tracks 2-16 arranged by Don Airey
tracks 1-1, 1-2, 2-16 arranged by Ritchie Blackmore
tracks 2-16 arranged by Roger Glover
tracks 1-9 to 1-12 bass Bob Daisley
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 bass Craig Gruber
tracks 1-4 to 1-8 bass Jimmy Bain
tracks 1-9 to 1-12 bass Ritchie Blackmore
tracks 2-1 to 2-16 bass Roger Glover
tracks 1-12 cello Karl Heinz Feit
compilation producer Bill Levenson
tracks 1-10, 1-12 concertmaster Ferenc Kiss
tracks 1-6 concertmaster [koncert meister] Fritz Sonnleitner
tracks 2-16 conductor Takashi Hiroi
tracks 1-6, 1-10, 1-12 conductor, score Rainer Pietsch
coordinator [production coordination] Monique McGuffin
design Smay Vision
tracks 2-5 to 2-12 drums Bobby Rondinelli
tracks 2-13 to 2-16 drums Chuck Bürgi
tracks 1-4 to 2-4 drums Cozy Powell
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 drums Gary Driscoll
tracks 2-5 to 2-8 engineer Flemming Rasmussen
tracks 2-1 to 2-4 engineer Gary Edwards
tracks 2-9 to 2-12 engineer Nick Blagona
tracks 1-12 flute Rudi Risavy
guitar Ritchie Blackmore
tracks 2-9 to 2-16 keyboards Dave Rosenthal
tracks 1-9 to 1-12 keyboards David Stone
tracks 2-1 to 2-8 keyboards Don Airey
tracks 1-4 to 1-8 keyboards Tony Carey
liner notes [essay] Jerry Bloom
liner notes [essay] Mark Welch
mastered by Steve Fallone
tracks 2-16 mixed by Bruce Robbins
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 mixed by [mixed production by] Martin Birch
tracks 2-16 orchestra Japanese Symphony Orchestra
tracks 1-6 orchestra Münchner Philharmoniker
photography by Polydor Records Archives
photography by [pg. 2, 4, 10] Fin Costello
photography by [pg. 3, 6, inside tray] Anthony Loew
photography by [pg. 9] Jim Houghton
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 piano, mellotron, clavinet, organ Mickey Lee Soule
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 producer Martin Birch
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 producer Ritchie Blackmore
tracks 2-1 to 2-16 producer Roger Glover
tracks 1-1 to 1-3 producer Ronnie James Dio
tracks 1-12 recorder Max Hecker
tracks 1-10 strings Bavarian String Ensemble
tracks 1-12 viola Ottmar Machan
tracks 1-12 violin [1st violin] Ferenc Kiss
tracks 1-12 violin [2nd violin] Nico Nicolic
tracks 2-1 to 2-3 vocals Graham Bonnet
tracks 2-5 to 2-15 vocals Joe Lynn Turner
tracks 1-1 to 1-12 vocals Ronnie James Dio
tracks 1-11 written-by Cozy Powell
tracks 1-8 written-by David Coverdale
tracks 2-8 to 2-15 written-by Joe Lynn Turner
tracks 1-1 to 2-1, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6 to 2-15 written-by Ritchie Blackmore
tracks 2-1, 2-3, 2-6, 2-7, 2-10 to 2-12 written-by Roger Glover
tracks 1-1 to 1-7, 1-9 to 1-12 written-by Ronnie James Dio
tracks 2-2, 2-5 written-by Russ Ballard
tracks 2-16 written-by Traditional
tracks 2-13 written-by [intro] Dave Rosenthal
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Copyright (c) Universal Records
Mastered At Universal Mastering Studios
Manufactured By Universal M & L, Germany
Manufactured By Universal M & L, Germany
Manufactured By Universal M & L, Germany
Tracks 1-1 to 1-3:
Recorded between the 20th of February and the 14th of March 1975 at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany.
Taken from Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, released August 1975.

Tracks 1-4 to 1-7:
Recorded at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany sometime in February 1976.
Taken from Rainbow Rising, released May 1976.

Track 1-8:
Recorded live at Kölner Sporthalle, Köln / Cologne, Germany, September 25, 1976.
Taken from On Stage, released July 1977.

Tracks 1-9 to 1-12:
Recorded at Le Chateau, Paris, France, March/May/December 1977.
Taken from Long Live Rock 'N' Roll, released April 1978.

Tracks 2-1 to 2-4:
Recorded at Le Chateau, Paris, France, with the Maison Rouge Mobile Studio, January/February 1979, except Weiss Heim which was recorded at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, January 1980.
Taken from Down To Earth, released August 1979,
except Weiss Heim, which was originally issued as the B-side of All Night Long single, released February 1980.

Tracks 2-5 to 2-8:
Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, August 1980,
except Jealous Lover which was recorded in the USA, April 1981.
Taken from Difficult To Cure, released February 1981,
except Jealous Lover, which was originally issued as the B-side of Can't Happen Here single, released June 1981.

Tracks 2-9 to 2-12:
Recorded at Le Studio, Morin Heights, Canada, November 1981.
Taken from Straight Between The Eyes, released April 1982.

Tracks 2-13 to 2-15:
Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark, May/June 1983.
Taken from Bent Out Of Shape, released August 1983.

Track 2-16:
Recorded live at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan, March 14, 1984.
Mixed at Soundtech, Norwalk, Connecticut by Bruce Robbins.
Taken from Finyl Vinyl, released March 1986.

Mastered by Steve Fallone at Universal Mastering Studios East.

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All rights reserved. Made in the EU.
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Label Code: LC 01846
Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
Other: 065 539-2 (Disc 1 catalog number )
Other: 065 540-2 (Disc 2 catalog number )
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