MINT VINTAGE '71 "VALENTYNE SUITE" COLOSSEUM FULL BLOWN PROG BLUES PSYCH JAMS
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'69 UK PROGRESSIVE ROCK EXPERIENCE
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~ COLOSSEUM ~
Valentyne Suite
Germany - Bronze Records - 28766
MINT CLEAN....
STILL IN FACTORY CELLOPHANE for USA import market!
Also scarce 1971 vintage German superior pressing (released in a different format in the U.S.) originally recorded in 1969 for Vertigo, basically, they used the same gatefold covers minus company logo for this 45 year old pressing...it's a TOP COPY in M- condition, not easy to find and music speaking, highly rewarding on the cusp of blues/prog/jazz with psychedelic flourishes ... revisit this great Lp or chance upon it with new ears....
"Valentyne Suite" is Colosseum's second album, which in some ways shows an improvement on their impressive first Lp. Basically, Colosseum remains as what it is, a blues-rock band with a notable penchant for jazz oriented jamming and an occasional taste for progressive-rock twists & turns: the band's most sophisticated facet is brilliantly developed in the namesake tour-de-force, a three part namesake suite that occupied the whole B- side of this vinyl edition. 'Valentyne Suite' is a real magical mystery tour on a blues/jazz bus through psychedelic fields and early progressive valleys, full of top notch musicianship, electrifying energy, varied musical motifs, red hot jamming. Never chaotic, since all five musicians manage to create solid interplays all along the way. The artistic relevance of this piece for the germination of prog rock can easily be accurately regarded as equal to that of the Nice's 'Ars Longa, Vita Brevis', Pink Floyd's 'Interstellar Overdrive', and King Crimson's '21st Century Schizoid Man'. However, as much as the suite is the absolute highlight to this album, we must not overlook the remaining repertoire. Since Colosseum is mostly and mainly a blues-rock act, it is no wonder that the first three tracks are well rooted in this musical soil: the jazz stuff is most of the time provided by Hiseman's intensive drumming and Heckstall-Smith's explosive soloing, but it's fair to say that the quintet works properly as an ensemble. Track 4 pretty much anticipates the genius soon to be expanded in the aforementioned suite: 'The Machine Demands Another Sacrifice' kicks off as an energetic R'n'B-based piece before the coda shifts into a 7/8 tempo, built upon wild overdubbed percussions and stormy Hammond organ layers. The abrupt ending is quite effective, but wish the closing jam had been a bit longer. Overall conclusion: an excellent opus that deserves a place in any good prog rock collection, and any good rock collection in general.
- James Litherland / guitar, lead vocals
- Dave Greenslade / Hammond organ, piano & vibes, backing vocals
- Dick Heckstall-Smith / tenor & soprano saxophones, flute
- Tony Reeves / bass,
- Jon Hiseman / drums, - Dave Clemson - guitar
The Kettle (4:25) Elegy (3:10)
Butty's Blues (6:44)
The Machine Demands A Sacrifice (3:52)
The Valentyne Suite (16:51)
- Theme One: January's Search (6:25)
- Theme Two: February's Valentyne (3:33)
- Theme Three: The Grass Is Always Greener (6:55)
CONDITION: The cover: rated: MINT beautiful fragile gatefold still in outer plastic wrap for USA import market. Total GREAT shape for a 45 year old fragile UK production ... yes, still has a very fresh appearance -- there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy ...
The vinyl: Rated: M- filled with clear shine across both sides ... plays perfect. Both labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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