Beulah Land

Timebox-The Deram Anthology



Recommended!!



"It's a pity how Timebox didn't have a successful career. From 1967 to 1969, they recorded five singles on Deram Records but they failed to top the charts. After their last single failed in 1970, they formed a band called Patto, a progressive jazz band that was somewhat successful. Fun fact: the Patto song "The Man" was recently just used for the trailer for the movie "Observe and Report".

To get back on topic, The Deram Anthology is a compilation album of 24 Timebox songs they made during their three years as a band. Some of tracks were going to be used on their 1968 album "Moose On The Loose" but it never got released. There's only one song on this compilation I really want to talk about. "Gone Is the Sad Man" is the track. I've had this song on repeat for several days now. Its a very dreamy psychedelic pop song. It also has a Beatles-esque sound because of its vocal harmonies and its catchy chorus. Then again, most bands made in 60s were always trying to make that Beatles sound. Anyways, what makes this song so dreamy is the vibraphone played by Ollie Halsall.

Ollie is the soul of the band. Besides the vibraphone, he also played guitar and sang backup vocals. He is considered one of the most underrated guitarist ever mostly because of his work in Patto. Many songs off the complemation don't really show much his guitar work but he sure as hell knew how to write songs. "Beggin'" another tune off the album that shows a lot of the creativity of Ollie. It sounds like lost Motown R&B track that will get stuck in your head for days.

I know this review is a little mediocre but most of the tracks off The Deram Anthology are very easy to listen to it. I'd recommend this album to anyone who likes any genre of music."-OliveMusic