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Format: FLAC (Lossless Audio) Genre: Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Classic Rock Release Year: 1997 (Compilation)

By 1997, the rock landscape had changed dramatically. Grunge had come and gone, and the “retro-rock” boom was beginning. Rainbow itself had been inactive since 1984. However, the late 90s saw a massive resurgence of interest in 70s hard rock, driven by compilation albums and the burgeoning CD reissue market.

Polydor/Universal seized this moment to release "The Very Best of Rainbow" . rainbow 1997 the very best of rainbowflac hot

If you want to own this legally without ripping a vintage CD yourself, your options are limited but improving.

What about "24-bit Hot"? Be skeptical. The 1997 album was recorded analog but mastered for 16-bit CD. Native 24-bit versions do not exist officially from Universal for this specific compilation. Any 24-bit file is either an upsampled fake or a vinyl rip. Format: FLAC (Lossless Audio) Genre: Hard Rock /

In an age of compressed MP3s and low-bitrate streaming, listening to this album in FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is a return to the art of active listening.

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For fans of classic hard rock, few names command as much respect as Rainbow. Formed by the legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore after his departure from Deep Purple, Rainbow became a proving ground for some of the greatest vocalists in rock history, most notably the late, great Ronnie James Dio.

The 1997 compilation, The Very Best of Rainbow, serves as the definitive anthology of the band's output. While other compilations exist, this specific release is prized by audiophiles because it captures the band's transition from the mystical, dungeon-synth heavy metal of the mid-70s to the polished, radio-ready AOR (Album Oriented Rock) of the Joe Lynn Turner era.

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