Below the Belt was the first album by Boxer, released on the Virgin label in January 1976. The album attracted less attention for its music than for its artwork. Photographed by Alex Henderson with graphics by Richard Evans, the cover featured model Stephanie Marrian spreadeagled and nude 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.^[3] The lineup on this album is a live show quartet with keyboardist Chris Stainton brought in during the recording sessions.

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Below the Belt
Studio album by Boxer
Released	January 1976
Recorded	1975
Genre	Rock
Length	37:23
Label	Virgin, EMI
Producer	Boxer, Richard Digby-Smith
Boxer chronology
Below the Belt (1976) Absolutely (1977)

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[2]

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1. "Shooting Star" (Mike Patto, Ollie Halsall)
2. "All the Time in the World" (Halsall)
3. "California Calling" (Patto, Halsall)
4. "Hip Kiss" (Patto, Halsall, Keith Ellis, Tony 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 Fine" (Patto, Halsall)
10. "Town Drunk" (Terry Stamp, Jim Avery)

• Ollie Halsall – guitar, keyboards
• Mike Patto – keyboards, vocals
• Keith Ellis – bass
• Tony Newman – drums