GROUNDHOGS Scratching The Surface RARE 1968 UK LP Heavy Blues Prog Psych Pokora
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GROUNDHOGS: SCRATCHING THE SURFACE
UK pressing on the Black Liberty label (LBS 83199E) from 1968. Fantastic and Very Rare UK Progressive Blues Rock Debut.
CONDITION: The record is in EX+ condition. It comes in a plain white sleeve. Therefore I have added color xerox copies of the artwork from my personal copy.
Tony 'T.S.' McPhee had been around a bit even before this LP saw the light. From Herbal Mixture, to several sessions backing original American Bluesmen, notably Champion Jack Dupree and with The Groundhogs as British backing band for John Lee Hooker, even calling the band 'John Lee's Groundhogs'! He also got among several other of the Blue-Horizon lable artists.
Still playing and touring today, McPhee has an extensive catalogue to draw from, and that includes many Groundhogs records too. 'Split' was their biggest hit record, which introduced them to a widening audience. Previously they'd got some attention for 'Thank Christ For The Bomb' - but neither 'Blues Obituary' or this LP had made a dent in sales for them before that.
So - this gem was hiding back in the shadows of Fleetwood Mac, Chicken Shack, Savoy Brown and of course John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Now revered among blues-rock collectors, this nice scarce platter holds several delights among the groove.
NOTE! Postage indicated in the auction is not the actual postage as ebay doesn't allow a higher postage then 4 GBP in this category. Postage for this item is 8 GBP to most countries within Europe and 16 GBP for the rest of the world. This is up to 2kg, so you can add up to 6 more LP's for the same postage. Postage for 7 LP´s is the same as for 1 LP, so buy more to save on postage!
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POSTAGE COSTS FOR THE BUYER:
Postage for 1 LP is the same as for 7 LP's (<2kg), so please order more LP's to save on shipping!
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