Colosseum - Transmissions Live At The BBC (2 x LP)
- Artist:
- Colosseum
- Title:
- Transmissions Live At The BBC
- Label:
- Repertoire Records
- Catalog#:
- V341, REP2448
- Format:
- 2 x Vinyl LP, Compilation, Remastered, Stereo
- Country:
- UK
- Released:
- 2021
- Media Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition:
- Mint (M)
- Comments:
- Brand New And Factory Sealed. Save On Shipping By Combining Two Or More Items.
- Stock Images:
- Images are stock images, actual item may differ.
“This is the BBC Radio 1 Service. We proudly present one of the world’s greatest bands... Colosseum!” Fans tuning into their wireless sets during the great age of progressive rock would have been thrilled to hear the announcer introduce one of their favourite bands about to hit the airwaves. They wouldn’t be disappointed.
Few bands played with such power, ire and intensity whether in a club, at a festival or even in the confines of a radio station studio. Led by drumming legend Jon Hiseman, Colosseum was guaranteed to give an exciting performance as soon as the red recording light went on and the engineer gave the thumbs up.
Even so, it seemed like a meeting moment, once the broadcasts were over, never to be heard again. But here is the exciting news. Many of the shows when Colosseum roared into epic arrangements like Walking In The Park, Daughter Of Time, Tanglewood ’63 and Rope Ladder To The Moon were captured on tape for posterity, not only by the BBC but by listeners armed with their own home recorders.
So now it is Repertoire’s turn to proudly announce the release of Transmissions Live At The BBC featuring shows like John Peel's Sunday Concert and Sounds of the 70s, and comprising tracks recorded between 1969 and 1971. We hear the earliest version of Colosseum with founder members Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Dave Greenslade and Tony Reeves joined by guitarist/vocalist James Litherland.
Symonds On Sunday, 16 March 1969 | ||
A1 | Beware The Ides Of March | 4:06 |
A2 | Plenty Hard Luck | 2:38 |
Johnnie Walker, 24 May 1969 | ||
A3 | Elegy | 3:01 |
A4 | I Can't Live Without You | 4:46 |
Symonds On Sunday, 20 July 1969 | ||
A5 | The Road She Walked Before | 2:22 |
A6 | Walking In The Park | 3:39 |
Sounds Of The 70s, 7 April 1970 | ||
B1 | Time Lament | 6:20 |
John Peel's Sunday Concert, November 1970 | ||
B2 | Downhill And Shadows | 12:57 |
Sounds Of The 70s, 21 July 1970 | ||
C1 | Rope Ladder To The Moon | 3:45 |
Sounds Of The 70s, 19 February 1971 | ||
C2 | Take Me Back To Doomsday | 6:59 |
C3 | Tanglewood '63 | 11:20 |
Sounds Of The 70s, 10 September 1971 | ||
D1 | Upon Tomorrow | 7:49 |
D2 | The Pirate's Dream | 12:51 |
Genre | Rock, Blues, Blues Rock, Jazz-Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock |
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Notes | Gatefold sleeve, inner sleeves with notes and photos. |
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