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Colosseum: Those Who Are About to Die Salute You

On March 13, 1969, “Fontana” label released “Those Who Are About to Die Salute You – Morituri Te Salutant”, the debut Colosseum album. It was recorded 1968 – 1969, and was produced by Tony Reeves and Gerry Bron.

Personnel:

  • Dave Greenslade– organ, vibraphone, piano, backing vocals
  • Dick Heckstall-Smith– saxophones
  • James Litherland– lead vocals, guitar
  • Tony Reeves– bass guitar
  • Jon Hiseman– drums
  • Jim Roche – guitar
  • Henry Lowther– trumpet

Track listing:

  1. Walking in the Park – Bond
  2. Plenty Hard Luck – Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, James Litherland, Tony Reeves
  3. Mandarin – Tony Reeves, Dave Greenslade
  4. Debut – Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Tony Reeves
  5. Beware the Ides of March – Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Tony Reeves
  6. The Road She Walked Before – Dick Heckstall-Smith
  7. Backwater Blues – Leadbelly
  8. Those About to Die – Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Jon Hiseman, Tony Reeves

 

Long John Baldry: Remembering Leadbelly

On November 13, 2001, “Stony Plain Records” label released “Remembering Leadbelly”, the final Long John Baldry studio album, completed in his lifetime. It was recorded in 2001, at “Music Lab Recording”, “Sebastian and Dolly’s Hutch”, “Skeena’s Place” in Vancouver, Canada, and “Halve Recording Studios” in Hamburg, Germany.

Personnel:

  • Long John Baldry – vocals, 12-string guitar
  • Kathi McDonald – vocals
  • Hans Stamer- vocals, national steel guitar, harmonica, Jews harp, trumpet
  • Chris Nordquist – drums, Hans-on drums, finger cymbals
  • John Lee Sanders – vocals, piano, organ, keyboard tuba, keyboard accordion, harmonica, keyboards
  • Andreas Schuld – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele, Russian  zither, e-bow, percussion, claps, foot, national steel, slide
  • Norm Fisher – acoustic bass
  • Jesse Zubot – fiddle, mandolin, violin
  • Butch Coulter – harmonica
  • Tom Colclough – clarinet
  • Sybel Thrasher- vocals
  • Tyee Montessori Elementary School – backing vocals
  • Peter Moore – mastering
  • Holger Peterson – executive producer
  • Holger Peterson – bonus track interviews
  • Special thanks to Alan Lomax

Track listing:

All tracks by Leadbelly.

  1. Lining Track
  2. Gallows Pole
  3. Midnight Special
  4. Take This Hammer
  5. Rock Island Line
  6. Good Morning Blues
  7. Go Down Old Hannah
  8. Birmingham Jail
  9. Here Rattler
  10. Easy Rider Blues
  11. We’re In The Same Boat Brother
  12. John Hardy
  13. Digging My Potatoes
  14. On A Christmas Day
  15. Mary Don’t You Weep
  16. We Shall Walk Through The Valley
  17. Alan Lomax Interview
  18. Long John Baldry Interview