lp COLOSSEUM

Those Who Are About To Die, Salute You


Limited edition of 750 Numbered Copies in gold VINYL

 

Country of release: Netherlands, 2023

Originally released: 1969

Label: MUSIC OnVINYL

Catalog number: MOVLP1684

Barcode: 8719262029095

Gatefold Cover/Gatefold Sleeve: No/No

 

 Condition Record: mint (Unplayed)

Condition Cover: mint


 

 

Track Side 1:

1. Walking In The Park (3:57)

2. Plenty Hard Luck (4:29)

3. Mandarin (4:26)

4. Debut (6:22)

 

Track Side 2:

1. Beware The Ides of March (5:39)

2. The road She Walked Before (2:45)

3. Backwater Blues (7:40)

4. Those About To Die (4:52)


Listen At YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueTj5hlbrKc&list=PL59FAF8A1B59C04DD


Those Who Are About To Die Salute YouThe debut studio albumFrom UK based jazz/ rock/ blues act Colosseum. Colosseum consisted among others of Dave Greenslade OnOn bass who would later found Greenslade. The album was released in 1969 and has lots of sixties elements Without being stuck in that age.

The MUSIC has elements From both blues, jazz and rock. Songs like Walking In The Park, Theroad She Walked Before and especially Backwater Blues are inThe blues veins James Litherland's soul/ blues way of singing also points in that direction. But there are songs like Debut, Beware The Ideas ofTo Die which are filled with rock jazzy brass and clever arrangements and those songs really makes this album special. The bluesy songs also have brass arrangements though.

The musicianship is fantastic and One ofThe biggest treatsOn this album. They simply seem To be OnFIREOn mostofThe songs. What A passionate performance. DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH is A very skilled sax player while drummer Jon Hiseman is certainly also an accomplished musician. Powerful intricate drumming From him. Dave Greenslade´s organ playing is clever and The bass From Tony Reeves is precise and rythmic. Singer/ guitarist James Litherland also contributes greatly To Theband .

The production From Tony Reeves is excellent. It's definitely One ofThe best productionsFromThe sixties

Ordinarily I wouldn't enjoy bluesy jazz/ rock much but when it's played with conviction like this and when The compositions works this well I'm sold and I have ToTo The saluteYou 4Stars . What A great and powerful album. (UMUR/progarchives.com)


Jon Hiseman - drums
James Litherland - Guitar, Vocals
Dave Greenslade - organ, vocals
Tony Reeves - bass guitar
DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH - Tenor saxophones, soprano saxophones
&
James Henry Lowther - Trumpet (Track 1)
Jim Roche - Guitar (Track 7)

 

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The MUSIC has elements From both blues, jazz and rock. Songs like Walking In The Park, Theroad She Walked Before and especially Backwater Blues are inThe blues veins James Litherland's soul/ blues way of singing also points in that direction. But there are songs like Debut, Beware The Ideas ofTo Die which are filled with rock jazzy brass and clever arrangements and those songs really makes this album special. The bluesy songs also have brass arrangements though. The musicianship is fantastic and One ofThe biggest treatsOn this album. They simply seem To be OnFIREOn mostofThe songs. What A passionate performance. DICK HECKSTALL-SMITH is A very skilled sax player while drummer Jon Hiseman is certainly also an accomplished musician. Powerful intricate drumming From him. Dave Greenslade´s orga