COLOSSEUM Those Who Are About To Die Salute You 1969 UK FONTANA
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May 11, 2012
Sold Date
May 1, 2012
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COLOSSEUM Those Who Are About To Die Salute You 1969 UK FONTANA
SUPERB JAZZY BLUES ROCK LP - STRONG POWERFUL SOUND
COLOSSEUMThose Who Are About To Die Salute You (Morituri Te Salutant)
UK FONTANA (STL 5510) FIRST PRESSING (March 1969) OF COLOSSEUM'S MONUMENTAL JAZZ/BLUES/ROCK CLASSIC, THEIR DEBUT "Those Who Are About To Die Salute You" (or if you prefer Latin, "Morituri Te Salutant")
THIS COPY HAS SEEN A FEW SPINS BUT IT'S BEEN VERY WELL CARED FOR, HAS PRACTICALLY UNMARKED VINYL SURFACES AND DELIVERS SUPERB SOUND THROUGHOUT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLACK/SILVER FONTANA LABELS WHICH DO NOT CREDIT THE ALBUM TITLE BUT MERELY STATE 'COLOSSEUM'
MATRICES : 886765 1Y//1 420 11 2 / 886765 2Y//1 420 11 4
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL UK SOFT BACKED, OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE (with factory sealed left side edge)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING" TEXT PRINTED IN GREY/SILVER
Jon Hiseman – Drums
Dick Heckstall-Smith – Saxophones
Tony Reeves – Bass
Dave Greenslade – Organ, Vocals
James Litherland – Guitar, Vocals
Colosseum's debut album is a powerful one, unleashing each member's instrumental prowess at one point while consolidating each talent to form an explosive outpouring of progressive jazz/rock the next.
Those Who Are About to Die Salute You is coated with the volatile saxophone playing of Dick Heckstall-Smith, the thunderous keyboard assault of Dave Greenslade, and the bewildering guitar craft of James Litherland.
Together, Colosseum skitters and glides through brisk musical spectrums of freestyle jazz and British blues, sometimes held tightly in place by Greenslade's Hammond organ, while other times let loose by the brilliancy of the horn and string interplay.
Each song sparks its own personality and its very own energy level, giving the band instant notoriety upon the album's release in 1969.
Not only did Colosseum sound different from other jazz fusion bands of the era, but they could easily take the unconventional elements of their style and churn them into palatable and highly significant musical thoroughfares.
Some of the more compelling tracks include "Walking in the Park," led by its powerful trumpet segments, and "Pretty Hard Luck," which embarks on a stylish blues excursion with colourful keyboard sections on the periphery.
"Beware the Ides of March" borrows a page out of J.S. Bach's notebook and turns his classical poignancy inside out, while "Mandarin" and "Backwater Blues" are created with the perfect jazz and blues friendship in mind, representing Colosseum's fused sound spotlessly.
Best of all, the album never strays from its intensity or its creativity, the very foundation that the band is built on
Side 1: WALKING IN THE PARK / PLENTY HARD LUCK / MANDARIN / DEBUT
Side 2: BEWARE THE IDES OF MARK / THE ROAD SHE WALKED BEFORE / BACKWATER BLUES / THOSE ABOUT TO DIE
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels with light/moderate spindle traces
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT+
Both vinyl surfaces still retain their original deep, glossy sheen and are practically unmarked (there are some light hairlines/brush marks but these have no audio consequence - the playback is sensational throughout)
VINYL Audio: EXCELLENT+
Outstanding audio delivery in every respect - crystal clear, deep, rich and heavy and my play-check at loud volume revealed little to fault - just the smallest touch of surface on the some of the track divisions and quietest moment (nothing major) otherwise, superb sound with no hint of groove-wear or distortion
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT+
The soft-backed gatefold is also in fine shape and apart from a little wear to the bottom opening edge is NM with a deep, unrubbed glossy sheen to the outer laminated surfaces and a spotless interior
ALL RECORDS ARE PACKAGED WITH THE VINYL OUTSIDE OF THE SLEEVE TO PREVENT ANY 'KNIFING' DURING TRANSIT
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
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