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Ritchie Blackmore

Real Name:
Richard Hugh Blackmore
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Born: April 14, 1945, Weston Super Mare, England
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Discography

Releases:
Connoisseur Rock Profile Collection Volume One (Comp) (2 versions)   Connoisseur Collection 1989
Volume Two (2xLP)   Connoisseur Collection 1991
Production:
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Album) (10 versions)   Polydor ... 1975
The Best Of Rainbow (Comp) (2 versions)   Polydor 1981
How To Get Your Band Noticed (Cass)   Metal Mind Records 1994
The Very Best Of Rainbow (Comp) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1997
Mega Rock Ballads 2 (CD) The Temple Of The King EMI Music 1999
Under A Violet Moon (CD, Ltd)   Pony Canyon Inc. 1999
Fires At Midnight (Special Red Velvet Edition) (CD, Enh)   Steamhammer 2001
Pot Of Gold (CD) Still I'm Sad, Stone Cold Spectrum Music (2) 2002
Beyond The Sunset: The Romantic Collection (CD + DVD, Ltd, Box)   SPV Recordings 2004
The Heavy Metal Box (4xCD, Comp) Man On The Silver Moun... Rhino Records (2) 2007
Appears On:
Oops (7")   Strike (2) 1966
Kentucky Woman / Hard Road (7") Hard Road Tetragrammaton Records 1968
Shades Of Deep Purple (Album) (9 versions)   Parlophone ... 1968
Hallelujah / April Part I (7") April Part I Harvest 1969
The Book Of Taliesyn (Album) (6 versions)   Harvest ... 1969
20 Explosive Hits 70 (LP, Comp) Black Night EMI Music (Australia) 1970
Black Night / Speed King (Single) (5 versions)   EMI-Odeon ... 1970
Concerto For Group And Orchestra (Album) (5 versions)   Harvest ... 1970
Picnic - A Breath Of Fresh Air (2xLP, Smplr) Into The Fire Harvest, Harvest 1970
CantaEMI '71 (7", Promo) Strange Kind Of Woman EMI Columbia, EMI Columbia 1971
Fireball (Album) (4 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1971
Fireball / Demon's Eye (7", Single)   Jugoton 1971
In Rock (Album) (6 versions)   EMI Records ... 1971
Hands Of Jack The Ripper (Album) (2 versions)   Cotillion ... 1972
Machine Head (Album) (6 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1972
Made In Japan (Album) (18 versions)   Purple Records ... 1972
Non Stop Dancing '72/2 (LP) Fireball, Never Before Polydor 1972
Purple Passages (Comp) (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1972
The Best Of Deep Purple (LP, Comp) Faultline, Love Help M... Scepter Records 1972
20 Power Hits (Comp) (2 versions) Woman From Tokyo K-Tel International GmbH 1973
Mark I & II (Comp) (3 versions)   Purple Records ... 1973
Play A Tribute To Deep Purple (2 versions) Fireball, Black Night,... Stereo Gold Award Recordings 1973
Pop Spectacular Featuring Deep Purple (LP)   BBC Transcription 1973
Purple People (LP, Smplr) Smoke On The Water, Wh... Purple Records 1973
Smoke On The Water (Single) (7 versions)   Purple Records ... 1973
Who Do We Think We Are (Album) (4 versions)   Purple Records ... 1973
Woman From Tokyo (7")   Purple Records 1973
Burn (Album) (14 versions)   Purple Records ... 1974
Stormbringer (Album) (10 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1974
Superstars Of The 70's - Volume 2 - Heavy Metal (2xLP, Comp) Smoke On The Water Warner Special Products 1974
24 Carat Purple (Comp) (14 versions)   Purple Records ... 1975
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (Album) (5 versions)   Polydor ... 1975
Made In Europe (Album) (5 versions)   Purple Records ... 1976
Rising (Album) (7 versions)   Polydor ... 1976
On Stage (2 versions) Kill The King, Man On ... Oyster ... 1977
Powerhouse (Cass, Album)   Emi-Odeon, S.A. 1977
L.A. Connection (7", Single)   Polydor, Polydor 1978
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll (Album) (11 versions)   Polydor ... 1978
When We Rock, We Rock And When We Roll, We Roll (Comp) (2 versions) Space Truckin', Burn, ... Warner Bros. Records 1978
Down To Earth (Album) (7 versions)   Polydor ... 1979
Since You've Been Gone (Single) (4 versions) Bad Girls Polydor 1979
Smoke On The Water / Yes She'll Come To Me (12") Smoke On The Water Vedette Records 1979
The Mark 2 Purple Singles (LP, Comp)   Harvest 1979
All Night Long (Single) (2 versions) All Night Long, Weiss ... Polydor 1980
Children Of The Night (Album) (2 versions) Dopes On The Water (Sm... Cut-Throat Records ... 1980
Deepest Purple: The Very Best Of Deep Purple (Comp) (6 versions)   Harvest ... 1980
Humanesque (2 versions) I Call No Answer RCA 1980
In Concert (Album) (5 versions)   Harvest ... 1980
Live... In The Heart Of The City (Album) (7 versions) Might just Take Your L... Underdog Records (France) ... 1980
New Live And Rare - Vol. 3 (7", EP)   Harvest 1980
Can't Happen Here (7") Can't Happen Here, Jea... Polydor 1981
Difficult To Cure (Album) (4 versions) Spotlight Kid, No Rele... Polydor 1981
I Surrender (Single) (3 versions) Vielleicht Das Nächst... Polydor 1981
All Night (12", Promo)   Columbia 1982
Death Alley Driver (7") Death Alley Driver, Ti... Polydor 1982
Heavy Metal Thunder (LP, Comp) Hypnotized Carrere 1982
Stone Cold (7") Stone Cold, Rock Fever Polydor 1982
Straight Between The Eyes (Album) (3 versions)   Polydor ... 1982
Zadnja Rupa Na Svirali (LP, Album) Vječni Čuvar Jugodisk 1982
Bent Out Of Shape (2 versions)   Polydor 1983
Driving Hard (7") Black Knight Mystic Records (USA) 1983
Sounds Of Humanoid Kind (2 versions) Smoke On The Water, Sm... Musix Records 1983
Street Of Dreams (2 versions) Street Of Dreams, Anyb... Polydor 1983
Deep Purple (7", EP, Comp)   AMIGA 1984
Penetrator (Album) (2 versions) Blame It On The Night Atlantic 1984
Perfect Strangers (Album) (9 versions)   Polydor ... 1984
Perfect Strangers (12", Maxi) Perfect Strangers, Son... Polydor 1984
Knocking At Your Back Door / Perfect Strangers (Single) (2 versions)   Polydor ... 1985
Metal Church (Cass, Album) Highway Star Elektra 1985
Finyl Vinyl (2xLP)   PolyGram 1986
Last Concert In Japan (Cass, Album)   Emi-Odeon, S.A. 1986
Call Of The Wild (Maxi) (2 versions) Call Of The Wild, Stra... Polydor 1987
Smoke On The Water (LP, Comp)   Мелодия 1987
The House Of Blue Light (Album) (5 versions)   Polydor ... 1987
Deep Purple (Album) (3 versions) Fault Line, The Painte... EMI Records ... 1988
Hush (Single) (2 versions) Dead Or Alive, Bad Att... Polydor ... 1988
Nobody's Perfect (2xLP, Album)   Polydor 1988
Scandinavian Nights (Album) (3 versions)   Connoisseur Collection ... 1988
Smoke On The Water (LP, Comp)   Мелодия 1988
Soft Side Of Hard Rock (LP, Comp) Wasted Sunsets, Catch ... Mercury 1988
Mr. Universe (Album) (2 versions) Smoke On The Water Virgin ... 1989
Protect The Innocent (Comp) (2 versions) Fireball Telstar 1989
Smoke On The Water / Paranoid (12", Maxi)   Life-Aid Armenia Records 1989
Ultra (Album) (3 versions) Black Night No Dance 1989
Child In Time (CD, Album, RE) Child In Time Virgin 1990
Heavy Metal Love (CD) Street Of Dreams Priority Records 1990
Holubí Dům (LP, Comp) Šípková Růženka (... Supraphon 1990
King Of Dreams (7") King Of Dreams (Edit),... RCA, BMG 1990
Live In Germany 1976 (2xCD, Album) Kill The King, Mistrea... Connoisseur Collection 1990
Love Conquers All (12", Maxi) Love Conquers All (Edi... RCA, BMG 1990
