Colosseum - The Reunion Concerts 1994 (2020/FLAC)

 

One of the most influential of the early British progressive rock bands, Colosseum fused an adventurous approach to rock with strong jazz and blues influences and classical keyboard accents; they earned a loyal and lasting following though they never scored a major breakthrough hit. On June 24th 1994, Colosseum played their first concert together for 23 years. 

Jon Hiseman said ‘Despite many requests from fans and promoters over the past couple of decades, I never seriously considered reforming the original Colosseum. But the release of all the albums on CD in the early ’90’s was extremely successful and generated a lot of new interest in the band. When Dave, Dick, Clem and Chris ganged up on me in 1993 it became clear there was no escape. A date was set and I found Mark in America and we all met up in my studio on June 17th 1994 and I gave the count in for ‘Those About to Die’. We played as if the band had never been apart’.

01. Those About to Die (Live At Zelt-Musik-Festival Freiburg)
02. Stormy Monday Blues (Live At Zelt-Musik-Festival Freiburg)
03. Those About to Die (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
04. Skellington (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
05. Elegy (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
06. Tanglewood ’63 (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
07. January’s Search (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
08. February’s Valentine (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
09. The Grass is Always Greener (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
10. Rope Ladder to the Moon (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
11. Theme for an Imaginary Western (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
12. The Machine Demands Another Sacrifice (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
13. Solo Colonia (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
14. Lost Angeles (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
15. Stormy Monday Blues (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany)
16. Walking in the Park (Live at the E-Werk, Cologne, Germany) 

Colosseum - Transmissions - Live at the BBC (6 CD, 2020/FLAC)

 Transmissions Live At The BBC

•     First fully authorised release comprising Colosseum recorded live at the BBC 1969-1971
•     Over 60 tracks, many recordings new to CD - over 6 hours playing time
•     Painstakingly researched by Colin Harper, Nigel Lees and Ashley Wood
•     Restored and remastered by Eroc for optimum sound quality throughout
•     In-depth liner notes by Chris Welch with a foreword by Pete Brown
•     Includes 44-page booklet, photographs and contributions from former band members

Colosseum - The Complete Reunion Concert Cologne 1994 (DVDRIP video, 2008)

Colosseum played their first concert together for 23 years. This release was filmed and recorded 4 months later at the bands second concert in Cologne.

• Jon Hiseman – Pearl Drum, Paiste Cymbols & Gongs
• Chris Farlowe – Vocals
• Dick Heckstall – Smith – Tenor & Soprano Saxophones
• Clem Clempson – Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
• Dave Greenslade – Hammond Organ, Premier Vibraphone, Roland U20, EMU Proteus 2
• Mark Clarke – Bass Guitar, Hartke Amplification, Vocals

Colosseum discography [1969-2014]

 

Colosseum is a pioneering British progressive jazz-rock band mixing progressive rock and jazz-based improvising.

The band was formed in 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman, tenor sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith and bass player Tony Reeves, who had previously worked together in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers on the Bare Wires album. Dave Greenslade, on organ, was immediately recruited, and the line-up was completed by Jim Roche on guitar. Roche only recorded one track before being replaced by James Litherland, (guitar and vocals).

Colosseum - Morituri Te Salutant 1968-2003 On Stage & In The Studio [4 CD, 2009/FLAC]

 

2009 four CD antology from the British Jazz/Prog/Art Rock band. Pieced together with the active assistance of band leader Jon Hiseman, Morituri Te Salutant features extended highlights from Colosseum's original albums as well as numerous previously-unissued studio and live outtakes, including BBC session material, the aborted late '60s single `Tell Me Now' and a host of alternative recordings from the tour that was immortalised on what many admirers believe to be the band's definitive work, Colosseum Live. Lavishly packaged with hitherto unpublished photos and a 10,000 word essay, Morituri Te Salutant is the final word on one of the most individual and iconoclastic British bands to emerge from the musical and cultural revolution of the '60s.