Live in Munich 1977

Live in Munich 1977 is a live album and DVD released by the British hard rock band Rainbow in 2006.

Live in Munich 1977
Live album by Rainbow
Released	13 June 2006
Recorded	Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, 20 October 1977
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	98:36
Label	Eagle
Producer	Drew Thompson, Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin
Rainbow live albums chronology
Deutschland Tournee 1976 (2006) Live in Munich 1977 (2006) Black Masquerade (2013)

Live in Munich 1977
Video by Rainbow
Released	22 August 2006
Recorded	Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany, 20 October 1977
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	146 mins
Label	Eagle Vision
Producer	Drew Thompson, Terry Shand, Geoff Kempin
Rainbow chronology
The Final Cut (1985) Live in Munich 1977 (2006) Black Masquerade (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blogcritics	(favorable)^[2]
DVD Verdict	(very favorable)^[3]
DVD Talk	(Recommended)^[4]
Teraz Rock	(favorable)^[5]

The concert was recorded in Munich on 20 October 1977, originally filmed to air on the German Rockpalast TV show.^[6] Repeated airings have led to numerous bootleg video and audio tapes of the show being available through the 1980s and '90s. The set is not from the same tour that produced the previously released live album On Stage (which was mostly culled from their 1976 Japanese tour), but from their 1977 European tour, a few months prior to the release of Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, with a different keyboardist.

The DVD release also features the three promotional videos for Rainbow's Long Live Rock 'n' Roll album, and interviews with Bob Daisley and former tour manager Colin Hart.

On 26 April 2010 a double 180 gram limited edition gatefold vinyl reissue of the album was released through Just For Kicks Music (Germany).

On 6 May 2013 the CD and DVD were reissued by Eagle Rock and Eagle Vision respectively. The only difference being the addition of 'Rainbow Over Texas '76', a short 13-minute feature, to the DVD, and revised track timings to the CD tracks. Many of the titles on the original 2006 issue CD were edited, cutting almost 15 minutes from the total length of the concert; the 2013 issue restores these edits, making the total running time closer to that of the concert film.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio, except where noted

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Kill the King"	Blackmore, Dio, Cozy Powell	4:38
2.	"Mistreated"	Blackmore, David Coverdale	11:03
3.	"Sixteenth Century Greensleeves"		8:21
4.	"Catch the Rainbow"		17:31
5.	"Long Live Rock 'n' Roll"		7:33

Disc 2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Man on the Silver Mountain"		14:37
7.	"Still I'm Sad"	Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith	25:16
8.	"Do You Close Your Eyes"		9:37

DVD track listing

Main programme

1. Introduction - 1:44
2. Kill the King - 4:42
3. Mistreated – 11:49
4. Sixteenth Century Greensleeves – 8:52
5. Catch the Rainbow – 18:14
6. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll – 8:04
7. Man on the Silver Mountain – 16:25
8. Still I'm Sad – 27:33
9. Do You Close Your Eyes – 15:40

Special features

1. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Video) – 3:33
2. Gates of Babylon (Video) – 6:37
3. LA Connection (Video) – 5:12
4. Bob Daisley Interview – 21:07
5. Colin Hart Interview – 9:38
6. Rainbow Over Texas '76 (2013 reissue only)
7. Photogallery
8. Slide Show with Audio Commentary - 39:51

Charts

CD

Chart (2006)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	73

DVD

Chart (2005-2006)	Peak position
Oricon Japanese DVD Chart^[8]	20
Australia DVD Chart^[9]	2

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[10]	Gold	7,500^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

• Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
• Ronnie James Dio - lead vocals
• David Stone - keyboards
• Bob Daisley - bass, backing vocals
• Cozy Powell - drums, percussion

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Rainbow Live in Munich 1977 review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
2. Britton, Wesley (14 May 2013). "Music DVD Review: Rainbow: Live In Munich 1977 [Reissue]". Blogcritics. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
3. Gibron, Bill (9 October 2006). . DVD Verdict. Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
4. Jane, Ian (22 August 2006). "Rainbow Live In Munich 1977". DVD Talk. Internet Brands. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
5. Brykalki, Dawid (22 August 2006). "Rainbow Live In Munich 1977" (in Polish). Teraz Rock. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
6. Heaney, Gregory. "Rainbow Live in Munich 1977 (DVD) review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
7. "Offiziellecharts.de – Rainbow – Live in Munich 1977" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
8. "レインボー レインボーのDVD売り上げランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
9. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 229.
10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 December 2021.