RAINBOW "Bent Out Of Shape" /CD/

Remastered reissue of seventh studio album by one of the most important bands of the world ever. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. A remastered CD reissue was released in May 1999, which restored the artwork of the original release. This has two tracks of a longer duration than on the first US CD issue. This album is generally referred to in reviews as a commercial effort by the band, attempting to repeat the success of the song "Stone Cold" and the album “Straight Between the Eyes”. As a result, some of the songs, like the first single released from this album, "Street of Dreams", are usually considered to be more in the album-oriented rock style, instead of the hard rock sound of earlier Rainbow albums. The album was particularly aimed at the US market: the title is an American idiom rather than a British one.
Polydor Records, 1983/1999 (547 367-2). Made in Germany.