Groundhogs Blues Obituary featuring Rev. (T.S) McPhee UK 1969 LP Liberty
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Groundhogs Blues Obituary featuring Rev. (T.S) McPhee UK 1969 LP Liberty Records Catalogue Number 83253
Recorded during June of 1969 at Marquee Studios in London with Gary Collins and Colin Caldwell engineering, the trio of Groundhogs put the blues to rest on Blues Obituary in front of a castle on the Hogart-designed cover while six black and whites from photographer Zorin Matic grace the back in morbid Creepy or Eerie Magazine comic book fashion.
Composed, written, and arranged by Tony "T.S." McPhee, there are seven tracks hovering from the around four- to seven-minute mark. The traditional "Natchez Burning," arranged by McPhee, fits in nicely with his originals while the longest track, the six-minute-and-50-second "Light Is the Day," features the most innovation, a Ginger Baker-style tribal rant by drummer Ken Pustelnik allowing McPhee to lay down some muted slide work. As the tempo on the final track elevates along with manic guitar runs by McPhee, the jamming creates a colour separate from the rest of the LP while still in the same style.
Vocals across the board are kept to a minimum. It is all about the sound, Cream without the flash, bandleader McPhee vocally emulating Alvin Lee on the four-minute conclusion to side one "Mistreated."
The Groundhogs on this late-'60s album keep the blues purely in the underground. The pumping beat on "Mistreated" embraces the lead guitarist's vocal, which poses that eternal blues question: "what have I done that's wrong?" Blistering guitar on the opening track, "B.D.D.," sets the pace for this deep excursion into the musical depths further down than Canned Heat ever dared go. While "Daze of the Weak" starts off sludgy enough, it quickly moves like a train out of control, laying back only to explode again. "Times" get things back to more traditional roots on an album that breaks little new ground, and is as consistent as Savoy Brown when they got into their primo groove.
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Tracklisting:
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Side 1
1. B.D.D.
2. Daze of the Weak
3. Times
4. Mistreated
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Side 2
1. Express Man
2. Natchez Burning
3. Light Was The Day
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Sleeve VG-- (Damage to top left corner, general wear and tear).
Record VG-- (3 long light scuffs on side 1, lots of other light scuffs, plays very well however!)
P&P UK £4.00 Overseas at cost
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