Colosseum
Those Who Are About to Die Salute You
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* The debut release in 1969 from the supergroup Coliseum, whose members were among the most elite of their time in the late 60s and early 70s, when the possibilities of British rock expanded and blossomed at a rapid pace. This classic album, which made a strong impact with its truly progressive musicality, blending blues, jazz, classical and rock, has been reissued in paper…
Daughter Of Time
*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Third album from British rock supergroup Colosseum, from the late 60s and early 70s, after a major member change, including ex-Bakerloo guitarist Clem Clemson and vocalist Chris Farlow. The style retains the chaos and vigour of the British rock expansion period, but introduces a more neat and beautiful style. Paper jacket, latest remastering in 2022, SHM-CD and three bonu…
Elegy - The Recordings 1968-1971 (6CD Box)
6Cd box Discs in Vinyl replica sleeves with a 36-page booklet all held in a clam-shell box. Colosseum came together in 1968, the brainchild of virtuoso drummer Jon Hiseman and saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith (who had played together in the Graham Bond Organisation and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers). Teaming with bass guitarist Tony Reeves and keyboard player Dave Greenslade, the line-up of the band was completed with the recruitment of guitarist and vocalist James Litherland. Their debut album, ‘…
Elegy / The Kettle
Dynamite Cuts takes a different move from the funk & soul and is proud to be able to press for the first time on 7" vinyl, two Colosseums' killer rock club tracks. Our A side is the powerful up-tempo "Elegy" a funky love song, with steaming guitars and heavy groove, massive club track back in the day! On the flip is the "The Kettle" heavy rock groove sampled by Fat boy slim for "Ya Mama"
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Live
'Live albums are dangerous things. While the good ones capture the raw excitement of a show, all too often they expose a band's weaknesses, the ones that get covered in the studio -- a singer who's not so good and instrumentalists who really can't cut it. But Colosseum, by the time they made their live album (the CD version comes with an extra track, "I Can't Live Without You," that wasn't on the original vinyl), were a seasoned outfit with some top-notch performers. In veteran Chris Farlowe the…
Valentyne Suite
"Colosseum was one of England's prime rock-jazz outfits. Valentyne Suite takes the band out of their bluesy comfort zone into something closer to prog rock. The album is generally seen as their best album and still extremely enjoyable."