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Just underway with our Special Holiday Programming All Week. Log on here , lots of ways to listen www.colossalradio.roc...
22/12/2025

Just underway with our Special Holiday Programming All Week. Log on here , lots of ways to listen www.colossalradio.rocks

A Country Christmas on Colossal Radio with my friend Randy Sherwyn. Bought to you in part by Lehighton Ford, Ateira's on First & TNT AUTO Repairs LLC

Have a Wonderful Christmas & enjoy the music , the moments & stories. God Bless.

We'll be live in the studio tomorrow night for Tuesday Night at the Oldies. Join us at 6 pm. It'll be America & Dr. Hook...
22/12/2025

We'll be live in the studio tomorrow night for Tuesday Night at the Oldies. Join us at 6 pm. It'll be America & Dr. Hook in the Colossal Radio spotlight. I'll also have Christmas RNR favorites as well. Tuesday night at 6 pm on www.colossalradio.rocks

22/12/2025

Good Morning Monday. Good Morning to you all. Christmas Across The Lands Starts today. Stop in for a.quick Live.

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21/12/2025

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19/12/2025

Today we congratulate Bev Mills in our Colossal Christmas Cash Giveaway. Thank you to All that played along. Merry Christmas to you & a wonderful New Year.

19/12/2025

A Lehighton Football Flashback with our studio guests, Coach Parsons , Forrest, Dwayne, & Bobby. Join us. Brought to you in part by Mauch Chunk Trust Company & Blooms Lawn Care & Landscaping.

19/12/2025

A Lehighton Football Flashback with studio guests & Our Coach , Coach Parsons & we award the Holiday Cash today.

Rainbow fans! Here's something to look forward to in the new year! RAINBOWTHE TEMPLE OF THE KING1975-19769CD BOXSET FEAT...
18/12/2025

Rainbow fans! Here's something to look forward to in the new year!

RAINBOW
THE TEMPLE OF THE KING
1975-1976
9CD BOXSET FEATURING THE CLASSIC ALBUMS
RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW, RISING,
THREE FULL LIVE SHOWS ALONG WITH
UNRELEASED TRACKS & RARE RECORDINGS

RELEASING MARCH 6th 2026
ON EDSEL RECORDS
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
https://rainbowband.lnk.to/templeoftheking

RAINBOW - THE TEMPLE OF THE KING 1975 – 1976 is the most comprehensive collection of the opening phase of Rainbow’s career to date, and is the first in a series of anthology sets covering the career of legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The 9-CD set, newly mastered by Andy Pearce & Matt Wortham, is housed in Deluxe 7” packaging featuring a 24-page booklet featuring memorabilia, photos and sleeve notes by music writer Rich Davenport.

The set spans the band's first two years and includes their debut album, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow; their breakthrough record, Rising and the extended German concerts that were compiled as part of the double live album On Stage.

The final two discs comprise rare recordings, many of which are featured on CD for the first time, including band rehearsals, single edits, and rough mixes.

Rainbow was initially formed as a Ritchie Blackmore solo project in the early months of 1975, after a Deep Purple tour of the previous year. On that tour, they were supported by the American band Elf. The singer of Elf, Ronnie James Dio, left an impression on the already legendary guitarist Blackmore. Blackmore asked him to sing on a cover of the song Black Sheep Of The Family. The sessions went so well that a full album began to take shape, with Blackmore and Dio collaborating on original songs. Blackmore had such foresight in this project, he solely financially funded the work and thus began the mystical musical world of Rainbow. The resulting record, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, was recorded between February and March 1975 at Musicland Studios in Munich, Germany. With Blackmore's composing prowess and Dio's mystical lyrics, the band was set to take fans to a new level.

The album’s unusual stylistic blend of hard rock and classical music was partly inspired by Blackmore taking up the cello to help him break free of the confines of conventional guitar chord progressions. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow was a top 15 hit in the UK and top 30 in the US, and was such a positive experience that in the Summer of 1975, that Blackmore left Deep Purple to commit himself fully to Rainbow.

