COLOSSEUM "Those Who Are About To Die Salute You" NM

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COLOSSEUM "Those Who Are About To Die Salute You" NM
1969 UK FONTANA - MINT UK G/F - SENSATIONAL COPY

COLOSSEUM
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You (Morituri Te Salutant)

ORIGINAL UK FONTANA (STL 5510) FIRST PRESSING (March 1969) OF COLOSSEUM'S MONUMENTAL JAZZ/BLUES/ROCK CLASSIC, THEIR DEBUT, "Those Who Are About To Die Salute You" (or if you prefer Latin, "Morituri Te Salutant") - IN BEAUTIFUL, BARELY PLAYED CONDITION AND DELIVERING STUNNING AUDIO THROUGHOUT (ON MY SYSTEM - AT A VERY, VERY LOUD VOLUME!) - FANTASTIC COPY

PRESSED ON QUALITY HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST MATT BLACK/SILVER FONTANA LABELS WHICH DO NOT CREDIT THE ALBUM TITLE BUT MERELY STATE 'COLOSSEUM'
MATRICES : 886765 1Y//1 420 11 5 / 886765 2Y//1 420 11 1
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL UK SOFT BACKED, OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE (with factory sealed left side edge) WHICH HAS NO COUNTRY OF ORIGIN PRINTED BUT CARRIES THE UK 'STL 5510' CATALOGUE NUMBER ON BOTH THE BACK AND INSIDE OF THE COVER
AND COMES COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH "MADE IN ENGLAND", BRITISH PATENT NUMBER AND "BRITISH AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING" TEXT PRINTED IN GREY/SILVER

Jon Hiseman – Drums
Dick Heckstall-Smith – Saxophones
Tony Reeves – Bass
Dave Greenslade – Organ, Vocals
James Litherland – Guitar, Vocals

Colosseum's debut album is a powerful one, unleashing each member's instrumental prowess at one point while consolidating each talent to form an explosive outpouring of progressive jazz/rock the next.
Those Who Are About to Die Salute You is coated with the volatile saxophone playing of Dick Heckstall-Smith, the thunderous keyboard assault of Dave Greenslade, and the bewildering guitar craft of James Litherland.
Together, Colosseum skitters and glides through brisk musical spectrums of freestyle jazz and British blues, sometimes held tightly in place by Greenslade's Hammond organ, while other times let loose by the brilliancy of the horn and string interplay.
Each song sparks its own personality and its very own energy level, giving the band instant notoriety upon the album's release in 1969.
Not only did Colosseum sound different from other jazz fusion bands of the era, but they could easily take the unconventional elements of their style and churn them into palatable and highly significant musical thoroughfares.
Some of the more compelling tracks include "Walking in the Park," led by its powerful trumpet segments, and "Pretty Hard Luck," which embarks on a stylish blues excursion with colourful keyboard sections on the periphery.
"Beware the Ides of March" borrows a page out of J.S. Bach's notebook and turns his classical poignancy inside out, while "Mandarin" and "Backwater Blues" are created with the perfect jazz and blues friendship in mind, representing Colosseum's fused sound spotlessly.
Best of all, the album never strays from its intensity or its creativity, the very foundation that the band is built on

Track Listing:
Side 1: WALKING IN THE PARK / PLENTY HARD LUCK / MANDARIN / DEBUT
Side 2: BEWARE THE IDES OF MARK / THE ROAD SHE WALKED BEFORE / BACKWATER BLUES / THOSE ABOUT TO DIE

LABELS: The labels are clean, bright and unmarked with just a handful (at most) of light spindle traces (some carelessly spaced and these show up readily on these matt labels) - this copy has clearly seen very little play
VINYL Visual: The vinyl surfaces still retain their original deep, glossy sheen and are practically unmarked (there are some light hairlines but these have no audio consequence - the playback is sensational throughout)
VINYL Audio: Outstanding audio delivery in every respect - crystal clear, deep, rich and heavy sound and on playback at a loud volume (which is how I always listen to my LPs prior to listing and really the only way to hear this fantastic album) there are no scratches, no sticks/jumps, barely any clicks/pops (one/two tops) and no surface noise. This is a beautifully clean pressing, impressively recorded and playing to just about the highest possible standard with great clarity, no groove-wear, no distortion (its seen little play), sounding absolutely stunning and very critically graded a strong NEAR MINT for audio - great copy of this tremendous piece of work and they really don't come much better than this
SLEEVE: The outer laminated gatefold cover is in stunning condition - it look like it was made yesterday and is in clean, fresh, unmarked and unworn MINT condition - exceptional example

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