Bloodletting (Boxer album)
1979 studio album by Boxer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bloodletting[1] is an album by the rock band Boxer, released on the Virgin record label in 1979. Their third album in order of release, it had in fact been recorded in 1976 after their debut Below the Belt. It was also a posthumous release for band leader Mike Patto, who had died of lymphatic leukemia in March 1979, and for bass player Keith Ellis, who had died December 1978. Patto was credited as writer of all the album's original songs.[2] Also featured were cover versions of "Hey Bulldog" by Lennon and McCartney, Leonard Cohen's "Teachers", "Dinah Low" by Terry Stamp and Jim Avery (who also wrote "Town Drunk" on Boxer's debut album, Below The Belt) and "The Loner" by Neil Young. The cover artwork was by Tony Wright.[3]
Bloodletting | ||||
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Studio album by Boxer | ||||
Released | 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1976 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 35:39 | |||
Label | Virgin, EMI | |||
Producer | Mike Patto and Nigel Thomas | |||
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Bloodletting was released on CD in 2000 by EMI.