COLOSSEUM "Daughter Of Time" 1970 UK VERTIGO SWIRL

	£		18
	$		24

COLOSSEUM "Daughter Of Time" 1970 UK VERTIGO SWIRL
GOLD GF SLEEVE w/ VERTIGO SWIRL BAG, SUPERB EX+ AUDIO
COLOSSEUM
Daughter Of Time



HERE WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT, UK VERTIGO (6360 017) PRESSING (released October 1970) OF COLOSSEUM'S TREMENDOUS, HEAVY, PROG CLASSIC "Daughter Of Time"

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WHICH DELIVERS TREMENDOUS POWERFUL AUDIO WITH AN IMPRESSIVE LOUD CUT
THE RECORD HAS THE WHITE VERTIGO LABELS WITH A SMALL SWIRL AND "VERTIGO" PRINTED ABOVE THE CENTRE HOLE
MATRIX: 6360017 1Y//3 ∇ 420 1 1 / 6360017 2Y//1 ∇ 420 1 1 3
AND IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GOLD, MATTE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS

A REALLY EXCELLENT COPY OF COLOSSEUM'S THIRD LP. A REAL HEAVYWEIGHT PROG CLASSIC VENTURING INTO BRASSY ROCK, HEAVY BLUES, SPOKEN WORD AND EVEN A LONG DRUM SOLO ON THE FINAL LIVE TRACK 'THE TIME MACHINE' RECORDED AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, JULY 1970

A concept album loosely based on man's fascination and allure for war throughout the ages, Daughter of Time contains all the elements required to create a pure progressive rock album.
Joining David Greenslade and Chris Farlowe is Louis Cennamo from Renaissance, who plucks away at the bass guitar with a heavy hand.
A multitude of instruments combine to create a brilliant melange of music on every one of the eight songs.
Vibrant spurts of trombone, trumpet, and flute are driven to the height of each song, which gives way to some implements of jazz fusion.
Rich organ and vibraphone can be heard in behind "Three Score and Ten Amen" and "Take Me Back to Doomsday" adding to the melancholy theme.
Countering this are beautiful string arrangements made up of violin, viola, and cello used effectively to conjure up mood, and doing an excellent job. Even a flügelhorn is blared from time to time on top of the accentuated drums. A spoken word passage from Dick Heckstall-Smith creates an eerie aura, as his voice echoes on about the coming of the apocalypse.
Colosseum's music works extremely well in that it builds suspense and reels the listener into the songs. As far as the lyrics go, they're stark and foreboding and have a mediaeval taste to them, coinciding with the music perfectly.
Each song, all around six minutes in length, should have been longer to let the instruments play out with their illustriousness but it is good they left us wanting more. A prog rock classic!!!


Track Listing:
Side 1: THREE SCORE AND TEN AMEN / TIME LAMENT / TAKE ME BACK TO DOOMSDAY / THE DAUGHTER OF TIME
Side 2: THEME FOR AN IMAGINARY WESTERN / BRING OUT YOUR DEAD / DOWNHILL AND SHADOW / THE TIME MACHINE

LABELS: The labels are CLEAN and BRIGHT with NO unwanted marks/writing and moderate spindles only really evident when angled under a bright light
VINYL Visual: The vinyl still retains its DEEP, GLOSSY SHEEN. There are some superficial light marks but these have little audio consequence (see detailed assessment below)
VINYL Audio: BEAUTIFUL, DEEP, RICH SOUND - CRYSTAL CLEAR, VERY SHARP and VERY STRONG. Colosseum at their HEAVIEST, BRASSIEST BEST - SOME FANTASTIC SAX PLAYING. There are NO jumps, NO sticks, NO scratches and barely any clicks/pops (really, hardly any). The LP plays BEAUTIFULLY THROUGHOUT to a very high standard with GREAT CLARITY, NO distortion and NO groove-wear. Must be graded EXCELLENT to (+) for audio. TREMENDOUS PIECE OF WORK and NOT over-graded in ANY way as I use strict RECORD COLLECTOR grading standards (please refer to my feedback and 'about me' page).
SLEEVE: The sleeve is in VERY GOOD condition. It appears to have been up on the original owner's wall (!!!) as there are drawing pin holes in all four corners (please see close-up photos) but apart from that the sleeve is in GREAT shape
THE ORIGINAL VERTIGO SWIRL BAG IS IN ALSO IN GREAT SHAPE WITH NO SPLITS

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FANTASTIC LP IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION - SOUNDS SUPERB - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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EU: Airmail: £5.00 (Insured & Signed For: £8.50)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £8.00 (Insured & Signed For: £11.50)

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