Colosseum - Valentyne Suite

 

180-gram gatefold LP

Includes "The Kettle" later sampled by Fatboy Slim

Limited edition of 750 numbered copies on white & pink marbled colored vinyl

Colosseum is an English jazz rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation. Colin Larkin (Encyclopedia of Popular Music) wrote that "the commercial acceptance of jazz rock in the U.K." was mainly due to the band.

The band was formed in early 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman with tenor sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith, who met each other when they both played in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

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.

Fun fact: the riff from "The Kettle" was used on "Ya Mama" by Fatboy Slim.

Valentyne Suite is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on 180-gram white and pink colored vinyl, housed in a gatefold jacket.

 

Side A

The Kettle

Elegy

Butty’s Blues

The Machine Demands A Sacrifice

Side B

The Valentyne Suite

a. January’s Search

b. February’s Valentyne

c. The Grass Is Always Greener

Be the first to write a review for this item OR just rate it