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Lead up to the Album:
- Their first album “Strange New Flesh” was not commercially successful leading Neil Murray to leave the band and Mike Starrs to be fired.
- Their two follow up albums would feature Moore as lead vocalist on largely instrumental albums.
Core Band:
- Bass Guitar [Fender Jazz] – John Mole
- Drums [Rogers], Cymbal [Paiste], Gong [Paiste], Tubular Bells, Percussion [Latin], Producer, Directed By – Jon Hiseman
- Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Grand Piano [Steinway], Synthesizer [Arp Odyssesy, Mini Moog, Arp Solina], Organ [Hammond], Clavinet – Don Airey
- Guitar [Fender, Gibson], Vocals – Gary Moore
Technical:
- Engineer – Dave Harris (3)
- Worked with Donovan, The Temptations, Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, Peter Gabriel
- Engineer [Assistant] – Chris Tsangarides
- Engineer [Assistant] – Nick Cook
- Worked with many artists including Kate Bush and The Waves
- Executive-Producer – Monty Babson
- Singer and record producer who founded Morgan Records
- Mastered By – HTM*

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- Photography By [Back Cover] – Peter Smith (10)
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Album Tracks:

Side One:
- Put It This Way (Moore, Hiseman)
- All Skin and Bone (Moore, Hiseman)
- Rivers (Moore, Hiseman)
- The Scorch (Moore, Airey)

Side Two:
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- Desperado (Moore, Hiseman)
- Am I (Airey)
- Intergalactic Strut (Airey)
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For More Information:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum_II
- https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=4195
- https://musicbrainz.org/release/1f9fb5b5-a6c8-41ba-9c73-6b735807d8c0
- https://www.discogs.com/release/1691389-Colosseum-II-Electric-Savage
- https://jazzrocksoul.com/artists/colosseum-ii/
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