Artist: Colosseum
Genre: Jazz Rock
Colosseum were a British jazz rock band formed in 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman. The band were pioneers of jazz-rock fusion, combining powerful rock with sophisticated jazz improvisation. Their lineup included talented musicians like saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith, bassist Tony Reeves, and guitarist James Litherland (later replaced by Dave Greenslade). Colosseum's music featured extended instrumental passages, complex time signatures, and virtuosic soloing. Albums like 'Valentyne Suite' and 'Daughter of Time' are considered jazz-rock classics. The band's powerful, often heavy sound influenced the development of progressive rock and jazz fusion. After initial breakup in 1971, Colosseum reformed in 1994 and continued performing until Hiseman's death in 2018. They represented British jazz-rock at its most ambitious, bridging jazz complexity with rock power and demonstrating that improvisation and heaviness could coexist.
Colosseum vinyl records
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COLOSSEUM II Wardance (1977 UK 8-track LP of pure entertainment from Jon Hiseman & co in the power-prog tradition picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal shelfwear and the vinyl remains in Near Mint condition with few signs of play. A wonderful copy. MCF2817) Track Listing: 01 War Dance 6:09 02 Major Keys 5:18 03 Put It That Way 3:42 04 Castles 5:50 05 Fighting Talk 5:54 06 The Inquistion 5:50 07 Star Maiden/ Mysterioso/ Quasar 6:24 08 Last Exit 3:30
£28.00 used
COLOSSEUM Valentyne Suite (1970 UK second issue of the 1969 5-track LP on the large Vertigo swirl label without A Philips Record Product label print opening with the classic The Kettle and housed in a superb Keef designed gatefold picture sleeve with swirl inner. The sleeve shows only a little soft scuffing top & bottom & is otherwise a lovely Excellent condition example
£84.00 used
COLOSSEUM Live (1971 UK first press 6-track double live LP pressed by Island recorded at Manchester University & the Big Apple Brighton on the Daughter Of Time tour gatefold picture sleeve with unique integral plastic inners. A ridiculous sleeve design that only made it in the wild for two albums before being scrapped as the bad idea it was most copies of this that survive have a little mottling near the edge of the discs where the vinyl has reacted with the foam lining of the p Track Listing: lastic inners
£56.00 used
COLOSSEUM Daughter Of Time (1970 UK 8-track LP with small swirl logo on the labels featuring Barbara Thompson as well as Dick Heckstall-Smith on saxes & flute gatefold picture sleeve with swirl inner. The sleeve has some scuffing & a small areaof paper loss & despite some faint cosmetic marks the vinyl remains in Very Good condition) Track Listing: 1
£28.00 used
COLOSSEUM Valentyne Suite (1969 UK first press 5-track stereo LP on the large Vertigo swirl label with A Phillips Record Product label credit at the bottom. Opens with the classic The Kettle matte gatefold picture sleeve with die-cut swirl inner. The cover [VG+] reveals some paper marks and general wear with a small unobtrusive number in one corner
£56.00 used
COLOSSEUM Live (1971 UK 6-track double live LP recorded at Manchester University & the Big Apple Brighton on the Daughter Of Time tour gatefold picture sleeve with integral plastic inners. Most copies of this that survive have a little mottling near the edge of the discs where the vinyl has reacted with the original foam lining of the plastic inners this one is no exception [a ridiculous sleeve design that only made it in the wild for two albums before being scrapped as the bad Track Listing: idea it was
£28.00 used
COLOSSEUM Valentyne Suite (1969 German first issue 5-track LP on the Vertigo label with large swirl logo on both sides and A Philips Record Product credit with 1Y/2Y matrices also indicating a first press front laminated gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with very little edge wear & the vinyl appears Near Mint 847900VTY) Track Listing: The Kettle Elegy Buttys Blues The Machine Demands A Sacrifice The Valentyne Suite Theme One - Januarys Search Theme Two - Februarys Valentyne Theme Three - The Grass Is Always Greener
£139.00 used
COLOSSEUM Valentyne Suite (1972 UK issue of the 1969 7-track LP gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains near as new with few signs of play HELP4) Track Listing: 01. The Kettle 02. Elegy 03. Buttys Blues 04. The Machine Demands A Sacrifice The Valentyne Suite: 05
£28.00 used
COLOSSEUM Those Who Are About To Die Salute You (1969 UK 8-track stereo vinyl LP front laminated gatefold picture sleeve with Jon Hisemans own liner notes inside. The sleeve shows just a little light shelf wear with a bit of edge scuffing and asmall split at the top of the spine. The vinyl remains in nice respectable VG condition with just a few surface scuffs to show for nearly fifty years STL5510) Track Listing: A1
£28.00 used
COLOSSEUM Valentyne Suite (1970 UK second issue of the 1969 5-track LP on the large Vertigo swirl label without A Philips Record Product label print opening with the classic The Kettle and housed in a superb Keef designed gatefold picturesleeve with pen annotated swirl inner. The sleeve shows sun fading and light scuffing to the spine although the text is still legible and has some small splashes of gold paint to the front near the bottom left corner whilst the vinyl has a Track Listing: few light paper scuffs and two small raised points caused during pressing which give a brief but audible bump during Buttys Blues
£56.00 used