COLOSSEUM VALENTYNE SUITE VERTIGO LARGE SWIRL 1969 UK
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£ 227
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Jul 8, 2011
Sold Date
Jun 28, 2011
Start Date
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Great Britain
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Description
OVER THE COMING WEEKS I SHALL BE LISTING SOME MORE NEAR MINT CLASSIC ROCK AND PROG LPs FROM THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES.
MANY RARE RELEASES TO COME ON VERTIGO, HARVEST, ISLAND, ATLANTIC, PARLOPHONE, DECCA, TRACK ETC.
IN THE MAIN THEY ARE IN NM OR EX CONDITION. THERE MAY BE THE ODD RARITY IN LESSER CONDITION FOR COLLECTION FILLERS.
I'LL BE LISTING THEM FAIRLY REGULARLY, MAYBE A FEW A WEEK. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST LOT OF NEAR MINT UK 1ST PRESS LPs (BLACK SABBATH VERTIGOs, URIAH HEEP etc) WHICH MANY OF YOU TOOK A GREAT INTEREST IN. HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE SOME MORE LPs OF INTEREST TO YOU...
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COLOSSEUM - VALENTYNE SUITE LP - VERTIGO SWIRL VO1 847 900 VTY
COMPLETE ORIGINAL FIRST UK PRESSING NOVEMBER 1969Label:VERTIGO
Catalog#: VO1 847900 VTY
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Sleeve
Country: UK
Released: NOV 1969
The band was formed in 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman, tenor sax player Dick Heckstall-Smith and bass player Tony Reeves, who had previously worked together in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers on the Bare Wires album. Dave Greenslade, on organ, was immediately recruited, and the line-up was completed by Jim Roche on guitar. Roche only recorded one track before being replaced by James Litherland, (guitar and vocals).
Colosseum made their live debut in Newcastle and were promptly recorded by influential BBC Radio One DJ John Peel for his Top Gear Radio program. This appearance gained them valuable exposure and critical acclaim. Colosseum's first album, Those Who Are About To Die Salute You, was released by the Fontana label in 1969. Colosseum also played at the Supershow, a recorded two-day jam session, along with Modern Jazz Quartet, Led Zeppelin, Jack Bruce, Roland Kirk Quartet, Eric Clapton, Steve Stills, and Juicy Lucy.
Colosseum's second album, also in 1969, was Valentyne Suite, notable as the first release from Vertigo Records, the first label to sign heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath. Vertigo Records was a branch of Philips, established to sign and develop artists that did not fit the main Philips Records brand.
Track listing
"The Kettle" (Heckstall-Smith/Hiseman) – 4:28 "Elegy" (Litherland) – 3:13 "Butty's Blues" (Litherland) – 6:45 "The Machine Demands a Sacrifice" (Litherland/Heckstall-Smith/Brown/Hiseman) – 3:54 "Valentyne Suite Theme One: January's Search" (Greenslade/Hiseman) – 6:20 "Valentyne Suite Theme Two: February's Valentyne" (Greenslade/Hiseman) – 3:36 "Valentyne Suite Theme Three: The Grass Is Always Greener" (Heckstall-Smith/Hiseman) – 6:57
Personnel
Dave Greenslade - Hammond Organ, Vibraphone Dick Heckstall-Smith - Saxophone Jon Hiseman - Drums James Litherland - Guitars, Vocals Tony Reeves - Bass Guitars
A GREAT COMPLETELY ORIGINAL UK 1ST PRESS COPY OF THE RARE VERIGO DEBUT ALBUM BY COLOSSEUM. THIS COPY IS THE RARE UK FIRST PRESS GATEFOLD SLEEVE AND WAS THE FIRST EVER RELEASE ON THE FAMOUS VERTIGO LABEL. IT IS IN EXCELLENT/NEAR MINT CONDITION. COPIES IN THIS CONDITION DON'T COME AROUND TOO OFTEN. DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET A GREAT COPY OF THIS 42 YEAR OLD CLASSIC.
THE DETAILS...
THE SLEEVE: VERY FIRST UK PRESS VERTIGO GATEFOLD SLEEVE. THIS SLEEVE HAS NO RINGWEAR. NO WRITING, NO TEARS OR RIPS. A GREAT CRISP FULLY LEGIBLE SPINE. A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS DELICATE SLEEVE, GREAT FOR A 42 YEAR OLD - EX++ SEE PICTURES FOR DETAILS.
INNER SLEEVE: ORIGINAL 1ST PRESS SWIRL INNER SLEEVE. EX. SEE PICTURES.
VINYL: 1ST PRESS MATRIX NUMBERS. FULL GLOSS LIKE NEW SHINE. EX++. SEE PICTURES.
LABELS: VERTIGO LARGE SWIRL 1ST PRESS LABELS. HAVE THE 'PHILIPS RECORD PRODUCT' CREDIT WHICH ONLY THE EARLY FIRST PRESSINGS HAVE. BOTH SIDES PERFECTLY CLEAN, NO WRITING, NO MARKS, NO SPINDLE HOLE WEAR. NEAR MINT. SEE PICTURES.
I WILL BE GRADUALLY LISTING SIMILAR RECORDS FROM MY COLLECTION IN THE COMING WEEKS. PLEASE CHECK BACK - SOME AMAZING STUFF TO COME. ALL RECORDS ARE VISUALLY GRADED. ALL RECORDS WILL BE SENT IN PROFESSIONAL MAILERS WITH TWO STIFFENERS BY RECORDED OR SPECIAL DELIVERY. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK BEFORE BIDDING. POSTAGE WILL NEED TO BE SPECIAL DELIVERY FOR THIS ONE AT £7.50. OVERSEAS BIDDERS WILL NEED TO PAY FOR A SIGNED FOR DELIVERY SERVICE WITH THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE.
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