Despite their popularity, there hasn’t been a lot of concert recordings from COLOSSEUM‘s first lifespan. 1971’s "Live" being the only official on-stage release from the band. No wonder that the gap was filled with bootlegs which the fans pored over for years, despite the not-always-great sound quality. This is about to change now, with the issue of four formers bootlegs, from 1969 to 1971, capturing the Jon Hiseman-led ensemble in their element and exposing some trackspreviously unheard in such an environment – like their take on “With A Little Help From My Friends” or “Mandarin” from the group’s debut.
Available now on digital platforms, all four albums will be out on CD, with Clem Clempson involved in restoration, later on, together with another release of “Live ’71” – expanded again. As for the official bootlegs, they look like this:
Montreux 1969
Live At Montreux 1969
1. January’s Search
2. February’s Valentyne
3. Beware The Ides Of March
4. Mandarin
5. Butty’s Blues
6. The Time Machine
Boston Tea Party 1969
Boston Tea Party 1969
1. Butty’s Blues
2. The Machine Demands A Sacrifice
3. The Valentyne Suite
Ruisrock 1970
Ruisrock 1970
1. Rope Ladder To The Moon
2. The Machine Demands A Sacrifice / Drum Solo
3. Downhill And Shadows
4. Lost Angeles
5. Walking In The Park
Piper Club, Rome 1971
Piper Club, Rome 1971
1. Rope Ladder To The Moon
2. Skellington
3. Tanglewood ’63
4. The Time Machine
