THE GROUNDHOGS-SPLIT-LIBERTY LBG.83401 1971

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Oct 20, 2013 Sold Date

Oct 10, 2013 Start Date

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THE GROUNDHOGS-SPLIT TYPE SINGLE LP - STEREO LABEL/PRESSING INFO

LIBERTY

CATALOGUE NUMBER LBG 83401 YEAR OF RELEASE 1971 COUNTRY OF RELEASE U.K. SLEEVE TYPE GATEFOLD -E J DAY FULLY LAMINATED INSERTS/EXTRAS NONE

GRADING/CONDITION DISC(s)

EXCELLENT ( CLEAN RECORD with VERY LIGHT playwear LIGHT surface storage and handling marks- PLAYS AND SOUNDS GREAT)

LABELS

EXCELLENT (CLEAN labels with NO writing rips tears user stickers or removal marks LIGHT spindleusage and LIGHT storage and handling wear)

SLEEVE

VERY GOOD ( CLEAN SLEEVE with NO writing rips tears stickers or removal marks, overall it is in reasonable condition, the problem is that the laminate has gone insane and crinkled on all 4 surfaces which makes it quite tactile actually but not what you would be especially keen on in a record sleeve.)

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DETAILS

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 flavor 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 candor 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 harbors 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 emphasize the album's theme.

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