HELP YOURSELF + MAN + "CHRISTMAS AT THE PATTI" 2xLP U.K. ORIG 1972 Prog Rock GEM

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• ORIGINAL 1972 FIRST PRESS
  
• RARE LIMITED BRITISH ONLY ..|/\|...............................................|/\|..
• Christmas At The Patti
•     MAN + HELP YOURSELF  +
  
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• UK - United Artists -UDX 206
  

• MINTY CLEAN TOP COPY !!!
  

1. RARE 1972 Original DOUBLE 10-inch in neat gatefold cover.
   
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3. Pure British underground progressive edged hippie rock with electric guitars all played with great vibrant spirit and inspiration!
   
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5. A magnificent rendering of Man's 1972 Christmas party staged at Swansea's Patti Pavilion, Christmas at the Patti was released as a limited-edition double-10" vinyl package, its gatefold packed with party pics and its grooves bristling with some remarkable music. No simple Man gig this -- no less than the mighty underground gatherings convened at such legendary London holes as Dingwalls and the Roundhouse, Christmas at the Patti was to be a celebration of southern Welsh rock in as many guises as they could fit in. But, whereas the result is usually filed alongside those other live remembrances of early-'70s British rock Glastonbury Fayre and Greasy Truckers, the reality is far more cohesive and, ultimately, far more enjoyable. The Jets and Plum Crazy, long dead heroes of the local scene, both re-formed for the evening, turning in singalong sets as joyous and relaxed as any music their main members went on to create -- Man men Deke Leonard and Martin Ace were members of the Jets, but you've probably never heard them play "Jambalaya" before; the great Dave Edmunds guests with Plum Crazy, and lets rip with a signature slam through "Run, Run, Rudolph."
   
   Help Yourself, longtime friends of the headliners, also boast a couple of guests -- Leonard again plus pedal steel whiz B.J. Cole. Two lengthy tracks, a hypnotic "Mona" and their own marathon "Eddie Waring," are preserved here, and bear gripping testament to the band's own magnificent powers of improvisation, too seldom heard on its regular albums but looming larger than life in concert. Ducks Deluxe, newcomers to the scene in 1972, make their recorded debut by turning in a growling "Boogaloo Babe," while another previously unheard band, Martin Ace's the Flying Aces, are introduced via their first ever show; they open the album with the absolutely fitting "Welcome to the Party," although at the show itself the Flying Aces were the next-to-last band of the evening -- the last, of course, being Man itself. Joined by vocalist Stan Phifer and a returning Dave Edmunds, the group turns in just two songs, "Life on the Road" and "Shuffle," but both rank high in any pantheon of all-time great Man performances. Indeed, if there's any downside to the entire Patti experience, it's that the rest of the evening -- including performances from three other bands (Wally Hot Stuff, the League of Charlies, and Eyes of Blue) -- has remained unreleased for so long. After all, listeners have had multi-disc extended versions of Woodstock, Monterey, and Isle of Wight. Why not Christmas at the Patti as well?

1. The Flying Aces
   Martin and George Ace, a husband and wife duo, backed by members of Help Yourself. Martin Ace had previously played in Dream and Man with Deke Leonard, who had been playing with Help Yourself since he had been fired by Man earlier in the year. The song had been written earlier that day, and was only performed on this one night. Although opening the album, they were the penultimate act on the night.
   
   Martin Ace – guitar and vocals
   George Ace – bass and vocals
   Dave Charles – drums
   Deke Leonard – guitar
   Malcolm Morley – guitar
   
   Ducks Deluxe
   The first recording of pub rock band Ducks Deluxe ever released. The band had been formed earlier in the year by former Help Yourself roadie Sean Tyla, and bassist Ken Whaley. Whaley had already left by the time of this recording but would rejoin Help Yourself about 6 weeks later.
   
   Sean Tyla – guitar and vocals
   Martin Belmont – guitar and vocals
   Tim Roper – drums
   Nick Garvey – bass
   
   The Jets
   There have been numerous bands called The Jets. This version had been a Swansea band 1964-65, and was later known as "The Smokeless Zone" who had played the Top Ten Club in Hamburg where Tony Sheridan played with them. Having had minimal rehearsal time, they chose two standards.
   
   Tony "Plum" Hollis – vocals
   Deke Leonard – guitar
   Martin Ace – bass
   Terry Williams – drums
   
   Help Yourself with Deke Leonard and BJ Cole
   Help Yourself had toured with Man on the Good Clean Fun tour. When Man fired Leonard, earlier in the year, he moved into Help Yourself's house, and they played on his first solo album Iceberg. Malcolm Morley then suffered depression, so Leonard temporarily joined, as a replacement, but stayed when Morley returned. On this evening, they were joined by legendary pedal steel guitar player B J Cole. The two tracks are "testament to the band's own magnificent powers of improvisation, too seldom heard on its regular albums".
   
   Malcolm Morley – guitar and vocal
   Richard Treece – guitar and vocal
   Paul Burton – bass
   Dave Charles – drums
   Deke Leonard – guitar and vocal
   B J Cole – pedal steel guitar
   
   Man with Dave Edmunds and Stan Pfeiffer
   Man's line up had recently undergone a major upheaval. After the successful Greasy Truckers Party (Recorded February 1972) and Live at the Padget Rooms, Penarth (Recorded April 1972) Martin Ace had left and Deke Leonard had been fired (although both were invited to this party). Clive John had rejoined, bringing with him Phil Ryan and Will Youatt, who had been playing together as Iorwerth Pritchard and the Neutrons. This new line up had just released Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day, and were joined by Dave Edmunds and Stan Pfeiffer – a local "character".
   
   Micky Jones – guitar and vocal
   Will Youatt – bass and vocal
   Clint Space (Clive John) – guitar
   Phil Ryan – organ
   Terry Williams – drums
   Dave Edmunds – guitar
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   Stan Pfeiffer – Spontaneous vocal (called Stan Phifer on the original LP)
   
   01.The Flying Aces - "Welcome to the Party" (Martin Ace / George Ace) 2.20
   02.Ducks Deluxe - "Boogaloo Babe" (Sean Tyla) 2.45
   03.The Jets - "My Way" (Capehart/Cochran) – 4:05
   04.The Jets - "Jambalaya" (Williams) – 4.31
   05.Plum Crazy with Dave Edmunds - "Jingle Bells" (James Lord Pierpont) – 0:31
   06.Plum Crazy with Dave Edmunds - "Run, Run, Rudolph" (Johnny Marks and Marvin Brodie) – 2:17
   07.Help Yourself with Deke Leonard and BJ Cole - "Mona" (E McDaniel) – 11:40
   08.Help Yourself with Deke Leonard and BJ Cole - "Eddie Waring" (Leonard) – 14:03
   09.Man with Dave Edmunds and Stan Pfeiffer - "Life on the Road" (Jones/Williams/Youatt/Ryan/John) – 6.30
   10.Man with Dave Edmunds and Stan Pfeiffer - "Shuffle (improvisation)" (Jones/Williams/Youatt/Ryan/John) – 5.00
   
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6. The cover: rated: M- TOP COPY 10-inch GATEFOLD very nice 48 years past GEM! there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...

1. The vinyl: Rated: M- DOUBLE 10-inch LP's plays beautiful! United Artists labels  are clean

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