This
Southport band started in 1966 on Piccadilly with two blue-eyed soul
45's. A year later they gave their debut on the Deram label with the
fine "Walking Through The Streets Of My Mind". This CD (Deram
844807-2 / 1998) contains their 1968 sessions on Deram as well as the remaining four 45's for them. Highlights are "Gone Is The Sad Man", "Poor Little Heartbreaker" and the above mentioned "Walking Through The Streets Of My Mind". Although this CD is out of print I wouldn't pay the 100 $ or more some dealers want to have.
844807-2 / 1998) contains their 1968 sessions on Deram as well as the remaining four 45's for them. Highlights are "Gone Is The Sad Man", "Poor Little Heartbreaker" and the above mentioned "Walking Through The Streets Of My Mind". Although this CD is out of print I wouldn't pay the 100 $ or more some dealers want to have.
Retrospective
of the finest recordings for the Deram label 1967-69 by this British
psychedelic quintet with a penchant for a soul/ pop sound. While they
first recorded on the Picadilly label, their best stuff is generally
considered their output for Deram, which includes the singles 'Walking
Through The Streets Of My Mind', a cover of the Four Seasons' 'Beggin'',
'Gone Is The Sad Man', 'Poor Little Heartbreaker' and 'Yellow Van'. The
band included bassist Clive Griffiths, vocalist Mike Patto and
guitarist Pete 'Ollie' Halsall. 24 tracks total. 1998 Decca release.
*****
Timebox
were a fine band that, sadly, never had much luck on the charts. They
were unknown in America and managed only one Top 40 single in their
native England, a cover of the Motown tune "Beggin'." That one success
aside, most of their singles give the unfortunate impression of having
been released upside down, because the B-sides (often written by the
band) tended to be more interesting than the rather pre-fab commercial
songs that their record company insisted on putting on the A-sides.
"Gone Is the Sad Man" and "Poor Little Heartbreaker" are particularly
strong examples of this.
While all five members of Timebox were impressive, the standout member was clearly Peter "Ollie" Halsall. Not only was he one of the few competent vibraphone players in rock music (check out "Misty"!), but he developed into a superb and distinctive guitarist as well. As Timebox's drummer later observed, "Ollie may not have been the greatest guitarist in the world, but he was certainly among the top two."
After their keyboard player quit in 1969, the remaining members of Timebox continued under the name Patto, moving in a less '60s soul, more '70s blues-rock-with-prog-tendencies direction. They released three albums in the course of the early '70s without much commercial success, then broke up.
Halsall and singer Mike Patto are both dead now. This CD, along with the Patto albums, is a fine testament to their
While all five members of Timebox were impressive, the standout member was clearly Peter "Ollie" Halsall. Not only was he one of the few competent vibraphone players in rock music (check out "Misty"!), but he developed into a superb and distinctive guitarist as well. As Timebox's drummer later observed, "Ollie may not have been the greatest guitarist in the world, but he was certainly among the top two."
After their keyboard player quit in 1969, the remaining members of Timebox continued under the name Patto, moving in a less '60s soul, more '70s blues-rock-with-prog-tendencies direction. They released three albums in the course of the early '70s without much commercial success, then broke up.
Halsall and singer Mike Patto are both dead now. This CD, along with the Patto albums, is a fine testament to their
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