Colosseum - The Valentyne Suite

Theme One: January's Search
Theme Two: February's Valentyne
Theme Three: The Grass is Always Greener

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[hannesstuber]

49 years ago when I was hitch-hiking from Vienna, Austria to Paris ... in Germany a VW beetle stopped with 2 long haired guys in it and when I entered there was the whole Valentyne suite playing ... goosebumps! We were flying!

[petervogelsanger]

Colosseum. Great Band Great musicians. A hero everyone! The Soundtrack of My Life! Intense feelings all time — thank You! Bless you all!

[udolau]

Ich war 16 als ich mir diese LP gekauft habe. Für mich immer noch eine der grandiosesten Stücke aller Zeiten

[claudiodonatelli]

In assoluto uno dei più grandi pezzi di tutti i tempi.un gigante!

[neilcottom]

Saw this live in 1969 at Birmingham Town Hall. Fabulous night! Unforgettable!

[robjames]

First full price album I bought. Played it to death and still have it. A masterpiece!

[BarrelShape]

You can hear how this band impacted not just the jazz-prog sound of the Canterbury bands but how it influenced the styles of Van Der Graaf Generator and ELP - profoundly. Masterful.

[thejoker-iemm]

An absolute masterpiece. Thanks Colosseum 👏👏👏

[brianthompson]

Used to sit, listening to this, on a warm summer night overlooking the med smoking Moroccan. Such music and memories almost fifty years ago. That Dick Heckstall-Smith was something special! Fantastic band.

[andyshuttleworth]

Just magic. Sometimes I have this playing in my car and people come up as ask what is this. Well this is Colloseum buddy. So good.

[peterc.]

This is realy a Masterpice. My favorite Album all time. Tank you Colisseume, bless you.

[jamescourt]

What great music, top class musicians, no gimmicks, could listen to this every day of the week.

[Aviv]

This music still holds up after 50 years

[pablocanalisfernandez]

I have discovered this in 1997, first time I have Heard vibes and felt in LOVE since that day. I became impressed with drumming and the feeling of the sax player. Masterpiece

[richardstevens]

I haven’t played this in years, so great hear it again. Last time I saw Colosseum was around 1970 at an amazing all nighter in Buxton Winter Gardens. The stage was about a foot high and me and my best pal were in the front row middle sat on the floor. John Hiseman’s solo was, as usual, amazing! What a night, The high points were The Strawbs including Rick Wakeman, plus the incredible Taste! Memories!

[marcobo]

How much time has passed by? I'm so sad & old but this tune has still the ENERGY of 70's.

[luisreina]

Great band, great musicians! John Hiseman, the grand father Dick Heckstall-Smith, the underrated Dave Greenslade and Chris Farlowe, only God knows how many times I've listened to them!

[laradiosette]

Sono passati più di 50 anni e questa entra di diritto nei brani di musica sinfonica classica. Il passaggio dal tema 2 al 3 è celestiale

[vladimirperkovic]

Having this album in those times was the matter of self respect. Having Vslentxne Suite and Ummagumma in 69/70/71 meant " I'm educated and literate young person"

[davetottenham]

Just played this for the first time in decades - mesmerising. As a teenager I used to leap up on stage at the end of a show and grab drumsticks - got loads of Jon's (plus from The Who, Pink Floyd and Mott The Hoople etc).. as I thought then 'today the drumsticks, tomorrow the world'...