# Patto
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{{Short description|English progressive rock band}}
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| name = Patto
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| origin = [London](/source/London), [England](/source/England), United Kingdom
| genre = [Hard rock](/source/Hard_rock), [blues-rock](/source/blues-rock),[{{cite book|author1=Alessandro Bonini|author2=Emanuele Tamagnini|title=Enciclopedia discografica. Dal rock al soul, dal pop alla new wave, dal punk al metal al jazz|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fXvyTbNm4yMC&pg=PA221|year=2004|publisher=Gremese Editore|isbn=978-88-8440-314-8|page=221}}] jazz-rock,[{{AllMusic |class= artist|id= mn0000015955|tab= biography|label= Patto|last= McDonald|first= Steven|accessdate=23 October 2016}}] [progressive rock](/source/progressive_rock)[{{cite book|author=Nick Talevski|title=The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries|url=https://archive.org/details/tombstoneblues00nick|url-access=registration|year=1999|publisher=Omnibus|isbn=978-0-7119-7548-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/tombstoneblues00nick/page/326 326]}}]
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| years_active = {{Start date|1970}}–{{End date|1973}}
| label = [Vertigo](/source/Vertigo_Records), [Pye](/source/Pye_Records), [Island](/source/Island_Records), [Deram](/source/Deram_Records)
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| past_members = [Mike Patto](/source/Mike_Patto)
[John Halsey](/source/John_Halsey_(musician))
[Ollie Halsall](/source/Ollie_Halsall) (deceased)
Clive Griffiths
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'''Patto''' were an English [rock](/source/rock_music) band, formed in [London](/source/London) in 1970.
Founded by vocalist [Mike Patto](/source/Mike_Patto), their lineup was taken from [Timebox](/source/Timebox_(band)), consisting of vocalist Patto, guitarist and [vibraphone](/source/vibraphone) player [Ollie Halsall](/source/Ollie_Halsall), bassist Clive Griffiths and drummer [John Halsey](/source/John_Halsey_(musician)).
==Early days and singles==
[Timebox](/source/Timebox_(band)) developed from a complicated pedigree that included members of [The Bo Street Runners](/source/The_Bo_Street_Runners), Patto's People and Chicago Blue Line. This [soul](/source/Soul_music) [psych](/source/Psychedelic_pop) [pop](/source/Pop_music) combo made two singles for [Pye's](/source/Pye_Records) [label](/source/vanity_record_label) Piccadilly before signing to Decca's [Deram](/source/Deram_Records) 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](/source/Stuart_Henry_(DJ)) on Sunday'' and [Jimmy Young](/source/Jimmy_Young_(disc_jockey)). Keyboard player Chris Holmes left after their last single release and they began experimenting with [progressive rock](/source/progressive_rock).
==Progressive rock==
In 1970, Patto was formed by members of Timebox and signed to the newly formed [Vertigo](/source/Vertigo_Records) label. With [Muff Winwood](/source/Muff_Winwood) as producer, they recorded their first album live in the studio.[{{cite book|title=[The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music](/source/Encyclopedia_of_Popular_Music)|editor=[Colin Larkin](/source/Colin_Larkin_(writer))|publisher=[Virgin Books](/source/Virgin_Books)|date=1997|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0149-X|page=339}}]
In December 1971, Patto entered the studio again to record their second album, ''Hold Your Fire'',