Name: Live At Ruisrock Festival Finland
Brand: Colosseum

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tonpool Medien GmbH

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Release date

2020-06-12

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REPUK1391

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4009910139127

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Colosseum

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Repertoire Entertainment Gmbh

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Rock-Pop

Colosseum is a UK band that emerged in the late 1960s and became one of the pivotal progressive bands of that era. The founding members were Jon Hiseman on drums, Dick Heckstall-Smith on tenor sax, and Tony Reeves on bass. They were later joined by Dave Greenslade on keyboards, Clem Clempson on guitar, Chris Farlowe as vocalist, and Mark Clarke who replaced Tony Reeves. Colosseum's music is a progressive mix of rock, jazz, and blues with plenty of solos and interplay.

The band released three studio albums: "Those Who Are About To Die Salute You" and "Valentyne Suite" in 1969, followed by "Daughter Of Time" in 1970. Their highly acclaimed live album "Colosseum Live" was released in 1971. After disbanding that same year, most of the members went on to form or join other successful groups such as Humble Pie (Clem Clempson), Atomic Rooster (Chris Farlowe), Greenslade (Dave Greenslade reunited with Tony Reeves), and Colosseum II (founded by Jon Hiseman).

In 1994, Colosseum reunited and has been active ever since. Their unique blend of styles continues to captivate audiences worldwide.

Repertoire Records is a multinational label that specializes in reissuing sought after rock releases from the beat, progressive, and psychedelic genres. They focus on using the original cover art and often release limited editions as well as new editions of earlier reissues. To ensure accuracy, detailed documentation is provided to help distinguish between different versions. Repertoire Records is distributed in Austria by Ixthuluh Tonträger-Vertrieb and LPs mastered by Peter Harenberg can be identified by the handwritten 'H1' at the runout area.

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Colloseum’s take on prog rock was steeped in blues with jazz leanings, and as revealed on this top-notch live-set, recorded at the Ruisrock Festival in Finland in August 1970. They were capable of conjuring a mighty sound on stage, notch by notch. Comprising materiel from their first three studio albums, we get an incredible take of ‘The Machine Demands A Sacrifice’ with an astounding drum solo from Hiseman, while ‘Downhill And Shadows’ highlights their competence in blues, fine solos coming here from Heckstall-Smith and Clempson.

Live At Ruisrock Festival Finland

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