Pete York Presents Super Drumming Volume 3 (2xLP) Smoke On The Water, Bl... BMG, Global Satellite 1990
Slaves And Masters (Album) (2 versions)   BMG ... 1990
The Earthquake Album (Comp) (2 versions) Smoke On The Water '90... Life-Aid Armenia Records ... 1990
Dangerous Curves (CD, Album) Little Too Early RCA 1991
Dirty Money, Dirty Tricks (CD, Album) Smoke On The Water Under One Flag 1991
Ibiza '91 / Smoke On The Water (12") Smoke On The Water (Ma... Meal Power 1991
Smoke On The Water (12", Promo)   Virgin Records America, Inc. 1991
Temples Of Ice (CD, Album) Speed King Under One Flag 1991
The Derek Lawrence Sessions - Take 1 (CD, Comp) Getaway Line Records 1991
Caché Derrière (CD, Album) Guitare Héraut BMG Ariola 1992
Child In Time - Rock Giants (CD, Comp) Child In Time, Black N... BR Music 1992
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) Smoke On The Polka Desktop Music 1992
Knocking At Your Back Door: The Best Of Deep Purple In The 80's (CD, Comp) Knocking At Your Back ... Polygram 1992
Live And Rare (2xCD)   Connoisseur Collection, Relativity 1992
The Dirt Eaters (Maxi, EP) (3 versions) Man On The Silver Moun... 4AD 1992
Friend Of Mine - Rock Giants, Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Smoke On The Water, Wo... BR Music 1993
Progression (CD, Album)   Spectrum Music (2) 1993
Singles A's & B's (CD, Comp)   EMI, EMI 1993
The Battle Rages On... (LP, Ltd, Album)   RCA, BMG 1993
Back In Time (12", Single)   Unknown Label / KLF Music 1994
Best On Stage 1970 - 1985 (CD, Comp)   Connoisseur Collection 1994
Burning Heart (4xCD, Comp) Perfect Strangers PolyGram, PolyGram 1994
Dance In Live Part 3 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Smoke On The Water That's Real Records 1994
A Change Of Seasons (CD) Perfect Strangers EastWest Records America 1995
Black Faith (CD, Album) Space Truckin' EastWest 1995
Black Night (Anniversary Edition) (CD, Single)   EMI 1995
Burning Japan Live (CD) Burn, Lady Double Deal... Steamhammer 1995
Child In Time (CD) Nobody's Home, Mean St... Spectrum Music (2) 1995
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Deep Purple In Concert (2xCD, Album, Comp) Burn, Smoke On The Wat... King Biscuit Flower Hour Records 1995
Legendy (CD, Album) Karambol Popron Music 1995
Live (Album) (2 versions) Smoke On The Water Rec Records ... 1995
Party Power Pack Vol. 4 (2xCD, Comp) Smoke On The Water Polystar Records 1995
Rolf Rules O.K! (CD, Album) Smoke On The Water Music Collection International (MCI) 1995
Stranger In Us All (CD, Album)   BMG Entertainment 1995
California Jamming (Album) (3 versions)   EMI Premier ... 1996
English Freakbeat Volume 2 (CD, Comp) Earthshaker, Satan's H... AIP Records, AIP Records 1996
Hard Rock N°1 (CD, Smplr) American Urine Hard Rock 1996
Highway Star (7", Single, Cle) Highway Star Man's Ruin Records 1996
Inspiration (Cass, Album) Pictures Of Home, Gate... Metal Mind Records 1996
Live In Europe (2xCD, Album)   Mausoleum Classix Records 1996
Rock FM 96,8 Album (CD, Comp) Highway Star BMG Greece 1996
English Freakbeat Vol:3 (16 British Beat-Pop Pounders ££) (CD, Comp) Surf City AIP Records, AIP Records 1997
In A Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy (CD, Album) Smoke On The Water, Sm... Hip-O Records 1997
Live...And Passion (CD, Album) Child In Time Garden Of Delights 1997
Shadow Of The Moon (Album) (2 versions) Greensleeves Whatever... ... 1997
Starkers In Tokyo (CD, Comp) Solder Of Fortune EMI Records Ltd. 1997
The Collection (CD) Mandrake Root, Wring T... Disky 1997
The Very Best Of Rainbow (Comp) (2 versions) Man On The Silver Moun... Polydor ... 1997
