Colosseum

Colosseum – Upon Tomorrow (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:35:54 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Jazz Rock, Blues Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

The fourth, long-lost album by Colosseum with performances from Supershow plus 2 tracks from a short film that was released in 1970.

– Includes performances by Colosseum at the Supershow, filmed in March 1969, two days before their debut album was to be released, and two tracks from the film Colosseum And Juicy Lucy, which was released in 1970

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Colosseum – Live At Montreux 1969 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 50:58 minutes | 570 MB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

Colosseum’s fiery brand of progressive jazz rock was hugely popular on the late 60s live music scene and so it was no surprise when they were invited to play at one of the world’s biggest jazz festivals, held annually in Montreux, Switzerland.

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Colosseum – Transmissions Live at the BBC (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 06:38:08 minutes | 4,12 GB | Genre: Rock
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Six CD set. First fully authorized release comprising Colosseum tracks recorded live at the BBC 1969-1971. Over 60 tracks, many recordings new to CD – over six hours playing time. Painstakingly researched by Colin Harper, Nigel Lees and Ashley Wood. Restored and remastered by Eroc for optimum sound quality throughout.

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Colosseum – Tomorrow’s Blues (Remastered) (2003/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:51 minutes | 621 MB | Genre: Progressive Rock
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Colosseum released five albums between 1969 and 1971. The world’s first ever Jazzrock group toured non-stop for nearly three years. The band finally broke-up after enjoying chart success in several countries. Twenty three years later, in 1994, Colosseum literally picked-up where they had left off, went back on the road again, played more than 60 dates Europe wide, and issued the “Lives Reunion Concerts 1994” album and video. During the tour, they began writing and demoing songs for a new album and the resultant “Bread & Circuses” was released in 1997. Further European touring activity took place as Colosseum re-awakened old fans and gained new support through the sheer quality of their songs and musical showmanship. In 2003, the band released a new studio album, “Tomorrow’s Blues” which stands as the final Colosseum recording to feature saxophonist, Dick Heckstall-Smith before he passed away.

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Colosseum – Time on Our Side (2014/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:45 minutes | 611 MB | Genre: Jazz Rock
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2014 album from the veteran British outfit. To play a new Colosseum album is to step into the unknown. Anything could happen. All bets are off. While less questing bands are content to issue fading photocopies of their best-selling work, TIME ON OUR SIDE is the sound of old friends embarking on new adventures. Eleven years have passed since TOMORROW’S BLUES: A lifetime in rock ‘n’ roll. The album may have been a pleasure to record, at drummer Jon Hiseman’s own Temple Music Studio in Surrey, yet it’s completion marks the end of a period of some uncertainty. “We started it in 2010 by meeting in the studio and playing through demos that had been written by the band members,” the drummer remembers. “But after 2010, the future of Colosseum was always going to be decided by whether Barbara would be able to tour again.” of course, multi-instrumentalist Barbara Thompson is a vital part of the Colosseum story. The completion alone of TIME ON OUR SIDE, then, is a towering achievement. That this new album is so dazzlingly successful is testament to the enduring genius of one of Britain’s most inventive lineups. Almost a half-century after Colosseum’s formation, this is unmistakably the sound of a band with gas still in the tank and endless lightbulbs popping over their heads. “I know that when we get together we all feel like we are coming home,” says Hiseman. “This album was easy to make and it just feels right”.

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Colosseum – The Reunion Concerts 1994 (Live) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:10:38 minutes | 1,51 GB | Genre: Jazz Rock
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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’.

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Colosseum – Live in Germany (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:14:06 minutes | 1,32 GB | Genre: Rock
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Colosseum captured live at the peak of their powers 1969-1971. Broadcast and in-concert recordings restored and mastered by Eroc. Includes three tracks from their 1969 concert at Messepalast, Vienna.

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Colosseum – Live At the Piper Club, Rome (2020 Remaster Series) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:07:42 minutes | 719 MB | Genre: Progressive Rock
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First time officially released on CD. Restored and remastered by EROC. Total playing time 67. 07. 12-page booklet. Liner Notes by Chris Welch. In an updated version of Colosseum, Chris Farlowe asserts his role as the band’s powerful new lead singer. The story of his arrival is told in extensive liner notes by Repertoire’s Chris Welch which include new interviews with bassist Mark Clarke, organist Dave Greenslade and Chris Farlowe.

