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From Loudersound.
Blues rockers cum psychedelic proto proggers Groundhogs are to have a new triple vinyl live album, Road Hogs: Live From Richmond To Pocono, released through Fire Records on November 5.
The new release features all previously unreleased live material from the trio, that were discovered having lain in the Warner Brothers’ vault for 50 years! Four reels of tape lay wedged between the masters of the groundbreaking albums Thank Christ For The Bomb, Split and Who Will Save The World… The Mighty Groundhogs.
The first two boxes had a handwritten scrawl acclaiming them as ‘Groundhogs live at Richmond Athletic Ground, November 7, 1969’. Originally it had been thought that they were recorded at the Ninth National Jazz And Blues Festival – a nomadic event that had previously rocked up in Richmond. In fact, they turned out to be a one-off support slot to Free, a break from their Marquee residency.
The second two boxes – marked ‘Pocono’ were recorded at what would turn out to be the final show for this seminal line up of line up of Tony McPhee (guitar and vocals), Pete Cruikshank (bass) and Ken Pustelnik (drums), from Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania in 1972, when their truncated hurricane-threatened US tour ended abruptly as Tony broke his arm in a freak horse riding accident.
The new released includes liner notes with unearthed photos from the Groundhogs archive, bumper sticker and poster.
Groundhogs: Road Hogs: Live From Richmond to Pocono
A1. Cherry Red (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
A2. Mistreated (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
A3. Natchez Burning (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
B1. B.D.D. (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
B2. Times (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
C1. Still a Fool (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
D1. Group Intro (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
D2. No More Doggin’ (Richmond Athletic Ground, London – 1969)
E1. Eccentric Man (Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania – 1972)
E2. Music is the Food of Thought (Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania – 1972)
E3. Cherry Red, Split Part 2 (Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania – 1972)
F1. Still a Fool, Amazing Grace (Pocono Raceway, Pennsylvania – 1972)
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- The Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 01-Jul-2024 13:20)on July 26, 2024 at 8:30 am
THE GROUNDHOGS Thank Christ For The Bomb (1975 UK Sunset issue of the classic 1970 9-track LP, front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve is Excellent with just light wear & the vinyl is clean & looks barely played SLS50376)
- The Groundhogs - Blues Obituary - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $161.25, €148.75 (New Item) (arrived 11-Dec-2023 16:40)on July 26, 2024 at 8:30 am
THE GROUNDHOGS Blues Obituary (Rare 1969 UK first issue 7-track stereo LP on the blue Liberty label, the third album from the British rock band, fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve has light laminate lift along the spine & just a little wear to the edges, otherwise shows little wear leaving it Excellent. The vinyl grades Excellent with only a few paper scuffs but otherwise shows light signs of play. A very respectable copy of this almost 52 year old pressing LBS83253)
- The Groundhogs - Hogwash - Autographed - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $161.25, €148.75 (New Item) (arrived 18-Aug-2023 16:45)on July 26, 2024 at 8:30 am
THE GROUNDHOGS Hogwash (Autographed Progressive Blues Rock 1972 UK 8-track LP engineered by Martin Rushent, housed in a tri-fold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little shelfwear & the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play. This has been signed boldly on the front by Tony McPhee in a blue point pen)
- The Groundhogs - Black Diamond - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.48, €14.28 (New Item) (arrived 03-Oct-2023 11:40)on July 26, 2024 at 8:30 am
THE GROUNDHOGS Black Diamond (1976 UK 8-track vinyl LP, housed in a fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some ring wear scuffing & the vinyl is Excellent with light signs of play UAS29994)
- The Groundhogs - Blues Obituary - US - vinyl LP - £50.00, $64.50, €59.50 (New Item) (arrived 03-Oct-2023 11:44)on July 26, 2024 at 8:30 am
THE GROUNDHOGS Blues Obituary (1969 US 7-track stereo vinyl LP, pasted picture sleeve. The magnificent second album from the band, easily as strong as their first and an enticing hint of the things that were to come. The sleeve shows just a little light ringwear with some corner scuffing, whilst the vinyl remains excellent for few signs of play LP-12452)
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