Recruiting bassist Jimmy Bain, keyboard player Tony Carey and ex-Jeff Beck Group drummer Cozy Powell, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow undertook their first tour. By 1976, the band's name had been shortened to Rainbow, and a second album, Rising, was recorded in February of that year once again at Musicland. Rising, with its iconic sleeve of a fist holding a rainbow in a mystical scene, only features six tracks, including two epic compositions on side two, one of which, Stargazer, is widely regarded as a Rainbow classic and a landmark in hard rock. The original musical stylings are often touted as the 1st neo-classical metal band. It was the perfect melding of Ritchie's guitar wizardry and Ronnie's soaring powerful vocals.

Taking the album on the road in 1976, the band added Deep Purple's Mistreated to their setlist, and song lengths were stretched to include improvisational sections. The band recorded shows in Germany and Japan, which were edited and compiled as the live album On Stage, released in the summer of 1977. Three of the German shows from Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Nürnberg are being released together for the first time outside of Japan on The Temple Of The King 1975 – 1976.

By the end of 1976, Rainbow had established itself as one of the cornerstones of British rock, and, under the leadership of the never-predictable but ever-astonishing guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, would become synonymous with some of the most loved and popular Rock songs of the seventies and eighties. To be continued….

RAINBOW
THE TEMPLE OF THE KING 1975-1976
TRACKLISTING

CD ONE: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain
Self Portrait
Black Sheep Of The Family
Catch The Rainbow
Snake Charmer
The Temple Of The King
If You Don't Like Rock 'n' Roll
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Still I'm Sad

CD TWO: Rising
Tarot Woman
Run With The Wolf
Starstruck
Do You Close Your Eyes
Stargazer
A Light In The Black

CD THREE: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Live In Köln 1976 - Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – Part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain

CD FOUR: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Live In Köln 1976 - Kölner Sport Halle 25.9.1976 – Part 2
Stargazer
Still I'm Sad
Do You Close Your Eyes

CD FIVE: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Live in Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – Part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow

CD SIX: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Live in Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philips Halle 27.9.1976 – Part 2
Man On The Silver Mountain
Stargazer
Still I'm Sad

CD SEVEN: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Live in Nurnberg 1976 - Nurnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976 – Part 1
Kill The King
Mistreated
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves
Catch The Rainbow
Man On The Silver Mountain

CD EIGHT: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Live in Nurnberg 1976 - Nurnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976 – Part 2 + Rarities
Stargazer - Live in Nurnberg 1976
Still I'm Sad - Live in Nurnberg 1976
Do You Close Your Eyes - Live in Nurnberg 1976
Getaway (Kill The King) - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*
Mistreated - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*
Sixteenth Century Greensleeves - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*
Catch The Rainbow - Studio Rehearsals for 1976 World Tour*

CD NINE: Rarities
The Temple Of The King - Bolivian Mono Mix
Man On The Silver Mountain - Mono Edit
Man On The Silver Mountain - Stereo Edit
Tarot Woman - Rough Mix
Run With The Wolf - Rough Mix
Starstruck - Rough Mix
Do You Close Your Eyes - Rough Mix
Stargazer - Rough Mix
A Light In The Black - Rough Mix
Stargazer - Pirate Sound Tour Rehearsal
Starstruck - Mono Edit
Starstruck - Stereo Edit

*Previously unreleased.

RAINBOW
THE TEMPLE OF THE KING
1975-1976

9CD BOXSET RELEASING MARCH 6th 2026
ON EDSEL RECORDS
AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW
https://rainbowband.lnk.to/templeoftheking

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT:
www.ritchieblackmore.com

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"The Only People That Truly Own This Station... Are Those That Listen To It."

Colossal Radio is a radio station located in the Trail Town of Lehighton, Pennsylvania nestled in the hills of the Pocono Mountains along the banks of the Lehigh River; One of the most rafted rivers in the country.

Colossal Radio aims to entertain, inspire & most importantly have Fun with our listeners. We seek to promote the Positive Vibes of Our Trail Town, The Poconos, the Fun,Local Unique Businesses of our entire area & share it with ALL of you & Our Listeners Nationwide, but with a concentrated focus on where we grew up, where we raise our families and where we live.

In addition to Fun Events, Road Trips, Outside The Box Contests & the Annual Ocean Party Cruise to somewhere, Colossal Radio offers up some of The Best Rock n' Party Music Ever Recorded.