Rainbow
Rising / Finyl Vinyl Part 1

Listening notes

Released in 2000 on the Russian label CD-Maximum (catalog number CDM 0699-283), this compilation pairs two distinct Rainbow sources across fourteen tracks. The first section draws its material from Rising, the band's 1976 studio album, presenting all six of its tracks in their original running order: "Tarot Woman" (5:58), "Run With the Wolf" (3:48), "Starstruck" (4:06), "Do You Close Your Eyes" (2:58), "Stargazer" (8:26), and "Light in the Black" (8:12). The second section pulls from Finyl Vinyl, a live compilation released in 1986, contributing eight tracks: "Spotlight Kid" (6:03), "I Surrender" (5:43), "Miss Mistreated" (4:21), "Jealous Lover" (3:10), "Can't Happen Here" (4:14), "Since You Been Gone" (3:47), "Bad Girl" (4:51), and "Difficult to Cure" (11:15).

The pairing spans a ten-year window in the band's recorded output, from the 1976 studio material through the 1986 live document. In terms of runtime, the Finyl Vinyl portion accounts for the majority of the disc's playing time, driven largely by the closing "Difficult to Cure" at just over eleven minutes. The Rising portion, while shorter overall, contains two tracks exceeding eight minutes each.

The disc is categorized under Hard Rock and Rock. Beyond the tracklist, source identifications, timings, label, and catalog information confirmed above, additional details about this specific release have not been verified and are omitted here pending further research.