Groundhogs - Thank Christ For The Bomb - UK LP - A1/B1 1st Press - Blue Liberty
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GROUNDHOGS
' Thank Christ For The Bomb'
1970 - UK 1st PRESS - A1/B1 matrix
LABEL : LIBERTY LBS 83295
VINYL CONDITION : VG
SLEEVE CONDITION: VG
LABELS: EX
COMMENTS
Thank Christ for the Bomb was the first Groundhogs album to indicate that the group had a lifespan longer than the already-fading British blues boom suggested. It was also the first in the sequence of semi-conceptual masterpieces that the group cut following their decision to abandon the mellow blues of their earlier works and pursue the socially aware, prog-inflected bent.
Purchasers were rewarded with an album that still packs a visceral punch in and around Tony McPhee's dark, doom-laden lyrics. With the exception of the truly magisterial title track, the nine tracks err on the side of brevity. Only one song, the semi-acoustic "Garden," strays over the five-minute mark, while four more barely touch three-and-one-half minutes. Yet the overall sense of the album is almost bulldozing, and it is surely no coincidence that, engineering alongside McPhee's self-production, Martin Birch came to the Groundhogs fresh from Deep Purple in Rock and wore that experience firmly on his sleeve.
TRACKLISTING- Strange Town
- Darkness is No Friend
- Soldier
- Thank Christ For The Bomb
- Ship On The Ocean
- Garden
- Status People
- Rich Man, Poor Man
- Eccentric Man
NOTES
Sought after 1st pressing with textured gatefold sleeve and blue Liberty labels. This is a decent copy that plays well. There are some light scratches but they do not affect the sound of the album to any great extent and there are no skips or jumps in evidence. The gatefold sleeve is in nice condition; of course there is evidence of handling here and there and some small splits along the top of the sleeve but the pictures should indicate that there are no major problems. A very rare album and a low starting price.
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