emesbee Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Debut album by British blues band The Groundhogs - Scratching The Surface (1968). My copy is a 2006 CD remastered from the original tapes (same cover photo but without the text). Somehow I seem to have largely missed this band, but they have been around in one form or another from 1963 pretty much up to the present day. They took their name from a John Lee Hooker song, and toured with him when he toured the UK in the mid 60s. Apparently he was impressed with them, and recorded an album with them in 1964 ("... and seven nights" re-released as "Hooker and the Hogs"). This line up consists of Tony McPhee - guitar and vocals, Steve Rye - harmonica and vocals, Pete Cruikshank - bass and Ken Pustelnik - drums. Their sound is very reminiscent of early Fleetwood Mac, maybe with a bit of Canned Heat thrown in. Apparently Tony McPhee turned down an offer from Peter Green to join Fleetwood Mac, and also declined an offer to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers after the departure of Eric Clapton (what was he thinking?) This is quite a raw, no frills, down to earth album, recorded in two four hour sessions in October 1968, and it sounds great. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbuzzardstubble Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 15 hours ago, emesbee said: Debut album by British blues band The Groundhogs - Scratching The Surface (1968). My copy is a 2006 CD remastered from the original tapes (same cover photo but without the text). Somehow I seem to have largely missed this band, but they have been around in one form or another from 1963 pretty much up to the present day. They took their name from a John Lee Hooker song, and toured with him when he toured the UK in the mid 60s. Apparently he was impressed with them, and recorded an album with them in 1964 ("... and seven nights" re-released as "Hooker and the Hogs"). This line up consists of Tony McPhee - guitar and vocals, Steve Rye - harmonica and vocals, Pete Cruikshank - bass and Ken Pustelnik - drums. Their sound is very reminiscent of early Fleetwood Mac, maybe with a bit of Canned Heat thrown in. Apparently Tony McPhee turned down an offer from Peter Green to join Fleetwood Mac, and also declined an offer to join John Mayall's Bluesbreakers after the departure of Eric Clapton (what was he thinking?) This is quite a raw, no frills, down to earth album, recorded in two four hour sessions in October 1968, and it sounds great. Who will save the world? The Mighty Groundhogs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 22/07/2020 at 11:03 PM, emesbee said: Debut album by British blues band The Groundhogs - Scratching The Surface (1968). Crosscut Saw is also a great album. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest deanB Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Peter Green & The Original Fleetwood Mac- Alone With The Blues. Thanks for the buzz. R.I.P Peter Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest deanB Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) Doug MacLeod- Dubb This has been sitting in my Discogs wishlist for quite some time. Popped up for sale in Oz the other day, thank you very much. Edited August 5, 2020 by deanB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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YCC Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Taj Mahal, early LP featuring a young Ryland P Cooder on guitar and mandolin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ollie_08 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 John Lee Hooker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ollie_08 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 29 minutes ago, deanB said: Chris Wilson- Spiderman Miss the great man was enormous over the years in the Melbourne live music scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deanB Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 39 minutes ago, ollie_08 said: Miss the great man was enormous over the years in the Melbourne live music scene Chris' music is all new to me Ollie. Warms my heart to hear you speaking so fondly of. Roy Buchanan- That's What I Am Here For Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ollie_08 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 15 minutes ago, deanB said: Chris' music is all new to me Ollie. Warms my heart to hear you speaking so fondly of. Roy Buchanan- That's What I Am Here For Hey Dean get hold of "Live At the Continental" captures Chris in arguably his best live performance. Funny you put up Roy i saw him live at the Pier Hotel in Frankston, wow another level!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ollie_08 said: Hey Dean get hold of "Live At the Continental" captures Chris in arguably his best live performance. Funny you put up Roy i saw him live at the Pier Hotel in Frankston, wow another level!!! The old pier in Frankston brings back memories in the back of the divvy van on a satdy night. Edited August 6, 2020 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_08 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, Fordute said: The old pier in Frankston brings back memories in the back of the divvy van on a satdy night. Haha yeah you hadn't lived if you hadn't been thrown down the stairs of the Pier to picked up by the divvy, good times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deanB Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, ollie_08 said: Hey Dean get hold of "Live At the Continental" captures Chris in arguably his best live performance. Funny you put up Roy i saw him live at the Pier Hotel in Frankston, wow another level!!! Rest easy Ollie. Live At The Continental has been bought and paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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