Peter Green – Kolors – 180 Gram Yellow Vinyl Record

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Peter Green – Kolors – 180 Gram Yellow Vinyl Record

Kolors opens another door into Peter Green’s solo work after Fleetwood Mac. Originally released in 1983, it gathers material from earlier recording sessions into a nine-song album that moves between blues, relaxed rock and an extended instrumental workout. The context matters: these recordings belong to the period of Little Dreamer, Whatcha Gonna Do? and White Sky, when Green was working again after years away from the center of the music business. Kolors lets those sessions be heard from a slightly different angle, with guitar playing that rewards attention to touch and phrasing.

‘What Am I Doing Here?’ begins the record with a direct, unhurried approach, and ‘Bad Bad Feeling’ gives Green’s slide guitar a prominent place. His playing has never depended solely on filling every available space. A bent note, a brief answer to a vocal line or the way he lets a phrase settle can carry much of the expression. Those qualities are especially useful in this setting, where the arrangements leave the guitar room to speak without requiring every song to become an extended solo showcase.

‘Big Boy Now,’ ‘Black Woman’ and ‘Bandit’ complete the first side, giving the opening run a mix of longer passages and more compact songs. Much of the writing comes from Green’s brother Mike, making the album a useful reminder that Peter’s guitar identity could remain distinct even when he was interpreting someone else’s material. The record belongs to his later solo catalog rather than the original Fleetwood Mac years, and its more settled pace gives the blues playing a different environment from the charged performances that first made his name.

The second side starts with ‘Same Old Blues,’ followed by ‘Liquor and You’ and ‘Gotta Do It with Me.’ These songs keep the focus on blues-based playing and the interaction between a vocal melody and its instrumental responses. The contrast comes with ‘Funky Jam,’ the extended closer, which gives the record more room to stretch. Its emphasis on a sustained groove changes the proportions of the album: after the earlier songs have moved through their verses and turns, the instrumental finish lets the musicians stay with an idea for longer.

For listeners working through Green’s solo records, Kolors adds material that helps fill out that early-eighties period without pretending to be a career-spanning collection. It has its own sequence and feel, ending with a different kind of release from the songs that precede it. This Music on Vinyl edition preserves the original nine-track program on one 180-gram translucent-yellow LP. The color is a feature of this reissue; the album itself remains a 1983 release, offering a less familiar setting for one of British blues guitar’s most recognizable musical voices.

Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic

Release Details

Artist

Peter Green

Album

Kolors

Format

180 Gram Yellow Vinyl Record

Media configuration

1 LP

Original album release

1983

Label

Music on Vinyl

Vinyl color

Translucent yellow

Vinyl weight

180 gram

Track Listing

Side A

What Am I Doing Here?

Bad Bad Feeling

Big Boy Now

Black Woman

Bandit

Side B

Same Old Blues

Liquor and You

Gotta Do It with Me

Funky Jam