Valentyne Suite
| Valentyne Suite | ||||
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| Released | November 1969 | |||
| Recorded | Spring and Summer 1969 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, jazz rock | |||
| Length | 35:00 | |||
| Label | Vertigo (UK) | |||
| Producer | Tony Reeves, Gerry Bron | |||
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Valentyne Suite is the second album released by the band Colosseum. It was Vertigo Records' first album release, and reached number 15 in the UK Albums Chart in 1969. The album peaked at number 18 in Australia in 1970.
Though the song "The Kettle" is officially listed as having been written by Dick Heckstall-Smith and Jon Hiseman, a credit which is confirmed by Hiseman's liner notes for the album, bassist and producer Tony Reeves later claimed that it was written by guitarist and vocalist James Litherland. The song's riff was later interpolated in three songs, notably "Ya Mama" by Fatboy Slim.