Abandon (CD, Album)   EMI Music (Switzerland) 1998
Classic Rock Volume 7 (CD, Comp) Child In Time Virgin 1998
Schlager Metal (CD, Album) Växeln Hallå Independent Entertainment Sweden AB 1998
Who Cares A Lot? The Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions) Highway Star Slash Records ... 1998
23 - Nichts Ist So Wie Es Scheint. (Original Soundtrack) (CD, Comp) Child In Time Virgin Schallplatten GmbH 1999
Always Stay Sweet (CD, Album) Man On The Silver Moun... 4AD 1999
Gemini Suite Live (Album) (2 versions)   Victor Entertainment Japan ... 1999
I Want Out (CD, Enh) Man On The Silver Moun... Nuclear Blast 1999
In Concert With The London Symphony Orchestra (2 versions) Wring That Neck, Pictu... Eagle Records ... 1999
Le CD Audio Rom De Guitare & Claviers N°204 (CD-ROM, Promo, Car) Analyse De Style, Anal... Guitare & Claviers 1999
Live At The Budokan (CD, Album, RM, RE)   Caramba 1999
Under A Violet Moon (CD)   Edel Records 1999
Classic Rock Volume 12 (CD, Comp) Kill The King Virgin 2000
Draaiend Genieten (CD, Comp) Child In Time Disky 2000
Graveyard Classics (Album) (2 versions) Smoke On The Water Metal Blade Records 2000
Izgubljen U Vremenu (CDr, Album) Long Live Rock'n'Roll Rock Express Records 2000
Pop-Up-Cola (LP) Smoke On The Water Normal 2000
Speed King (CD) Smoke On The Water (Sp... Avex Trax 2000
The Very Beast Of Dio (CD, RM) Man On The Silver Moun... Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
Volume 3 (CD, Album) Shield Viakra 2000
Building The Machine (CD, Album) Highball Shooter Nippon Crown, Steamhammer 2001
Feline (Maxi) (2 versions)   Distinct'ive Records ... 2001
Intermission (CD, Enh + CD, Single + Box, Ltd) Kill The King Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast, Nuclear Blast 2001
MAXImum 70's (4xCD, Comp) Smoke On The Water Disky 2001
Masters Of Chant Chapter II (CD) Child In Time Edel Records 2001
Rock Star (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD) Long Live Rock And Roll Priority Records 2001
Space Vol. 1 & 2 (CD)   Purple Records 2001
That Driving Beat Volume 2 (More UK Freakbeat Rarities 28 Track Collection Of Rare British Freakbeat 1964-1966) (CD, Comp) Shake With Me Past & Present Records 2001
Goal! 20 Winning Hits (CD, Comp) Smoke On The Water EMI 2002
Live In Denmark '72 (2xCD, Dig)   Purple Records 2002
Live In Tokyo (Album) (2 versions)   Shrapnel Records ... 2002
Long Live Rock'n'Roll (CDr, Album, RE, Enh) Long Live Rock'n'Roll Rock Express Records 2002
Past Times With Good Company (2xCD, Ltd)   Steamhammer 2002
Pot Of Gold (CD) Stargazer, Kill The Ki... Spectrum Music (2) 2002
Powerplant (CD, RM)   Noise Records 2002
Zo Zo Zo Zo Zoffy!!! (Album) (3 versions) Fire Ball Synesthetic Recordings 2002
disCover (CDr, Album) Long Live Rock'n'Roll One Records (3) 2002
Fiesta Songs (Album) (4 versions) Smoke On The Water (Ch... Naïve ... 2003
Kneel & Pray / Live In Montreux '69 (2xCD, Album, Dig)   Purple Records 2003
Perks And Tit (CD, Dig)   Purple Records 2003
Pop-Splits - Die Weltbesten Songs Und Ihre Geschichte (CD, Comp) Smoke On The Water Universal Marketing Group GmbH 2003
The Silver Anniversary Collection (2xCD, Album, RM, Comp)   EMI Records, EMI Records 2003
Fabric 17 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Smoke On The Water Fabric (London) 2004
Lästerzungen (CD, Album) God's Gospel Geyers Records 2004
NIL - Schall & Rauch (CD, Comp, Dig) Smoke On The Water Monkey 2004
New Live & Rare (CD, Dig)   Purple Records 2004
Spinefarm Hard Covers (Comp) (2 versions) Smoke On The Water Spinefarm Records 2004
