{"product_id":"colosseum-valentyne-suite-reissue","title":"COLOSSEUM - Valentyne Suite (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition 180g White and Pink Marbled Colour Vinyl with insert housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. Only \u003cspan\u003e750 individually numbered copies pressed in this edition.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColosseum\u003c\/strong\u003e are an English jazz rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation. \u003cstrong\u003eColin Larkin\u003c\/strong\u003e (Encyclopedia of Popular Music) wrote that \"the commercial acceptance of jazz rock in the UK\" was mainly due to the band.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe band were formed in early 1968 by drummer \u003cstrong\u003eJon Hiseman\u003c\/strong\u003e with tenor sax player \u003cstrong\u003eDick Heckstall-Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e, who met each other when they both played in \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Mayall’s Bluesbreakers\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cem\u003eValentyne Suite\u003c\/em\u003e takes the band out of their bluesy comfort zone into something closer to prog rock. The album is generally seen as their best album and still extremely enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFun fact:\u003c\/strong\u003e the riff from \"\u003cem\u003eThe Kettle\u003c\/em\u003e\" was used on \"\u003cem\u003eYa Mama\u003c\/em\u003e\" by \u003cstrong\u003eFatboy Slim\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eValentyne\u003c\/em\u003e Suite is available as a limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on white \u0026amp; pink marbled coloured vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP - 180g White \u0026 Pink Marbled Colour Vinyl","offer_id":56628758249817,"sku":"SDZ-07260","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Colosseum_-_ValentyneSuite_-_LP_Gatefold_180g_White_and_Pink_Marbled_Vinyl_-_2026_Music_On_Vinyl_Reissue.jpg?v=1763118373","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/colosseum-valentyne-suite-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}