Active from 1968 to late 1971, Colosseum were arguably the leading exponents of the jazzier end of the British progressive rock spectrum. Assembled by former Graham Bond/John Mayall drummer Jon Hiseman, they achieved significant commercial and critical acclaim with such albums as Those Who Are About To Die Salute You and Daughter Of Time, which showcased an irresistible blend of superior musicianship and a visceral approach to music-making that took them way beyond many of their supposed rivals.
Pieced together with the active assistance of Jon Hiseman, Morituri Te Salutant features extended highlights from Colosseum’s original albums as well as numerous previously-unissued studio and live outtakes, including BBC session material, the aborted late Sixties single ‘Tell Me Now’ and a host of alternative recordings from the tour that was immortalised on what many admirers believe to be the band’s definitive work, Colosseum Live. Lavishly packaged with hitherto unpublished photos and a 10,000 word essay, Morituri Te Salutant is the final word on one of the most individual and iconoclastic British jazz/rock/blues bands to emerge from the musical and cultural revolution of the Sixties.
Track Listing
Disc 1
1. Walking In The Park
2. Mandarin
3. Beware The Ideas Of March
4. Debut
5. The Road She Walked Before
6. Backwater Blues
7. I Can’t Live Without You Studio Outtake
8. In The Heat Of The Night
9. Those About To Die Demo aka “Top Roadie”
10. Tell Me Now
11. The Kettle
12. Elegy
13. The Machine Demands A Sacrifice
14. The Valentyne Suite – January’s Search/ February’s Valentyne/ The Grass Is Always Greener
Disc 2
1. Jumping Off The Sun
2. Rope Ladder To The Moon
3. Bolero
4. The Grass Is Greener
5. Three Score And Ten, Amen
6. Time Lament
7. Take Me Back To Doomsday
8. The Daughter Of Time
9. Theme For An Imaginary Western
10. Bring Out Your Dead Demo Version
11. Downhill And Shadows
12. Jumping Off The Sun
13. The Pirates Dream
Disc 3
1. Rope Ladder To The Moon Live In Brighton
2. Skelington Live In Brighton
3. I Can’t Live Without You Live at Manchester University, March 1971
4. Stormy Monday Blues Live In Bristol
5. The Valentyne Suite – January’s Search/ February’s Valentyne/ The Grass Is Always Greener Live at Manchester University, March 1971
Disc 4
1. Butty’s Blues Live In Boston
2. The Machine Demands A Sacrifice Live In Boston
3. Beware The Ides Of March BBC Radio Session “Top Of The Pops” Feb 1969
4. Walking In The Park BBC Radio Session “Top Of The Pops” Feb. 1969
5. Plenty Hard Luck BBC Radio session “Top Of The Pops” Feb. 1969
6. Arthur’s Moustache BBC Radio Session “Top Gear” Nov. 1969
7. Lost Angeles BBC Radio Session “Top Gear” Nov. 1969
8. Same Old Thing
9. Dark Side Of The Moog
10. Tomorrow’s Blues
11. Those About To Die
Source: Universal
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