Muziek - Christmas At The Patti

Christmas At The Patti

€ 14,99

What better way for a band to kick off the holiday season than to gather up their friends (all conveniently, if coincidentally, their UA labelmates), throw a gala party, and record it all for posterity? And that's precisely what Man did in 1972, with the band not only bringing together much of their hometown Swansea's top talent, but prompting the re-formation a trio of the city's most beloved groups for the occasion. Christmas at the Patti is the stunning record of that fateful night, which was originally released on a limited-edition pair of 10'' mini-LPs. Esoteric has now lovingly remastered the original tapes, and given Christmas at the Patti a very welcome CD reissue. Deke Leonard penned the new sleeve notes, although he has no actual recollection of the gig itself. That was possibly due to the drugs he ingested, or maybe just neural overload; the ex-Man guitarist performed with three of the bands that night, ironically though, Man wasn't one of them. Flying Aces stepped onto the stage for the first time here, and open the album with the delightful ''Welcome to the Party.'' In actuality, they were the penultimate band on the bill, coming on right before Man themselves. In contrast, visiting Englishmen Ducks Deluxe had already played some shows, but they made their recording debut this night, boogying their way through ''Boogaloo Babe.'' If that pair were the ghosts of Christmas future, the Jets were the first of the mighty spirits of Christmas past to haunt the stage, rattling their musical chains through some blistering R&B. Next, Dave Edmunds joined forces with the re-formed Plum Crazy, and ripped through a phenomenal ''Run Run Rudolph.'' Unfortunately the final specter, Eyes of Blue, was only partially resurrected, and their performance was thus resigned to the shelf. But that left more room for Help Yourself, bolstered that night by a guesting Leonard and slide guitar hero B.J. Cole. Their incendiary, mesmerizing cover of ''Mona'' was magnificent, their ''Eddie Waring'' transcendental; no wonder Man scheduled them to play early in the evening. As for Man themselves, although they certainly shined that night, the sequencing of this set has them initially paling in comparison to Help Yourself. And then those boogie beats begin to really kick in, the guesting Edmunds' guitar solos begin to take hold, and then as organist Phil Ryan lets rip, the band finally ''Shuffle'' towards the night's phenomenal climax. An astounding concert, one that instantly gained legendary status, and this CD let's you hear precisely why. ~ Jo-Ann Greene

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