COLOSSEUM: TRANSMISSIONS: LIVE AT THE BBC
REPERTOIRE RECORDS—REPUK 1346 - SIX CD SET

RELEASED FRIDAY, 12th FEBRUARY 2021

· First fully authorised release comprising Colosseum recorded live at the NNC 1969-1971

· Over 60 sixty tracks, many recordings new to CD - over 6 hours playing time

· Painstakingly researched by Colin Harper, Nigel Lees and Ashley Wood

· Restored and remastered by Eroc for optimum sound quality throughout

· In-depth liner notes by Chris Welch with a foreword by Pete Brow · Includes 44-page booklet, photographs and contributions from former band members

Celebrating the Jazz / Progressive aggregation Colosseum, led by the drumming powerhouse that was the late Jon Hiseman, Repertoire Records are proud to present ’TRANSMISSIONS: Live at the BBC’, a mammoth 6 CD set, released on Friday 12th February 2021.

The music contained within features the earliest iteration of the band, with Jon Hiseman, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Dave Greenslade and Tony Reeves, joined by guitarist/vocalist James Litherland. Later line-ups include the cultured guitar player Dave ‘Clem’ Clempson, and the raw-throated vocalist Chris Farlowe, Mark Clarke( bass), and guest appearances from Hiseman’s wife, Barbara Thompson, on sax and flute, and also the New Jazz Orchestra.

This vast treasure trove of material has been rescued from the BBC and Colosseum archives, along with rare recordings by fans and enthusiasts. It has been painstakingly collected, collated, restored, and digitalised by the combined forces of historian and archivist Colin Harper, Jon Hiseman’s daughter Ana Gracey, and Repertoire’s own audio genius, the mighty Eroc.

With liner notes from Repertoire’s Chris Welch, including a new interview with Dave Greenslade, Tony Reeves, and Chris Farlowe, this is a major release from one of the real giants of the Progressive / Classic Rock arena.

Colosseum - Transmissions Live At The BBC six CD set released 12/02/21