PATTO Patto LP VERTIGO 1970re gatefold+unofficial MIKE PATTO-OLLY HALSALL-BOXER
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PATTOMIKE PATTO, OLLY HALSALL, JOHN HALSEY, CLIVE GRIFFITHS
Three albums and out, Patto (named after vocalist Mike Patto) were highly regarded
on the British rock scene in the '70s. The key point of the band was probably the superb guitar work
of the eminently flexible Ollie Halsall, a performer whose session work was highly prized,
even though the guitarist seemed hesitant to step into the spotlight.
Patto performed a stately mix of jazz-rock with a little bit of blues.
Following the breakup of the band, Halsall moved on to play with Tempest
while Patto joined Spooky Tooth for Mirror.
Patto and Halsall came back together in Boxer in 1975
"PATTO"
<reissue, originally published in 1970>
Produced by MUFF WINWOOD
LP VERTIGO RECORDS VEL-1001
PRINTED IN EUROPE UNOFFICIAL REISSUE
GATEFOLD SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: VERTIGO - SWIRL LABEL (Side A) - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: VEL-1001
Catalog on labels: (Side B) VEL-1001
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SM-85-4-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SM-85-4-B
On label (Side B only): rim text reads 'Manufactured and Distributed by Mercury Record Productions, Inc.'
Produced by Muff Winwood
On Back Sleeve: Vertigo Records Manufactured and Distributed by Mercury Record Productions, Inc.
On Inside Sleeve: Also available on stereo 8 tape VC-8-1001
All selections published by PRS, Ltd. (ASCAP)
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: THE MAN - HOLD ME BACK
TIME TO DIE - RED GLOW
Side B: SAN ANTONE - GOVERNMENT MAN
MONEY BAG - SITTIN BACK EASY
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RECORD NEAR MINT (please, read above description)
SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Criminally underrated at the time, but borne into legend by the unspeakable tragedies
that awaited its makers, the debut album by Patto can safely be described among
the finest jazz-rock fusion albums ever cut by a British band.
Mike Patto's vocals certainly match that billing, a throaty, emotive sound that puts one in mind
of the effect that Steve Winwood spent much of his career pursuing, while first lieutenant
Ollie Halsall's reputation as one of the era's hottest guitarists is revealed as only
one of the strings to his bow -- early into the opening "The Man," he unleashes a mean vibraphone
solo as well. However, "Hold Me Back" quickly restates his lead duty and, though the song itself
is little more than a crude rewrite of the Rolling Stones' "Stray Cat Blues,"
the riffs that scythe through the brew are sparkling enough to camouflage any lyrical redundancies....(AllMusic)
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