Boxer_(band)

Boxer (band)

Boxer (band)

British rock band

Boxer were a rock band formed by singer and keyboardist Mike Patto and guitarist Ollie Halsall in 1975.[1] They signed to Virgin and three albums followed, Below the Belt (1975), Absolutely (1977) and Bloodletting (1979), which also featured Bobby Tench and Boz Burrell.[2] The band dissolved after Absolutely when Patto became ill.

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The band was managed by Nigel Thomas who secured a five-album deal over five years with CBS, reputed to have been worth £1.2million,[3] and was never fully executed due to Patto's death on 4 March 1979.[1] During a six-year period, Boxer also toured the US and Europe.

Discography

References

  1. [1]
    Colin Larkin, ed. (1999). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 79. ISBN 0-7535-0257-7.
  2. [2]
    Boxer at AllMusic
  3. [3]
    Boxer an Excerpt from Eddie Tuduri's book Sideman 2001
  4. [4]
    "Boxer (2) / Crawler / Moon (28) - Heat On The Streets". Discogs. Retrieved 18 June 2020.


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