Valentyne Suite [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Valentyne Suite [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered] [Import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1

1. Kettle

2. Elegy

3. Butty's Blues

4. Machine Demands a Sacrifice

5. Valentyne Suite: January's Search/February's Valentyne/The Grass Is Alw

6. Arthur's Moustache

7. Lost Angeles

Disc: 2

1. Jumping Off the Sun

2. Lost Angeles

3. Elegy

4. Butty's Blues

5. Rope Ladder to the Moon

6. Bolero

7. Machine Demands a Sacrifice

8. Grass Is Greener

Tracks:

Kettle
Elegy
Butty's Blues
Machine Demands a Sacrifice
Valentyne Suite: January's Search/February's Valentyne/The Grass ...
Arthur's Moustache
Lost Angeles

Tracks:

Jumping Off the Sun
Lost Angeles
Elegy
Butty's Blues
Rope Ladder to the Moon
Bolero
Machine Demands a Sacrifice
Grass Is Greener

Customer Reviews:

Buying it for the 2nd CD.......2005-12-04

I have never heard any of the tracks on Valentyne Suite, but I have owned "The Grass is Greener" on vinyl for 35 years, and just ordered this CD today. Obviously I can't speak to the audio qualities of the CD reissue, but it has to sound better than my old LP. "Grass is Greener" was released in the US on Dunhill records in 1970, and it is a wonderful record. Dave Clempson was still in the band (he hadn't joined Humble Pie yet), and his guitar playing is one of the many highlights of this release. If you haven't heard Colosseum before, I guess they could be best described as "jazz-rock", but I'm sure that description would probably be met with sneers from the members. The music is hard to categorize, but it is tight, accomplished, and it creates mind paintings if you will close your eyes and listen to it without any preconceived ideas. Again, i have no clue what Valentyne Suite sounds like, but I feel it is money well spent for the 2nd CD alone, and I'm sure the first one will just be a bonus and I will enjoy it just as much.

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Valentyne Suite
Colosseum
Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002YCUYI
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

THE KETTLE
ELEGY
BUTTY'S BLUES
THE MACHINE DEMANDS A SACRIFICE
THE VALENTYNE SUITE
THEME ONE - JANUARY'S SEARCH/ THEME TWO - FEBRUARY'S VELENTYNE/ THEME THREE - THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER
LOST ANGELES (RECORDED 11-18-69, BROADCAST 11-22-69, TOP GEAR)

Tracks:

JUMPING OFF THE SUN
LOST ANGELES (RECORDED 11-18-69, BROADCAST 11-22-69, TOP GEAR)
ELEGY
BUTTY'S BLUES
ROPE LADDER TO THE MOON
BOLERO
THE MACHINE DEMANDS A SACRIFICE
THE GRASS IS GREENER

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Valentyne Suite
Colosseum
Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

General | New Age | Styles | Music

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000IY0G3Y
Release Date: 2006-11-20

Tracks:

Kettle
Elegy
Butty's Blues
Machine Demands a Sacrifice
Valentyne Suite: Theme One - January's Search
Valentyne Suite: Theme Two - February's Valentine
Valentyne Suite: Theme Three - The Grass Is Always Greener

Average customer rating:

Brilliant musicianship
I am nothing short of amazed
A masterpiece indeed
A lost masterpiece!

Valentyne Suite
Colosseum
Manufacturer: Castle - Old Numbers
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004W592
Release Date: 2002-06-11

Tracks:

The Kettle
Elegy
Butty's Blues
The Machine Demands A Sacrifice
The Valentyne Suite: January's Search
The Valentyne Suite: February's Valentyne
The Valentyne Suite: The Grass Is Always Greener

Customer Reviews:

Brilliant musicianship.......2004-11-14

This is a great CD to just zone into. If you like great rock musicians just being as such, check this out. The drumming is phenomenal. I used to love this album and have happily re-introduced myself after 25 years. You can't beat the old bands.