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Colosseum – Live ’71 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 02:27:48 minutes | 1,67 GB | Genre: Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

Colosseum was one of the most exciting British rock bands of the ’70s and while they made fine studio albums, notably the classic Those Who Are About To Die (1969), it was on the road, playing night after night to devoted fans, that the group led by master drummer Jon Hiseman really came – alive! Mercifully, thanks to skilled recording engineers, many of their best shows were captured on tape. This superb collection of live performances reveals Colosseum blasting at full strength and with extraordinary power and passion. This set is packed with alternative versions of many of their most iconic songs and arrangements. Thanks to this treasure house of high quality recordings, professionally restored by digital craftsman Eroc, the band comes alive and kicking for us to enjoy 50 years later.

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Colosseum – Live 05 (2007/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:39:03 minutes | 1,14 GB | Genre: Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

Once more, the extraordinary musicians of Colosseum have produced an equally extraordinary and first-class live album. During the summer tour of 2005 Miles Ashton, the great live sound engineer who runs his own studio in Watford, recorded all of Colosseum’s concerts to 24-track digital. Guitarist Clem Clempson and Keyboard player Dave Greenslade spent long days at Clem’s studio auditioning all the performances looking for that magical mix of performance and natural sound quality and put together a complete show to run over two CD’s. So now, you can enjoy a complete Colosseum concert with the fanstastic voice of Chris Farlowe, the virtuoso playing of Clem Clemspon, Dave Greenslade and Barbara Thompson plus the outstanding bass player Mark Clarke – and of course drumming legend Jon Hiseman.

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Colosseum – In Montreux 1969 (Live) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:31 minutes | 476 MB | Genre: Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

Colosseum’s fiery brand of progressive jazz rock was hugely popular on the late 60s live music scene and so it was no surprise when they were invited to play at one of the world’s biggest jazz festivals, held annually in Montreux, Switzerland. This entire CD is a time machine designed to take you back to the future, right NOW!

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Colosseum – Bread & Circuses (Remastered) (1997/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:02 minutes | 570 MB | Genre: Progressive Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

Colosseum released five albums between 1969 and 1971. The world’s first ever Jazzrock group toured non-stop for nearly three years. The band finally broke-up after enjoying chart success in several countries. Twenty three years later, in 1994, Colosseum literally picked-up where they had left off, went back on the road again, played more than 60 dates Europe wide, and issued the “Lives Reunion Concerts 1994” album and video. During the tour, they began writing and demoing songs for a new album and the resultant “Bread & Circuses” was released in 1997. Further European touring activity took place as Colosseum re-awakened old fans and gained new support through the sheer quality of their songs and musical showmanship. In 2003, the band released a new studio album, “Tomorrow’s Blues” which stands as the final Colosseum recording to feature saxophonist, Dick Heckstall-Smith before he passed away.

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Colosseum – At the Piper Club, Rome 1971 (Live) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 01:07:42 minutes | 718 MB | Genre: Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

In an updated version of Colosseum, Chris Farlowe asserts his role as the band’s powerful new lead singer.

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Colosseum – At the Boston Tea Party 1969 (Live) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 49:26 minutes | 527 MB | Genre: Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

These historic recordings capture the group, led by drummer Jon Hiseman, performing at the Boston Tea Party, one of the most important rock venues on the East Coast. It was 13 August, 1969 when Colosseum performed a wide range of exciting material, including ‘Butty’s Blues’ featuring their 19 year-old lead guitarist James Litherland and ‘The Valentyne Suite’, a major work by keyboardist and composer Dave Greenslade.

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Colosseum – At Ruisrock, Turku, Finland 1970 (Live) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 51:14 minutes | 625 MB | Genre: Jazz Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Repertoire Records (UK) Limited

One of the biggest festivals to welcome Colosseum to it’s site in a national park on the picturesque island of Ruissalo. The band had been refreshed by personnel changes; Dave ‘Clem’ Clempson had arrived on lead guitar and vocals, while Mark Clarke took over from Tony Reeves as bass guitarist and added his vocals. Keyboardist Dave Greenslade’s memories are included in extensive liner notes along with details of all the songs and performances, notably a rousing ‘Rope Ladder To The Moon,’ ‘The Machine Demands A Sacrifice’ complete with Jon Hiseman drum solo, Clem’s vocals unveiled on ‘Down Hill And Shadows,’ ‘Lost Angeles’ and an explosive ‘Walking In The Park.’

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