Scratching the Surface (Groundhogs album)

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Scratching the Surface
Studio album by Groundhogs
Released	November 1968
Recorded	5–13 October 1968
Studio	Marquee Studios, London
Genre	Blues[1]
Length	44:03
Label	Liberty 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)
Producer	Mike Batt
Groundhogs chronology
Scratching the Surface (1968) (1969)

Scratching the Surface is the debut album by British 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'" – 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[]

1. "Oh death" – 3:14
2. "Gasoline" – 4:49
3. "Rock Me" – 2:46
4. "Don't Pass the Hat Around" – 3:43

Personnel[]

Groundhogs

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

Technical

• Gerry Collins - engineer
• Andrew Lauder, Roy Fisher, Tony McPhee - coordination
• Woody Woodward - art direction
• Ron Wolin - design
• Michael Hasted - cover photography

References[]

External links[]

• Scratching the Surface at Allmusic

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