Colosseum - 1970-1971 - Unreleased BBC Sessions (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

BBC Sessions 1970/1971 

This is a collection of radio sessions Colosseum did for the BBC. Surprisingly only a handful of tracks (from 1969 sessions) have been included in official releases. Of course, these have been omitted here. 

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John Peel's Sunday Show 

BBC Paris Cinema, Lower Regent Street, London, England, UK 

recorded: March 5, 1970, broadcast: March 8, 1970 on BBC Radio 1 

Lineage: Cassette > PC (SB Audigy) > Soundforge > WAV > Flac Frontend > FLAC (L6) 

Dave Greenslade - organ, vocals 

Dave 'Clem' Clempson - guitar 

Dick Heckstall-Smith - tenor sax, soprano sax 

Tony Reeves - bass 

Jon Hiseman - drums 

01. Jumping Off The Sun 

02. Theme For An Imaginary Western 

03. Take Me Back To Doomsday 

04. Lost Angeles (end part) 

05. Dusk Fire (missing start) 

06. The Machine Demands A Sacrifice 

Playing time 18:09

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Mike Harding Show 

BBC Maida Vale 5, Delaware Road, Maida Vale, London, England, UK 

recorded: March 31, 1970, broadcast: April 7, 1970 on BBC Radio 1 

FM radio recording - unknown lineage 

Dave Greenslade - organ, vocals 

Dave 'Clem' Clempson - guitar 

Dick Heckstall-Smith - tenor sax, soprano sax 

Mark Clarke - bass 

Jon Hiseman - drums 

01. Daughter Of Time 

02. Time Lament 

03. Bring Out Your Dead 

Playing time 17:01 

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John Peel's Sunday Show 

BBC Paris Cinema, Lower Regent Street, London, England, UK 

recorded: October 29, 1970, broadcast: November 8, 1970 on BBC Radio 1 

FM radio recording - unknown lineage 

Chris Farlowe – vocals 

Dave Greenslade - organ, vocals 

Dave 'Clem' Clempson - guitar 

Dick Heckstall-Smith - tenor sax, soprano sax 

Mark Clarke - bass 

Jon Hiseman - drums 

01. Rope Ladder To The Moon 

02. Downhill And Shadows 

03. Tanglewood '63 

04. Time Lament 

05. Lost Angeles 

Playing time 1:02:08 

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Sounds Of The 70s 

BBC Studio T1, Kensington House, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK 

recorded: January 20, 1971, broadcast: February 19, 1971 on BBC Radio 1 

Lineage: FM > Revox A77 > Awe Soundblaster XF1 > PC > Direct Audio Converter > FLAC 

Chris Farlowe – vocals 

Dave Greenslade - organ, vocals 

Dave 'Clem' Clempson - guitar 

Dick Heckstall-Smith - tenor sax, soprano sax 

Mark Clarke - bass 

Jon Hiseman - drums 

01. Take Me Back To Doomsday 

02. Skelington 

03. The Pirate's Dream 

04. Tanglewood '63 

Playing time 42:05 

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Total playing time 2:19:23 

This collection was compiled from several sources in memory of the late Jon Hiseman who sadly passed away four weeks ago following a brain tumor surgery.