GROUNDHOGS Split 1971 UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS NR MINT
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Oct 11, 2012 Sold Date
Oct 1, 2012 Start Date
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GROUNDHOGS Split'1971 UK LIBERTY 1st PRESS NR MINT

FULLY LAMINATED EJ DAY GF, LIGHT PLAY, GREAT SOUND

GROUNDHOGS
Split

UK LIBERTY (LBG 83401) FIRST PRESSING (April 1971) OF GROUNDHOG'S "Split"
SEEN LITTLE PLAY - SOUNDS GREAT - SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE ORIGINAL DEEPLY GLOSSY GATEFOLD WHICH STILL CREAKS WHEN OPENED

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST BLACK LIBERTY LABELS
MATRIX: LBG 83401 A-1U / LBG 83401 B-1U
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 3/MH and 2/OD
THE LP IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED AND DEEPLY GLOSSY GATEFOLD SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" TEXT PRINTED IN GREY

 As the Groundhogs' best example of their gritty blues-rock fire and unique form of guitar-driven music, Split reveals more about Tony McPhee's character, perseverance, and pure love for performing this style of blues than any other album.
Based around the misunderstanding and mystery of schizophrenia, Split takes a raw, bottom-heavy recipe of spirited, spunky guitar riffs (some of the best that McPhee has ever played) and attaches them to some well-maintained and intelligently written songs.
The first four tracks are simply titled "Part One" to "Part Four" and instantly enter Split's eccentric, almost bizarre conceptual realm, but it's with "Cherry Red" that the album's full blues flavour begins to seep through, continuing into enigmatic but equally entertaining tracks like "A Year in the Life" and the mighty finale, entitled "Groundhog."
Aside from McPhee's singing, there's a noticeable amount of candour in Peter Cruickshank's baggy, unbound percussion, which comes across as aimless and beautifully messy in order to complement the blues-grunge feel of the album.
Murky, fuzzy, and wisely esoteric, Split harbours quite a bit of energy across its eight tracks, taking into consideration that so much atmosphere and spaciousness is conjured up by only three main instruments.
This album, along with 1972's Who Will Save the World?, are regarded as two of the strongest efforts from the Groundhogs, but Split instills a little bit more of McPhee's vocal passion and dishes out slightly stronger portions of his guitar playing to emphasise the album's theme

Side 1:
Split - Part One (4:25)
Split - Part Two (5:10)
Split - Part Three (5:25)
Split - Part Four (5:38)
Side 2:
Cherry Red (5:40)
A Year In The Life (3:07)
Junkman (4:52)
Groundhog (5:35)

LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with just a couple of light spindle traces
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new and are unmarked
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Superb sound quality - crystal clear, deep, rich, detailed and strong and my play-check at loud volume found no audio issues of note - sounds great
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Crisp, clean, fresh and unmarked gatefold - deep glass-like glossy sheen to all surfaces - still creaks when opened

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UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
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