The Early Years (Comp) (2 versions) And The Address (Remix... EMI Records ... 2004
Heroes Of Rock (CD, Comp, Promo) Smoke On The Water Deceptive Marketing, Express Newspapers 2005
Jack Daniel's Rock Nights 2005 (CD, Comp, Promo) Highway Star Suburban Records 2005
Zaigraj Ovu Igru! (CD, Album) Smoke On The Water Multimedia Records 2005
Fratres (CD, Album, Dig) Black Night Fratres 2006
Gitara - Wszystko Gra! (CD) Black Night Universal Music Polska 2006
Highway Stars (CD, Comp)   EMI Gold 2006
Holy Diver Live (Album) (2 versions)   Eagle Records ... 2006
Kokoland (CD) Ja Vi Elsker Rocketroll Records 2006
Live In Düsseldorf 1976 - Düsseldorf Philipshalle 27.9.1976 (2xCD, Album)   AFM Records, Hummingbird 2006
Live In Europe, 1993 (4xCD, Album + Box)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2006
Live In Köln 1976 - Kölner Sporthalle 25.9.1976 (2xCD, Album)   AFM Records, Hummingbird 2006
Live In Munich 1977 (2xCD, Album)   Eagle Records, Eagle Records 2006
Live In The Shadow Of The Blues (2xCD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Steamhammer 2006
Monsters Of Rock (3xCD, Comp) Child In Time EMI 2006
One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - The Finest Blend Of Rock Classics! (2xCD, Comp, Copy Prot.) Fireball EMI Catalogue Marketing 2006
Pierwszy Spust Surówki (CD) Highway Star Universal Music Polska 2006
Ready An' Willing (CD, Album, RM) Mistreated (Live) EMI Records, EMI Records 2006
The In-Kraut Vol. 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Black Night Marina Records 2006
The Village Lanterne (CD, Ltd + CD, Enh)   Steamhammer 2006
The Village Lanterne (CD, Promo)   Steamhammer 2006
To Live Again (CD, Album, RM, RE) Kill The King Blastic Heaven Records 2006
Winter Carols (CD, Album)   Locomotive Music 2006
101 Jukebox Classics (5xCD, Comp) Black Night, Fireball Virgin 2007
Boom Boom Boom (12")   541 2007
Live In London (2xCD, Album, RM)   EMI 2007
Live In Nürnburg 1976 - Nürnberg Messezentrum Halle 28.9.1976 (2xCD, Album)   AFM Records, Hummingbird 2007
Live In Stuttgart (2xCD, Album)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment 2007
Maxim Turbulenc 2008 (CD, Album) Šípková Růženka EMI Czech Republic s.r.o. 2007
Real To Reel - Reel 1 (CD, Album) Space Truckin' Tesla Electric Company Recordings 2007
Sucking The 70s - Back In The Saddle Again (2xCD, Comp) Man On The Silver Moun... Small Stone Records 2007
Złota Trójka - Kolekcja Największych Przebojów Listy 1982 - 1986 (CD) Perfect Strangers The Music Marketeers (Polska) 2007
Cover Up (Album) (2 versions) Space Truckin' 13th Planet Records 2008
Heavy Mod (CD, Comp) Emmaretta Mojo Magazine 2008
Secret Voyage (CD, Album, Dig) God Save The Keg, Lock... Steamhammer 2008
Starke Stücke (CD, Album, Dig) Smoke On The Water The ACT Company 2008
Baker's Dozen (CD, Album) Highway Star Lion Music 2009
En Clave De Rock (2xCD + DVD, Ltd) Smoke On The Water Sony Music Entertainment 2009
Live At Reading (Box, Ltd + CD + DVD, NTSC) Love Buzz DGC 2009
Big-Band-Beat (LP) Child In Time BASF  
Child In Time (7") Child In Time (Part 1)... Harvest  
Live On Outer Space - Or - Rock Music From The Heart Of Pureshit (CDr) Smoke On The Water Dolor Del Estamago  
Musikexpress 9 - EMI Electrola (CD, Promo) Highway Star Musikexpress  
The Live EP (CD, EP)   Not On Label (Sweet)  
Versão Acústica (CD, Album) Smoke On The Water Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Brazil)  
Tracks Appear On:
Twang! - A Tribute To Hank Marvin & The Shadows (CD) Apache PANGÆA 1996
Unofficial Releases:
Burn (Cass, Album)   MG Records (2) 1990
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