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- Guitars: Ritchie Blackmore
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- The original double vinyl release omitted “Street of Dreams”, although it was included on the cassette version before “Jealous Lover”. The first CD issue, a single disc, omitted both “Street of Dreams” and “Tearin’ Out My Heart”. These were restored on the 2CD remastered edition of 1999, which features different lengths for several tracks along with the original artwork.

Side Three:
- Difficult to Cure
- Vocals: Joe Lynn Turner
- Bass: Roger Glover
- Drums: Chuck Burgi
- Keyboards: David Rosenthal
- Backing vocals: Lynn Robinson
- Conductor [Orchestra Conducted By] – Mr. Takashi Hiroi* (tracks: C1)
- live at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 1984
- The instrumental “Difficult to Cure” is taken from the final Japanese Rainbow date in 1984 and features a full orchestral accompaniment. The guitar solo was re-recorded and differs from the video release.
- Stone Cold
- Keyboards: David Rosenthal
- Drums:Bobby Rondinelli
- Backing vocals: Dee Beale
- live at The Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 18, 1982
- Power
- Keyboards: David Rosenthal
- Drums:Bobby Rondinelli
- Backing vocals: Dee Beale
- live at The Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, August 18, 1982

Side Four:
- Man on the Silver Mountain
- Bass: Bob Daisley (tracks 12–13)
- Keyboards: David Stone
- Drums: Cozy Powell
- live at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 1978
- The song “Man on the Silver Mountain” features guitar overdubs.
- https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/rainbow/1978/the-omni-atlanta-ga-3bdc2098.html
- Atlanta GA, USA 24.06.1978 [Triad USA]
- Atlanta GA, USA 24.06.1978 [The Atlanta Constitution]
- Atlanta GA, USA 24.06.1978 [Circus]
- Atlanta GA, USA 24.06.1978 [Sounds UK]
- Long Live Rock ‘n’ Roll
- Bass: Bob Daisley (tracks 12–13)
- Keyboards: David Stone
- Drums: Cozy Powell
- live at The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 1978
- Weiss Heim
- Drums: Cozy Powell
- The LP notes mistakenly credit drums on “Weiss Heim” to Bobby Rondinelli, when in fact they were performed by Cozy Powell.
- in studio, B-side of “All Night Long” single, 1980

Extra Track (Cassette Version):
- Street of Dreams
- Vocals: Joe Lynn Turner
- Bass: Roger Glover
- Drums: Chuck Burgi
- Keyboards: David Rosenthal
- Backing vocals: Lynn Robinson
- live at the Budokan, Tokyo, Japan, March, 1984

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For More Information:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finyl_Vinyl
- https://www.rainbowfanclan.com/
- Setlist for March 13, 1984 (Setlist.fm)
- Setlist for March 14, 1984 (Setlist.fm)
- Putterford, Mark (6 March 1986). “‘Bow Wow!”. Kerrang!. Vol. 115. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 18.
- 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
- https://www.discogs.com/release/2173187-Rainbow-Finyl-Vinyl
- https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/12055e6e-21d9-3a23-a03f-6a490a3242ea
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