Performance · Production
Ollie Halsall
real name Peter John Halsall
Southport, United Kingdom
Ollie Halsall is credited on 522 releases across 136 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

522
Credits
136
Albums
7
Decades active
60
In collections
Biography
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British guitarist, drummer, vibraphone player, and singer, who was active from the mid-1960s through to his death in 1992. Halsall began in 1964 as a drummer, but switched to guitar in 1967. Over the span of his career he was in numerous bands, recorded as a solo artist, and was part of the Kevin Ayers set-up between 1973-1992.
Born: 14th March 1949, in Southport, Lancashire, England.
Died: 29th May 1992, in Madrid, Spain [heart attack, aged 43].
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
522 releases · 136 albums · active 1968–2026
- Performance · 1,883
- Production · 79
- Other credits · 29
Studios: Rainbow Theatre London · Sound Techniques, London · Island Studios · Air Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The Rutles
1978

June 1, 1974
1974

The Soft Machine Collection
1974

Patto
1970

Deep 70s (Underrated Cuts From A Misunderstood Decade)
2022

Archaeology
1996

Veneno En La Piel
1990

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1982

The Confessions Of Dr. Dream And Other Stories
1974

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1974

Hold Your Fire
1971

Sense Of The Absurd
1995

The British Psychedelic Trip 1966-1969
1986

That's What You Get Babe
1980

Yes We Have No Mañanas, So Get Your Mañanas Today
1976

Sweet Deceiver
1975

Living In Fear
1974

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Original London Cast)
1973

Roll 'Em Smoke 'Em Put Another Line Out
1972

The Accidental Band
1972

Monkey's Bum
1995

Below The Belt
1975

How Sweet To Be An Idiot
1973
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Kevin Ayers
- Ramoncín
- Patto (2)
- Tempest (6)
- John Otway
- Timebox
- Rey Lui
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