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US tour with Joe Cocker 1972 © Ken Thornton The Torrington, North Finchley, London -just before is was converted into a Starbucks! Photo: John V Keogh Blue Traff The story of Ollie's famous guitar	A Sense of the Absurd 1995 Disk 1 The Man Hold Me Back Time To Die Red Glow San Antone Government Man Money Bag Sittin' Back Easy Bonus track Hanging Rope Originally released as Patto [a.k.a. Anarchy] LP 1970 Disk 2 Hold Your Fire You, You Point Your Finger How's Your Father See You At The Dance Give It All Away Air-Raid Shelter Tell Me Where You've Been Magic Door Bonus tracks Beat the Drum Bad News Air Raid Shelter Oddity not included: See You At The Dance Tonight Inferior take somehow used by mistake on the European version of Hold Your Fire LP. [The title track also has a fade-out end on this release] Originally released as Hold Your Fire LP 1971 Finally given a free rein by Vertigo, the Pattos crafted quite the finest jazz-rock [if you like] guitar albums of the period [or any other for that matter]. The reissue is a worthily packaged effort by Richard Lane on Mercury "In the overall scheme of things, there are two albums anyone who imagines they can play guitar should hear. One is Are You Experienced, the other is Patto's Hold Your Fire" Unused sleeve notes Press release Album review by Eric Burnley The Rockin' Pattos Please avoid [like the plague] the Arkarma release Ducks in Flight - The Lost Jazz Album which is an unauthorised bootleg of the bonus tracks from A Sense of The Absurd [together with, perversely, Teachers from the later Boxer album Bloodletting. All these tracks are available to listen online here Arkarma Chameleons The Black Swan, Sheffield 1975 © Bob Beecher Clive Griffiths bass Ollie Halsall guitar keys vocals Mike Patto vocals keys John Halsey drums	Roll 'em, Smoke 'em, Put Another Line Out 1972 Patto's 'Sgt Pepper'. An eccentric and totally OTT affair and, by that token, nearest to capturing the essence of the group. Typically, Ollie reacted to his new-found guitar-hero status by playing piano almost throughout and by devoting most of side 2 to an epic sea-shanty-on-acid! He does, however, let rip magnificently on Loud Green Song Note: The original US release flipped the first two track to allow Singing the Blues on Reds to open the album [thanks to Tim for this info] Album review Singing the Blues on Reds Warts and All - DOWNLOAD 2009 Live at The Black Swan, Sheffield 1971 You, You Point Your Finger Money Bag Let It Rock Magic Door Government Man How's Your Father [listed as Air-Raid Shelter] Route 66 Tell Me Where You've Been San Antone Sittin' Back Easy Big Hunk O' Love Archive recording by Patto drummer John 'Admiral' Halsey. Best quality Patto 'in concert' recording available - The solo on Let It Rock alone is worth the purchase price! Authorised download 2009 Warts and All Admiral Halsey Monkey's Bum 1973 Ollie left before this could be released and, apparently, some of his guitar parts were removed and replaced by tenor sax. You can't tell though, and it remains an awesome piece of work. Please avoid the Arkama CD or vinyl versions, which are unauthorised bootlegs of appalling quality Monkeys Bum The Black Swan, Sheffield 1975 © Bob Beecher
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