| Christmas at the Patti | ||||
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| Live album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | July 1973 | |||
| Recorded | Patti Pavilion, Swansea 19 December 1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 55:03 | |||
| Label | United Artists – UDX/205/6 | |||
| Producer | Sheer Luck | |||
| Man chronology | ||||
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Christmas at the Patti is a live album, recorded at Man's Christmas party, held at the Patti Pavilion, Swansea, on 19 December 1972. The album features Man and Help Yourself with guests Deke Leonard, Dave Edmunds and B J Cole, together with appearances by Ducks Deluxe, The Jets, The Flying Aces and Plum Crazy.[1]
The concert started at 6.00 PM and was closed by the police at midnight, so Man's set was truncated and, despite being the hosts, they have only 11'30" on the album, compared to Help Yourself's 25'43". The six bands appearing on the album were all linked in some way, and several performers appeared in more than one band, some of which were old bands, reformed just for the night. Those appearing on the album were all "conveniently" UA labelmates.[2]
Originally released as a limited edition double 10" album, with a recommended retail price of £1.43, this topped the budget album chart.[3] It was subsequently released on CD, and, unusually, re-released on 10" vinyl in Italy in 2001
- ^ Sleeve notes to Original LP
- ^ review of CD re-release by Jo-Anne Greene Retrieved 13 August 2009
- ^ Sleeve notes to 2007 CD re-release