Groundhogs - Scratching the Surface (1968) [Sundazed 180g LP] 24-bit/96kHz & CD-format

Posted By : aksman | Date : 28 Aug 2011 16:52:55 | Comments : 14 |

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if you want to hear the blues sluicing straight out of the Southern England Delta, there are precious few better introductions.

- Dave Thompson/AMG

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Scratching the Surface is a 1968 blues album recorded by The Groundhogs and released by Liberty Records.

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Review by Dave Thompson

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.

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Track listing

Side A

Side B

Personnel

Dynamic Range Analysis

Technical Log

Personal Note

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Posted By: nameismike69 Date: 28 Aug 2011 17:28:03

Aksman would be great first three Leonard Cohen on Sundazed I'll even make a special contribution. No one has done then yet except Live Songs which unforunately the hole in the center was mm off so that was a little warpy as it spinned.

Posted By: Narayan23 Date: 28 Aug 2011 17:35:15

Thanks aksman!!

Posted By: terra6 Date: 28 Aug 2011 17:38:17

Klasse! Gruss und Dank aus Eierland.

Posted By: The Purple Parrot Date: 28 Aug 2011 20:18:42

Always liked TCFTB and the samples on AMG sound great so thanks very much for this :o)

Posted By: LX66 Date: 29 Aug 2011 00:17:45

Enjoied this album. Thanks for the redbook!

Posted By: jpics Date: 29 Aug 2011 09:34:58

Thanks aksman

Posted By: Nuc Doc Date: 29 Aug 2011 09:40:22

Thank you!

Posted By: MusicLoverMan Date: 29 Aug 2011 19:00:20

Thank You very much!

Posted By: hennbert Date: 29 Aug 2011 21:36:20

great stuff! thanks a lot!

Posted By: cathare34 Date: 03 Sep 2011 02:21:46

Link 3 in filesonic is down please reup if possible.

Posted By: aksman Date: 03 Sep 2011 05:09:39

@ cathare34

Still works for me....

Posted By: cathare34 Date: 03 Sep 2011 21:03:34

@ cathare34

Still works for me....

Yeah now it's working i think it was a problem with my connection last night.

Thanks for the rip.
Have a great weekend

Posted By: Zero Wolf Date: 23 Sep 2011 22:18:39

Magnificent!

Beware of scratching the surface of your LP!

Posted By: nedjo Date: 29 Sep 2011 12:30:20

Thanks Aksman,

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