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1968 studio album by Groundhogs
Scratching the Surface
Studio album by Groundhogs
ReleasedDecember 1968
Recorded5–13 October 1968
StudioMarquee Studios, London
GenreBlues
Length44:03
LabelLiberty Records (original UK release)
World Pacific (original US release)
BGO (1990 & 2006 UK reissues)
Akarma (1998 Italian reissue)
Sundazed (2009 US reissue)
Pure Pleasure (2015 UK reissue)
Fire (2018 UK reissue)
ProducerMike Batt
Groundhogs chronology
Scratching the Surface
(1968) 		Blues Obituary
(1969)

Scratching the Surface is the debut album by English band Groundhogs, released in 1968 by Liberty Records.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tony McPhee, except where indicated.

  1. "Rocking Chair" – 4:07
  2. "Early in the Morning" (John Lee Williamson) – 4:47
  3. "Waking Blues" – 2:29
  4. "Married Men" – 4:40
  5. "No More Doggin'" (Rosco Gordon) – 4:57
  6. "Man Trouble" – 6:27
  7. "Come Back Baby" – 3:54
  8. "You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 4:11
  9. "Still a Fool" (McKinley Morganfield) – 6:35

1990 bonus tracks - Taken from I Asked for Water, She Gave Me… Gasoline compilation

  1. "Oh Death" – 3:14 (credited to Jo Ann Kelly and Tony McPhee)
  2. "Gasoline" – 4:49 (credited to Tony McPhee)
  3. "Rock Me" – 2:46 (credited to Jo Ann Kelly and The Groundhogs)
  4. "Don't Pass the Hat Around" – 3:43 (credited to Tony McPhee)

Personnel

Groundhogs
  • Tony McPhee – guitar, vocals
  • Steve Rye – harmonica, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2 and 8
  • Peter Cruickshank – bass
  • Ken Pustelnik – drums
Technical

References

  1. "Album Reviews" (PDF). New Musical Express. 11 January 1969. p. 9. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  2. Thompson, Dave. "Scratching the Surface Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
The Groundhogs
  • Peter Cruickshank
  • Dave Boorman
  • Bob Hall
  • John Cruickshank
  • Ken Pustelnik
  • Tom Parker
  • Steve Rye
  • Clive Brooks
  • Dave Thompson
  • Mick Cook
  • Martin Kent
  • Dave Wellbelove
  • Rick Adams
  • Alan Fish
  • Wilgar Campbell
  • "Mighty" Joe Young
  • Mick Kirkton
  • Mick Jones
  • Jon Camp
  • Eric Chipulina
  • Pete Correa
  • Pete Chymon
  • Dale Iviss
  • Brian Jones
  • Marco Anderson
Studio albums
Live albums
Singles


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