Rainbow ‎– Difficult To Cure
Label:
Polydor ‎– POLD 5036
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
1981
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal
 
Tracklist
Position    Title/Credits    Duration
A1    I Surrender
Written-By – Ballard*
A2    Spotlight Kid
Written-By – Blackmore*, Glover*
A3    No Release
Written-By – Airey*, Blackmore*, Glover*
A4    Magic
Written-By – Moran*
A5    Vielleicht Das Nachster Zeit = Maybe Next Time
Written-By – Airey*, Blackmore*
B1    Can't Happen Here
Written-By – Blackmore*, Glover*
B2    Freedom Fighter
Written-By – Turner*, Blackmore*, Glover*
B3    Midtown Tunnel Vision
Written-By – Turner*, Blackmore*, Glover*
B4    Difficult To Cure (Beethoven's Ninth)
Arranged By – Airey*, Blackmore*, Glover*
 
Recorded At – Sweet Silence Studios
Mixed At – Sweet Silence Studios
Lacquer Cut At – CBS Studios, London
Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
Copyright © – Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Polydor Incorporated
Published By – Island Music Ltd.
Published By – Panache Music Ltd.
Published By – Becket Records
Bass – Roger Glover
Design [Cover Design] – Hipgnosis (2)
Drums – Bob Rondinelli*
Engineer – Flemming Rasmussen
Engineer [Asst., Kingdom Sound Studio] – Clay Hutchinson
Engineer [Asst.] – Thomas Brekling
Guitar – Ritchie Blackmore
Keyboards – Don Airey
Lacquer Cut By – Timtom* (tracks: A1 to A5), TY* (tracks: B1 to B4)
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Backup] – Joe Lynn Turner
Management [Assistant Road Manager] – Ian Broad (2), Tim Kelly (37)
Management [Equipment Road Manager] – Raymond D'Addario
Management [Personal Road Manager] – Colin Hart (2)
Management [Rainbow Management] – Bruce A. Payne*, Thames Talent Ltd.
Photography By – Hipgnosis (2), Maxon*
Photography By [Colouring] – Richard Manning (3)
Producer – Roger Glover
Lyrics on inner sleeve.
On the cover
Recorded and mixed at Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhagen.
Mastered at CBS Studios, London.
©1981 Polydor Limited UK
Side A label
1: Published Island Music Ltd.
2, 3, 5: Published Panache Music Ltd.
4: Published Becket Records (US)
Repertoire owner is Polydor Inc ℗1981
Side B label
All songs Published Panache Music Limited
Repertoire owner is Polydor Inc ℗1981
The lead surgeon on the cover is George Galatzin, while the back up surgeons are Peter Christopherson, Storm Thorgerson, John Blake, George and his mate. The nurse is Jill Furmanovsky.
Runouts: 'TimTom - cbs' & 'TY - CBS' are etched, remainder is stamped.
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): POLD 5036 A//1▽EC 11 4 TimTom - cbs
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): POLD 5036 B//2▽EC 11 4 TY - CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): POLD 5036 A//1▽EC 11 2 TimTom - cbs
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): POLD 5036 B//2▽EC 12 6 TY - CBS
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): POLD 5036 A//2▽EC 11 5 TimTom - cbs
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): POLD 5036 B//2▽EC 11 3 TY - CBS