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January 2012 Recent collaborations with rescted US guitar sites: Why Don't We All Know About Ollie Halsall How to Play Like Ollie 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' which includes seven 'bonus tracks' from the BBC sessions. Please don't - It is a blatant bootleg. You can listen to all the tracks and more here: October 2011 Traveling Show Part III
You can read the online version here but, even better, please buy a real analogue copy! Both the back issue and the latest volume are available by mail order. It doesn't cost much more than a UK muso mag - the difference is it's far better than anything you'll get over here! Oxtober 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 March 2011 Traveling Show Part II
You can read the online version here but, even better, please buy a real analogue copy! Both the back issue and the latest volume are available by mail order. It doesn't cost much more than a UK muso mag - the difference is it's far better than anything you'll get over here! March 2011 Ugly Things #31
This mammoth 224 page magazine features the final part of Ralph Heibutzki's Ollie Halsall trilogy Also in this issue: Billy Harrison, guitarist and founder member of Van Morrison’s seminal R&B group Them; The Norton Records and Kicks magazine story; The Pleasure Seekers starring Detroit’s girl garage queens the Quatro sisters;. James Williamson in the Coba Seas and the Stooges; A listeners’ guide to Wreckless Eric; Jimi Hendrix: The Dead Hendrix albums; Cleveland ‘60s punks the Missing Lynx; the 40 Fingers, surfin’ with the Sentinals; The Masters Apprentices and lots more. Order online now at $8.95 [approx £4.50] arch 2011 Timebox poster
Smile were, of course, the predecessor to Queen and one has to wonder whether Brian May knew or was aware of Halsall. [Bugger. I actually met BM once and, unbelievably omitted to ask him - Ed] March 2011 Pete Moss
Here he recounts the legendary concerts. February 2011 Guy Mann-Dude
In this article he talks about the influence of Ollie Halsall on his music. Timebox TV
The three-song session was recorded live in July 1968 for French television and has never been seen since. The most startling revelation is Ollie playing his white Fender Telecaster on the final offering, Come On Up. We are, therefore, delighted to be able to featre this on the Timebox page. October 2010 Hollywood Bowl
The photographer, John Greenleigh of www.flipsidestudios.com, has been kind enough to allow us to reproduce some high-quality versions on this site. Some others from the same photo-shoot have been on Ken Thornton's Timebox and Patto Fan Site for years, so we have put them altogether on this fantastic photo-album page. October 2010 John Cale
Details here October 2010 Live Gigs That Rocked NZ
btw Here's cool little video thing from Lloyd which you might enjoy. September 2010 A new entry at #12
This astounding result, which places The Pattos' masterpiece above Physical Graffiti [quite rightly] and even the Bluesbreakers album, is in no small part due to a superbly orchestrated online campaign organised by Paul Janisch. Full results here [Readers' Poll is half way down the page] Playing The Band
Over 450 pages with over 100 colour and B&W photos from J&B's private collection. No preview copy available, but sure to include some interesting reading about Ollie Halsall's time with and Tempest in 1973/4. Order from 20 October via the TM online shop and on Amazon and ebay. Cover price £16.95. Pre-order it exclusively here at special price of £12.95 inc. p&p. After 20th Oct. price will increase to £13.95 plus p&p . Copies signed by the author and JH & BT (the perfect xmas gift) are available for ordering now at £14.95. Offer closes 30th November. September 2010 Filey Bay
Mark was the cinema projectionist and has kindly provided some remarkable photographs here Many thanks to both 'Professor' Chris Holmes and Paul Janisch, who directed Mark in the direction of The Archive. August 2010 Traveling Show
You can read the online version here but, even better, please buy a real analogue copy! Both the back issue and the latest volume are available by mail order. It doesn't cost much more than a UK muso mag - the difference is it's far better than anything you'll get over here! See details below: July 2010 Ugly Things #30
Also in this issue: a Kinks special featuring an extensive, no holds barred interview with Ray Davies by Kinks biographer Jon Savage; The Masters Apprentices, ‘60s garage punks The Hysterics, girl garage rockers The Bittersweet, Dutch beat icons Q65, ‘70s Texas punks The Nervebreakers, Perth County Conspiracy, The New Nadir, and lots more. Order online now at $8.95 [approx £4.50] April 2010 Ronni Urini This is a limited edition of just 700 copies on the Austrian Klanggalerie label. Ollie (together with Kevin Ayers) gets a full credit in the booklet for playing guitar on the track. Our correspondent, Christian Loebenstein, reports that a big release party is taking place in Vienna on Saturday and he will certainly ask Ronnie if he remembers the session and particularly Ollie. March 2010 Vivian Stanshall The content of the recording, made by Viv's friend Dean Cole, portrays Ollie as an enthusiastic, optimistic and hard-working musician, clearly