TIMEBOX

Lead Vocals: Mike Patto McCarthy

Vibraphone, Guitar: Peter John Halsall aka Ollie Halsall (Southport, Lancashire 14/03/49-29/03/92)

Keys: Chris Holmes (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire 12/09/44-)

Bass: Clive Griffiths (Southport, Lancashire 16/05/45-)

Drums: John Halsey (London 23/02/45-)

Adopted band due to the appearance of Mike Patto McCarthy in the bands line-up in October 1967. McCarthy had started his career on the East Anglian music scene with the Watton based Fretmen. Prior to joining Timebox, McCarthy had been with Ready Steady Go competition winners Bo Street Runners who drifted into Patto's People interspersed with a brief stint with Chicago ??

The above line-up up is the later line-up of the band that McCarthy joined. The original band formed in Southport, Lancashire in October 1965 as The Take 5 despite some biographies claiming McCarthy is a founder member of the group. The band relocated to London in October 1966 and turn professional. They add American frontman Richard Henry and become Timebox, just before signing to Piccadilly Records in February 1967. The band release two singles for the label before Henry returns to the States. McCarthy and Halsey join the group at this point and the band sign to Deram Records a subsidiary of Decca Records. The band score a minor hit with their cover of The Four Seasons, Beggin in July 1968 which peaked at #38 but on their last release in October 1969, Holmes leaves the band and the remaining personal morph into the band Patto

Origin of name: An American term for a jail cell.

Releases
Cover	Title	Studio	Label	YoR
	DON'T MAKE PROMISES		DERAM RECORDS	1967
	BEGGIN'		DERAM RECORDS	1968
	BAKED JAM ROLL IN YOUR EYE		DERAM RECORDS	1969
	GIRL DON'T MAKE ME WAIT		DERAM RECORDS	1969
	YELLOW VAN		DERAM RECORDS	1969
	THE ORIGINAL MOOSE ON THE LOOSE			UNDATED