"Ollie may not have been the world's best guitarist, but he was certainly among the top two"
Some supporting evidence:
and remember, this is 1971[!] . . . more

The Ollie Halsall Archive
was established in 1985 with the aim of documenting and promoting the work of a unique musician.

This site contains a chronolliegy of Ollie's musical career and a detailed antholliegy of the recordings held by the Archive together with selected audio and video clips.

It also provides reproductions of sleeve notes and published newspaper and magazine articles together with the latest news

The Biolliegraphy provides a convenient starting point for beginners.

Please enjoy what is here, sign the guestbook and feel free to contact us
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Latest News

February 2012

Rutles put the record straight . . . more

January 2012

The OH Archive has been pleased to contribute to features on two respcetd US guitar sites . . . more

December 2011

Roll 'em, Smoke 'em, Put Another BOOTLEG Out

You may be tempted by a forthcoming reissue of Patto's 1972 album, 'Roll 'em, Smoke 'em, Put Another Line Out' .  . . more

October 2011

Neil Innes Video

Two live sessions from Neil Innes with Ollie on guitar.

Tempest Video

Remarkable footage of Tempest miming [unfortunately] to three Living in Fear tracks, plus a great little interview

Rey Lui

Two live in concert videos from 1992 plus an unbelievable scat guitar/vocal solo from Ollie on the title track of 'Veloidad' from 1990

	Warts & All Patto The ONLY live Patto album - at The Black Swan, Sheffield . . . more
	Caves Ollie Halsall Ollie's long-lost solo album from 1979. Available again with revamped artwork . . . more
	Abbots Langley Ollie Halsall with John Halsey An album of previously unreleased recordings . . . more
	Shapes & Sounds BBC Radio 1 sessions 1968 | 1969. Including 4 live Timebox tracks . . . more
	Beggin Timebox A welcome revamp of the Timebox catalogue . . . more
	Scraps John Otway TRIPLE album including 7 Otway and Halsall 1979 collaborations . . . more
	Still Life With Guitar Kevin Ayers Ollie's final collaboration with Kevin Ayers . . . more
Please do not be tempted by the Flawed Gems 'label' bootleg of Roll'em, Smoke, 'em, Put Another Line Out, which has the sheer audacity both to pose as a legitimate release and to include copies of The Archive BBC sessions as 'bonus' tracks

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