Patto were an English

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band, formed in

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in 1970. Founded by vocalist Mike Patto, their lineup was taken from Timebox, consisting of vocalist Patto, guitarist and

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player

Ollie Halsall Peter John "Ollie" Halsall (14 March 1949 – 29 May 1992) was an English guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known for his role in the Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox (band), Timebox, and Boxer (band), Boxer, and for his contribution to t ...

, bassist Clive Griffiths and drummer John Halsey.

Early days and singles

Timebox developed from a complicated pedigree that included members of The Bo Street Runners, Patto's People and Chicago Blue Line. This

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combo made two singles for Pye's

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Piccadilly before signing to Decca's Deram in 1967. They also recorded five singles for Deram between 1967 and 1969 and appeared on BBC radio shows such as ''Noise at Nine'', '' Stuart Henry on Sunday'' and Jimmy Young. Keyboard player Chris Holmes left after their last single release and they began experimenting with

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Progressive rock

In 1970, Patto was formed by members of Timebox and signed to the newly formed

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label. With

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as producer, they recorded their first album live in the studio. In December 1971, Patto entered the studio again to record their second album, ''Hold Your Fire'', after which they were dropped from the Vertigo roster. Despite poor record sales, they were becoming known as an exciting live act. Through his connections in England, Muff Winwood was able to have the band signed to

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, and they recorded the album ''Roll 'em Smoke 'em Put Another Line Out'' in 1972. In 1973, the band began to record their fourth album. Mike Patto wrote songs that were less cynical than the usual Patto material and much more commercial. The ensuing album, ''Monkey's Bum'', was not released. Without Halsall and with each member now involved in other projects, Mike Patto chose to disband Patto, going on to form

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with Halsall. In 2009, Patto's song "The Man" was used in trailers for the

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'' Observe and Report'' starring

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and

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and was included along with another track, "Sittin' Back Easy", on the film's soundtrack.

Band members

* Mike Patto – vocals *

– lead guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, vibraphone * Clive Griffiths – bass * John Halsey – drums

Discography

Studio albums

* 1970 – '' Patto'' * 1971 – ''Hold Your Fire'' * 1972 – ''Roll 'em Smoke 'em Put Another Line Out'' * 2017 – ''Monkey's Bum'' (recorded 1973 but not authorised for release until 2017)

Live albums

* 2000 – ''Warts and All''

References

External links

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