at the pinnacle of his profession. It is almost inconceivable that, less than a month later, he should fall victim to the evils of drug abuse. Audio interview, photos and full story here February 2010 Don't You Rock Me [Daddy-O] ! Anyway, good friend of The Archive, Roger Houdaille, who clearly understands these things has provided a copy, and it's pretty damn good. The sound quality [portable cassette] is not up to much, but it is better than many, with a good overall balance. There is some seriously good widdling from Mr H and a brilliant skiffle session, featuring The Admiral on washboard. You can download it here. if you're quick. Otherwise, email us and we'll see what we can do ;-) See the Patto Antholliegy page for set list and more details December 2009 The Mucky Duck Amazingly, Bob has discovered some more from the same concert and we are delighted to display them here Many thanks to Mr Beecher for these contributions. December 2009 Rusty Strings Ollie had experimented with the layered speeded-up guitar tracks on the song I Need You [from the aforementioned album] and had also used the technique with devastating effect on Singing The Blues on Reds from Roll 'em, Smoke 'em . . . However, the 'Rusty Strings' tracks are a world away from such masterpieces. Quite why he chose to do them is a mystery. Apparently, he planned a whole album under the pseudonym and there are reports of other tracks, such as covers of Elvis Presley classics either completed or in the pipeline. Equally unaccountable is why anyone would want to release them, but RCA did just that in early 1974 with a single coupling the Jerome Kern tune with a Halsall original [which does have some redeeming features]. 'Admiral' John Halsey describes these efforts as "Horrible". We are still waiting for a chart entry ;o) Many thanks to 'Rutling' Ken Thornton of the Patto Fan Site for finding and reseraching these recordings. October 2009 The Next Big Thing
Ugly Things #29 features an extensive and excellent article on Ollie Halsall and Timebox by Ollie-freak, Ralph Heibutzki [aka the artiste, Chairman Raplh]. At least two further installment pf the Halsall story are planned for future editions of the magazine. This weighty tome is also jam-packed with loads of other great material. Order your copy now from: October 2009 Hinkley's Cancelled Unfortunately, the Hinkley's Heroes reunion and memorial benefit at The Electric Ballroom in Camden has been canceled due to poor ticket sales.
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September 2009
New Photos Ian (Buda) Carpenter in Australia has unaethed some remarkable photographs of Ollie with Kevin Ayers. The images - showing Ollie playing a Gibson Melody Maker or Les Paul Junior - are probably from 1980 and are concert shots probably taken in Spain. Now uploaded at the bottom of the Ayers archive page in the Antholliegy. September 2009 Let There be Drums! 'Starvin' Marvin Siau has unearthed a marvellous clip of Kevin Ayers from Belgian TV in 1982. For some unaccountable reason, the members of his touring band decided to play musical chairs with the instrumentation. This resulted in Ollie being reunited with his first love, the drum kit . Whilst girlfriend Zanna Gregmar does a Hendrix impersonation with his Gibson SG guitar. "Kevin would play on any piece of wood that 's in tune and to save time in between gigs play on the same gear as the band before, " says Marvin. "It encouraged me to play without pedals on an odd instrument in uncomfortable circumstances sometimes, see how long I would hold out, hihi, learned a lot from that!" Bassist Bolle Gregmar recalls: " We all switched around on the instruments vecause Ollie didn't care to pose for a guitar solo he wasn't actually playing, so He's on Drums, Zanna on wicked Guitar, and Pedro Colom [bass player] on keyboard and me [drummer] on bass. e did the whole thing in one real take and one rehearsal. wish it were better quality. but This is a fun moment in the Bruxelles TV station. On that same Billing were The Jam and they did A Town Called Malice. There was a guitar incident with a forgotten Rickenbacker 12-string for Paul Weller and he refused to even play Kevin's 6-string Rickenbacker which was offered. So the result was that Mr Weller performed in the video sans guitaire." September 2009 Warts and All MP3 Download The original CD is completely sold out and there are no plans for a reissue. We are taking this step to ensure continued availability of the only in-concert recording of the band. The Archive hopes to be able to extend the facility to other recordings in the near future. Full details here July 2009 Patto in New Zealand Pictures are posted on the Patto archive page half way down the left hand side. June 2009 Tempest at The Marquee Halsall is on fire on this one. The balance is not perfect, but Ollie's guitar is something else. Qne of the best examples of how to blow every other guitar player of the stage in 2009 - let alone 1973. Quite simply, this performance rewrites the accepted development of rock guitar virtuosity. June 2009 Patto at The Beeb Remarkably we have just acquired a copy direct from a BBC transcription disc. Apart from the vinyl surface noise [which should be little problem to minimise] the recording is excellent and details are listed in the Patto Live page of the Antholliegy listings. The set includes an extra track not previously heard. The Pattos are augmented by Bernie Holland on guitar, who does a splendid job - particularly when Ollie is otherwise occupied on the vibes. Bernie had stood in on bass for an ailing Clive Griffiths for some time and was asked to stay upon Griff's return. Many thanks to Yonemoto Saturo for finding this fantastic show. June 2009 Andy Partridge - PopDose Interview Read here June 2009 Kidderminster