I am nothing short of amazed.......2001-12-09

The first Colosseum album I got was Daughter of Time, and I was less than pleased with that one. So I was so turned off by the band that I never bought anything from them for over five years. But once I got a hold of Valentyne Suite, released in 1969, regarded by many to be their best one, I was so amazed that this album deserves the five stars. Listening to this album, it's really hard to believe that this band actually stemmed from John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, you can tell these guys set their ambitions really high here. Colosseum is unlike a lot of prog rock bands of the time, since here they tend to the blues and jazz spectrum. The album starts off with "The Kettle" which is actually surprisingly a heavy prog rock cut. Next, "Elegy" is a totally amazing cut demonstrating the band's jazzy side. "Butty's Blues" is, as the song title suggests, a bluesy number, but the jazz here comes from Chicago or Blood, Sweat & Tears-like horns. "The Machine Demands A Sacrifice" starts off somewhat similar to "The Kettle" but then it really goes off the deep end with the percussion and psychedelic electronic effects. And of course the title track which demonstrates the band's talents in a three movement suite. That last movement, "The Grass is Always Greener" is nothing short of a stroke of genius. The music just keeps building up intensity to points that I am in total disbelief. When Jon Hiseman is regarded as one of the finest drummers in the jazz rock world, this album really proves that. Saxist Dick Heckstall-Smith, just like Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Van der Graaf Generator's David Jackson, and Osanna's Elio D'Anna, often had a habit of playing more than one sax at once, and you'll notice that one some of the cuts on the album. This was unfortunately the last album to feature James Litherland and Tony Reeves. When they left, ex-Bakerloo and future Humble Pie guitarist Dave "Clem" Clempson, bassist Mark Clarke, and vocalist Chris Farlowe stepped, and recorded the less than remarkable (at least to me) Daughter of Time.This here goes for the vinyl collectors:Colosseum's first two albums were seriously butchered when released in the United States on the ABC/Dunhill label. The US version of the debut, Those About to Die Salute You (which features a totally different cover than the UK version on Fontana) actually features some material on Valentyne Suite, as well as material from the UK album. The second album was called The Grass Is Greener (exact same cover as Valentyne Suite, except for the printed title) in the US which not only features the remaining material from Valentyne Suite (but partly re-recorded with new member Dave "Clem" Clempson), but material not released on any of their UK albums (such as "Lost Angeles"). Also of note, the original UK Valentyne Suite LP is a historic album for it marked the first album to ever be released on the Vertigo label. But the album I am reviewing is indeed the CD reissue of Valentyne Suite released on Castle (that wrongly gives a 1972 date, which was the year this album was reissued on Bronze, the label Colosseum moved to after Daughter of Time).So in conclusion, if you love your prog rock on the jazzy and bluesy side, you are sure to love this album.

A masterpiece indeed.......2001-06-13

I confirm the opinion of the reviewer from Ramona. This is indeed a masterpiece (if you look at my other reviews, I don't give away 5 stars easily)! Rather than comparing VS to Traffic's "Low spark of high heeled boys" the Chicago Live at Carnegie Hall triple CD springs to mind. The latter was also recorded in 1969 and offers a similar Jazz-Rock fusion with great Saxophon. Dave Greenslade on the Hammond organ knocks you out as well. This kind of music is not made anymore - what a pity! Be careful to buy the Castle Music recording (the Essential Records recording of Valentine Suite apparently has poor sound quality)

A lost masterpiece!.......2000-09-02

This album is simply stunning. There is a moodiness that is truly original and classic. The sound is kind of like that of Traffic's on "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" but much faster. I cannot think of band that plays or write like this currently. The only comparison that even comes close is The Dave Matthews Band. The fluidity of playing on this album is incredible. I had not heard Valentyne Suite for 25 years and then I found it at Amazon. I am so stoked that this album is available again! It is a must for anyone interested in early Jazz-Rock fusion.

Those Who Are About To Die & Valentyne Suite

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Track Listing & Product details

Those Who Are About To Die & Valentyne Suite
Colosseum
Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000LX6E10

Customer Reviews:

Track Listing & Product details.......2007-01-08

Product details

Audio CD (1 Dec 1990)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Sequel
ASIN: B000006JNB
Amazon.co.uk

Track Listings
1. Walking In The Park
2. Plenty Hard Luck
3. Madarin
4. Debut
5. Beware The Ides Of March
6. Road She Walk
7. Before
8. Back Water Blues
9. Those About To Die
10. Kettle
11. Elegy
12. Butty's Blues
13. Machine Demands A Sacrifice
14. Sacrifice
15. Valentine Suite

Average customer rating:

Valentyne Suite was one of my favourite album
bad mono remix

Valentyne Suite
Colosseum
Manufacturer: Castle Essential
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music

Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Progressive Rock | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music

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ASIN: B00000AFC1
Release Date: 1998-09-16

Tracks:

Kettle
Elegy
Butty's Blues
Machine Demands a Sacrifice
Valentyne Suite: Theme One - January's Search
Valentyne Suite: Theme Two - February's Valentine
Valentyne Suite: Theme Three - The Grass Is Always Greener

Album Description

Digitally remastered reissue of the progressive rock act's second album, originally released on Vertigo in 1969. Features the original cover art & all eight of the original tracks, including the legendary 'Elegy', which is widely regarded the best recording they ever made. 1998 Essential/ Castle release.

Customer Reviews:

Valentyne Suite was one of my favourite album.......1999-09-30

This album represents one of the best of my generation: it's cool and full of fantasy, atmosphere, sensation, energy... I think no band today can express those old, good-time, feeling.

bad mono remix.......1998-11-09