Release Date 16th January 2026
Numbered White And Pink Marble Vinyl LP
Colosseum are an English jazz rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based
improvisation
Colin Larkin (Encyclopedia of Popular Music) wrote that "the commercial acceptance
of jazz rock in the UK" was mainly due to the band.
The band were formed in early 1968 by drummer Jon Hiseman with tenor sax player
Dick Heckstall-Smith, who met each other when they both played in John Mayall's
Bluesbreakers.
Valentyne Suite takes the band out of their bluesy comfort zone into something closer
to prog rock. The album is generally seen as their best album and still extremely
enjoyable.
Fun fact: the riff from "The Kettle" was used on "Ya Mama" by Fatboy Slim.
Valentyne Suite is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies
on white & pink marbled coloured vinyl.
Tracks: The Kettle / Elegy / Butty's Blues / The Machine Demands A Sacrifice / The
Valentyne Suite / a. January's Search / b. February's Valentyne / c. The Grass Is
Always Greener.