Andy managed to track down the photographer, Colin Hill. The Archive contacted him and he very kindly allowed us to post the photos here June 2009 Gear magazine
Read Graham's earlier contribution to the Archive here
May 2009 Vote For Me The 5th Patto, and guitarist extraorinaire, Bernie Holland, has entered into the spirit of the Eurovision Song Contest and entered his take on the current political turmoil. The Archive has awarded him 'Cent points' and considers that this would have been a better bet than that dirge by Andrew Lord Webbed-Feet May 2009 Graham Oliver of Saxon
April 2009 Warts & All
Once it's gone, it's gone! April 2009 Rutles Rehearsals
The session features Ollie on lead guitar and vocals, with Neil Innes [rhythm, vocals,] John Halsey [drums, vocals] and Rickky Fataar [preumably, on bass]. These are remarkable performances barely removed from the final studio versions. Halsall provides not only some distinctive bursts of guitar but, throughout, remarkable pastiches of classic Beatles licks. The Archive has held a cassette version these for many years but has not got around to documenting them until now. Details here February 2009 Patto Music for Movie
February 2009 Enos you Know
Halsall was, naturally, quite taken with the eccentric Eno and talks about him in this 1974 interview January 2009 Love at First Solo
"Ollie Halsall is one of the most under-rated guitarist in the world - he played the shit out of people like Clapton and Jeff Beck. He was really adaptable and could go from the gentlest song. really listen to the song, not just like a guitar player, but sensitive to a piec of music. But he could also be as had a rocker as anyone. My favourite Ollie quote is: "There are only two people I'd play free for: that's you and Randy Newman." It was an enduring collaboration: It was love at first solo. At the time, I had a nice big house in Mallorca, and he and his girlfriend [Zanna Gregmar] moved in - and we did a lot of work in and around Spain. We'd started collaborating and writing songs. It was like the musical equivalent of having a partner. I don't want to give everything away, really, but he started working with Spanish bands, as I didn't have enough going on, and they were paying him loads. And he hated it, and he fell into bad ways . . . and died of it. It was a massive loss of a friend and a great talent." The November issue of this fine publication included the following from a Rutles article: June 1977: Innes, Fatso drummer Halsey, South African bassist/drummer Ricky Fataar and ace guitarist Ollie Halsall are rehearsing Innes' 20 Rutles songs and trying not to collapse in laughter. Halsall, left-handed and similar to Macca in vocal range hopes to land the Dirk role in the film. "We had Ollie", says John Altman, "who could reproduce anything, play it upside down and make it funny all at the same time." To Halsall's disappointment, the part of Dirk has gone to Idle. Everyone who works with him later raves about Halsall's contributions as guitarist and singer, and he gets a 3-second cameo in the film as Leppo, the fifth rutle. January 2009 Guitar Techniques
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The latest issue of Ugly Things is out NOW.
Ronni 'Rocket' Urini's rare 1983 7" Single A-Side Sailship is finally making its debut in gloriously remastered form on a new Austrian 2-CD compilation Neonbeats - Austrian New Wave and Postpunk
We have received not only some truly superb photos from Viv's legendary 1991 Bloomsbury Theatre concerts, but also a remarkable 20 minute audio interview with Ollie
An elusive recording of The Pattos in Italy, 1972 has been circulating on these strange 'torrent' sites [which are beyond me - why make it so complicated? Just give us a download link!].
Some time ago, Bob Beecher unearthed some remarkable photographs of Ollie in full bee regalia. There was some confusion regarding the source of these images, but it is now clear that they were from the Patto reunion gig at The Black Swan [aka The Mucky Duck], Sheffield in 1975.
We are delighted to announce the release of an MP3 Download version of the live Patto album, recorded at The 
For many years, the Archive has held a really poor quality recording of Patto on a BBC Radio 1 John Peel: In Concert show from 1971.
Andy Lloyd has discovered some remarkable photographs of Timebox in concert in the sleepy English town of Kidderminster in 1968.
Congratulations to Graham Oliver of Saxon for managing to namecheck Ollie in an interview for Gear magazine. 
None other than Saxon guitarist, Graham Oliver, has kindly contributed some memories of his first encounter with Ollie at an unlikely venue.
We have, literally, just a few copies of the Patto live abum left. These are the last remaining from 'Admiral' John Halsey's personal stock. 
