Patto: Hold Your Fire

English band Patto fell through the cracks with their amalgam of blues and jazz, which made them outliers as the progressive and hard rock movements were gaining traction. They released three albums in quick succession in the early 70s, before it fell apart. Their second album Hold Your Fire is considered as the highlight in their career and it became a musician's favorite long before the press or radio jocks caught up (with the notable exception of John Peel who did play it).

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