LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

• 180 gram audiophile vinyl,gatefold sleeve

Colosseum was one of England's prime rock-jazz outfits. Most of the members of Colosseum had apprenticed in blues bands and it shows very strongly on some of the material on their second album. 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.

TRACK LISTING:

SIDE A

1. THE KETTLE
2. ELEGY
3. BUTTY'S BLUES
4. THE MACHINE DEMANDS A SACRIFICE

SIDE B

THE VALENTYNE SUITE

1. JANUARY'S SEARCH
2. FEBRUARY'S VALENTYNE
3. THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER