Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 18, 19824:22
Side four
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
12."Man on the Silver Mountain"Blackmore, Ronnie James Diolive at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 19788:20
13."Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"Blackmore, Diolive at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 19787:12
14."Weiss Heim" (instrumental)Blackmorein studio, B-side of "All Night Long" single, 19805:10
Extra track in the cassette edition
No.TitleWriter(s)RecordedLength
4."Street of Dreams"Blackmore, Turnerlive at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 19844:54

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)[4] 35
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 31
US Billboard 200[8] 87

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rainbow Finyl Vinyl review". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ Putterford, Mark (6 March 1986). "'Bow Wow!". Kerrang!. Vol. 115. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 18.
  4. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 166. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Rainbow – Finyl Vinyl". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "Rainbow Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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