Album
Those Who Are About To Die Salute You
1969 · Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold

Those Who Are About To Die Salute You is a Jazz album by Colosseum, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 53 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Walking In The Park3:56
- A2Plenty Hard Luck4:27
- A3Mandarin4:23
- A4Debut6:15
Side B
- B1Beware The Ides Of March5:35
- B2The Road She Walked Before2:44
- B3Backwater Blues7:37
- B4Those About To Die4:47
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
- gritty
- intense
- bohemian
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Producer credit on labels appears in one single line, compared to slightly later Those Who Are About To Die Salute You (UK 1969) (opens in a new tab), where it appears on two lines.
Track durations are not printed on the release’ and have been taken by timing the vinyl
Original UK release in outside-laminated gatefold cover, on black/silver-print Fontana labels.
First catalogue number on cover, 2nd on labels, 3rd on cover rear/gatefold inside and labels.
Recorded Winter 1968/69
Artist/title variations:
• Colosseum - Those Who Are About To Die Salute You [cover front];
• Colosseum [cover spine];
• Colosseum - Colosseum [labels].
Producer credits variations:
• Produced for Hit Record Productions by Tony Reeves and Gerry Bron [inner gatefold];
• Produced by Hit Records Productions Ltd. [labels].
Writing credit variations:
For A1
• Graham Bond [inside gatefold].
• Bond [label].
For B3
• Leadbelly [inside gatefold].
• Leadbetter [label].
The cover front/rear also carries the Latin subtitle: "Morituri Te Salutant".
It remains unclear if this was cut and pressed by or already by as it was released just in the meantime.
Runouts are stamped.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dave GreensladeKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, VOCALS ORGAN
- Dick Heckstall-SmithSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
- James LitherlandELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
- Jim RocheGUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Jon HisemanDRUMS DRUMS, PERCUSSION
- Tony ReevesBASS BASS GUITAR
- Henry LowtherFEATURING, TRUMPET TRUMPET
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 53 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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