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COLOSSEUM

Valentyne Suite

Original UK LP released on Vertigo Records in 1969.
Gatefold sleeve. Includes polylined Vertigo innersleeve.

'Large Swirl' Vertigo (side 2) label, with 'VERTIGO' below the spindle hole. 'A PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' credit is below 'VERTIGO'.

Inner gatefold shows 'A PHILIPS RECORDS PRODUCT' credit.

886775  1Y*1  420  1 1 1 0   /   886775  2*Y * 1  420  1 1  1

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One of England's prime jazz-rock outfits, most of the members of Colosseum had apprenticed in blues bands, and it shows very strongly on some of the material here. Both "The Kettle" and "Butty's Blues" are essentially tarted-up blues, although they work well in a grander context; in the latter case much grander, as a brass ensemble enters for the last part. "Elegy" is a fast-paced, minor-key blues that stretches guitarist James Litherland's vocal abilities.

Things get far more interesting with "The Machine Demands a Sacrifice," which offers solo opportunities to organist Dave Greenslade and sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith before re-emerging in what can only be called a proto-industrial style, all heavily treated clattering percussion.

The album's real joy comes with "The Valentyne Suite," which takes the band out of their bluesy comfort zone into something closer to prog rock. Bandleader Jon Hiseman is stalwart throughout, his busy drumming and fills owing more to jazz than the studied backbeat of rock. Greenslade proves to be a largely unsung hero, his only real solo in the suite something to offer a challenge to vintage Keith Emerson, but with swing.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

The Kettle
Elegy
Butty's Blues
The Machine Demands A Sacrifice

Side Two

Valentyne Suite:
Part 1: January's Search
Part 2: February's Valentyne
Part 3: The Grass Is Always Greener

 

Released on 'Vertigo Records' in 1969

Catalogue No. VO 1 / 847 900 VTY

Disc is in G condition (a lot of surface wear)

Sleeve is in VG condition (general storage wear / shelfwear)

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