Below the Belt was the debut album by Boxer

Boxer (band)

Boxer was a rock band formed by keyboardist Mike Patto and guitarist Ollie Halsall in 1975. They signed to Virgin and three albums followed , Below the Belt , Absolutely and Bloodletting , which also featured Bobby Tench and Boz Burrell...

, released on the Virgin

Virgin Records

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 label in January 1976. The album attracted less attention for its music than for its cover art. Photographed by Alex Henderson with graphics by Richard Evans

Richard Evans

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, the cover featured model Stephanie Marrian

Stephanie Marrian

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 spreadeagled and naked but for a pair of shoes, with a man's arm reaching up between her legs and his boxing-gloved hand hiding her genitalia. The back cover at first showed Stephanie in complete full-frontal nudity, but later pressings covered her up with the band's belt-styled logo. The cover was completely re-designed for the US market using the band photo from the inside of the UK gatefold cover. The lineup of this album is based around a live show quartet with keyboardist Chris Stainton

Chris Stainton

Christopher "Chris" Stainton is an English session musician, keyboard player and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s...

 brought in during the recording sessions.

Track listing

1. "Shooting Star" (Patto, Halsall)
2. "All the Time in the World" (Halsall)
3. "California Calling" (Patto, Halsall)
4. "Hip Kiss" (Patto, Halsall, Ellis, Newman)
5. "More Than Meets the Eye" (Patto)
6. "Waiting for a Miracle"(Halsall)
7. "Loony Ali" (Patto, Halsall)
8. "Save Me" (Patto)
9. "Gonna Work Out Fin" (Patto, Halsall)
10. "Town Drunk"(Terry Stamp, Jim Avery)

Personnel

• Keith Ellis
  Keith Ellis
  Keith Ian Ellis , was an English bass player. He is known for his associations with The Koobas, The Misunderstood and Juicy Lucy. He was also a member of Van der Graaf Generator from 1968 to 1969...
  
   - Bass
• Ollie Halsall
  Ollie Halsall
  Peter John 'Ollie' Halsall was a left-handed guitarist and is best known for his role in The Rutles, the bands Patto, Timebox and Boxer, and for his contribution to the music of Kevin Ayers. He is also notable as one of the few players of the vibraphone in rock music...
  
   - Guitar and Keyboards
• Tony Newman
  Tony Newman (drummer)
  Richard Anthony 'Tony' Newman is an English rock drummer. He was at various times a member of the bands Sounds Incorporated, May Blitz, Three Man Army and T...
  
   - Drums
• Mike Patto
  Mike Patto
  Mike Patto , is primarily notable as lead singer for Spooky Tooth and Boxer.-History:...
  
   - Keyboards and Vocals
• Chris Stainton
  Chris Stainton
  Christopher "Chris" Stainton is an English session musician, keyboard player and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960s...
  
  - Keyboards

External links

• http://www.pattofan.com/Boxer/boxer-blb.htm
• http://www.discogs.com/release/774108