COLOSSEUM - Live In Finland 1970 (+BBC Sessions 1969-1970) - FRA On The Air Remastered - LISTEN - VERY RARE

A limited, great 80-minute CD containing a 50-minute show by the band, from August 1970 (with very good sound quality - practically equal to the Boston tape from 1969) and two never-released radio sessions. The concert was recorded for Finnish radio at a rock festival in a rather unique, because short-lived (probably my favourite) line-up - with Clempson on vocals. The setlist is very interesting, as are the two BBC radio sessions from 1969 and 1970 included. The 1970 one sounds rather average, but e.g. the 10-minute, veeery extended (compared with the nondescript record version) track "Daughter Of Time" is the most fascinating Colosseum I have heard in my life! Listening to the ultra-dynamic acceleration halfway through the recording, even despite the poor sound quality, I simply got goosebumps. That is the power of music! The 1969 session (still with James Litherland - later leader of Mogul Thrash) sounds quite good and contains, among other things, an early, still incomplete version of "Valentyne Suite". It is an excellent complement to the CD "Live In Boston", adored by fans! A must! (JL)