Scratching the Surface (Groundhogs album)
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| Released | December 1968[1] | |||
| Recorded | 5–13 October 1968 | |||
| Studio | Marquee Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock,[2] British blues | |||
| Length | 44:03 | |||
| Label | Liberty Records (original UK release) World Pacific (original US release) BGO (1990 & 2006 UK reissues) Akarma (1998 Italian reissue) Sundazed (2009 US reissue) Pure Pleasure (2015 UK reissue) Fire (2018 UK reissue) | |||
| Producer | Mike Batt | |||
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Scratching the Surface is the debut album by English band Groundhogs, released in 1968 by Liberty Records.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Tony McPhee, except where indicated.
- "Rocking Chair" – 4:07
- "Early in the Morning" (John Lee Williamson) – 4:47
- "Waking Blues" – 2:29
- "Married Men" – 4:40
- "No More Doggin'" – 4:57 (Rosco Gordon)
- "Man Trouble" – 6:27
- "Come Back Baby" – 3:54
- "You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 4:11
- "Still a Fool" (McKinley Morganfield) – 6:35
1990 bonus tracks - Taken from I Asked for Water, She Gave Me… Gasoline compilation
- "Oh Death" – 3:14 (credited to Jo Ann Kelly and Tony McPhee)
- "Gasoline" – 4:49 (credited to Tony McPhee)
- "Rock Me" – 2:46 (credited to Jo Ann Kelly and The Groundhogs)
- "Don't Pass the Hat Around" – 3:43 (credited to Tony McPhee)
Personnel
[edit]- Groundhogs
- Tony McPhee – guitar, vocals
- Steve Rye – harmonica, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2 and 8
- Peter Cruickshank – bass
- Ken Pustelnik – drums
- Technical
- Gerry Collins – engineer
- Andrew Lauder, Roy Fisher, Tony McPhee – coordination
- Michael Hasted – design and cover photography
References
[edit]- ^ "Album Reviews" (PDF). New Musical Express. 11 January 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. "Scratching the Surface Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
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