PATTO 1st w/ MIKE PATTO+OLLIE HALSALL UK VERTIGO 1970 BIG SWIRL orig EX+
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Patto was formed in 1970 consisting of the remaining members of TimeBox; Mike Patto (vocals), John Halsey (drums), Ollie Halsall (guitars and vibes), and Clive Griffiths (bass), and was signed to the newly formed Vertigo label. With producer Muff Winwood they recorded their first album live in studio. Winwood felt that this was the best way to capture the raw virtuosity of Halsall's guitar playing and Mike Patto's great voice. The album "Patto", although not a commercial success, is thought by some to be an important contribution to prog rock. Patto, who is one of the four vocalists with Keith Tippett’s Centipede, has a lovely funky soul voice, with traces of both Stevie Winwood and Long John Baldry. The music moves from rock to jazz and back again, but they are hardly a jazz-rock band in the popular concept; there is certainly a very free-form approach on "Money Bag," on which Halsall's hard-edged guitar work solos over a loose backdrop of bass and drums, with Patto’s voice dropping in at the end in an almost detached fashion.
This is an acceptable copy of early UK press with BIG SWIRL label on SideB.
Housed in rough textured GATEFOLD SLEEVE !!!
*** Catalogue Number / 6360-016 ( UK: VERTIGO 1970 ) ***
NAME writing at top right of back sleeve. Otherwise fine. SPINE TITLES are completed and not missing.
LABEL / EX = 7-8 SPINDLE MARKS on SideA , Many on SideB.
VINYL / EX(+) = 170g weight. Looks beautiful with 5-6 surface marks. Plays great with minimum background noise only!!
MATRICES / 1Y//2 and 2Y//3
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