Geez it's been a while since I played these guys ... this band was one of my favourites way back when I was a teenager in the late '60s, along with the "standards" such as Deep Purple, The Who, Jethro Tull and the like ... one of the pivotal progressive bands that emerged in the second part of the 1960s. They disbanded in the early '70s and member went off to other notable bands such as Atomic Rooster & Humble Pie but wait ... you can't keep a good muso down (who loves his music) and I see that the band is still performing in 2025, just fantastic!
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COLOSSEUM - Those Who Are About To Die, Salute You
Fontana Records
Cat# CFP 4041, 48063 CDE
1969
UK release
Standard clear cassette case is in very good condition, meaning there are no cracks or pieces missing, practically without any scuff marks or scratches at all. Light Grey clamshell has an Olive Green/metallic Silver label on each side of the shell.
The clamshell is the screw type, which is great because this means that ever you needed to get inside (lube job etc) it is a relatively easy job to do although you need to take great care otherwise you will have tape unspooled all over the room!
Before playing I repacked the tape (wound fully forward then backwards to the beginning so that the tape is re-tensioned) and carefully visually inspected the clamshell, rollers and head pressure pad - no issues with the shell or tape at all.
I have played the ENTIRE tape, all program material, and the audio is clean and the sound quality is very good... no problems heard at all with "drop outs" or high frequency loss and the program material has been played entirely on both Side A & Side B
TRACKS: Those About To Die, Plenty Hard Luck, Mandarin, Debut, Beware The Ides Of March, The Road She Walked Before, Backwater Blues, Walking In The Park
Listen closely ... notice the resemblance to another extremely well known song?
Most tracks are cool, very "hip" jazz rock tracks without vocals, except this one
