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The Groundhogs Scratching The Surface - Gold Vinyl + Opened Shrink UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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"The Groundhogs' debut album is a long way from the "classic" sound of the better-known Thank Christ for the Bomb/Split/Who Will Save the World? trilogy. Indeed, the mellow classic blues through which the band pursues its nine tracks offer the unsuspecting listener little more than a direct blast from the peak of the British blues boom past. Early Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, and Savoy Brown all haunted precisely the same corridors as Scratching the Surface, with only the occasional burst of fuzzed Tony McPhee guitar to distinguish the sonics from the rest of the pack.
"That said, Scratching the Surface ranks among the finest albums to emerge out of that entire period, a moody shuffle that includes an epic recounting of the Chicago classic 'Still a Fool' and which matches five solid McPhee originals with a pair of blistering contributions from outgoing harmonica whiz Steve Rye. In fact, his "Early in the Morning" and "You Don't Love Me" might well be the album's best numbers, a discrepancy that puts one in mind of another of the blues boom's hottest acts, Jethro Tull, and just how much they changed once a founding member (Mick Abrahams) departed. Again, if you arrive at Scratching the Surface in search of a fresh 'Cherry Red' or 'Status People,' you'll probably be disappointed. But if you want to hear the blues sluicing straight out of the Southern England Delta, there are precious few better introductions." — AllMusic
Side 1
1. Rocking Chair
2. Early In The Morning
3. Waking Blues
4. Married Men
5. No More Doggin’
Side 2
6. Man Trouble
7. Come Back Baby
8. You Don’t Love Me
9. Still A Fool
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Wednesday 29th April
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| Year of Release: |
2024 |
| Artist: |
The Groundhogs (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Scratching The Surface (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 21.99, US$ 29.69
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Fire Records |
| Catalogue No: |
FIRELP505 / 809236002235 |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| EIL.COM Ref No |
GHGLPSC876643 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
809236002235 |
| Genres: |
60s Rock, 70s Rock, 70s Artists, Blues, Progressive
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| Related Artists: |
Herbal Mixture, Tony 'T.S.' McPhee |
| Complete Stock List: |
The Groundhogs |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
,GROUNDHOGS,JOHN LEE'S GROUNDHOGS |
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Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number GHGLPSC876643 |
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limited edition 9-track LP newly remastered and pressed on
<FONT COLOR ="#DAA520"><B>Gold Vinyl</B></FONT> -
First released in 1968, The Groundhogs' extraordinary debut
album is a landmark in the history of the 60s British blues
movement and includes their fierce reworking of Muddy
Waters' 'Still A Fool'. Complete with an artwork postcard
displaying the download code, the vinyl looks unplayed issued
in the picture sleeve which retains its opened hype-stickered
shrinkwrap) <BR><B>Limited to 1000 Copies Only</B> )
