Split

Performer: The Groundhogs
Engineer: Martin Birch
Producer: Tony McPhee
Distributor: Caroline Distribution

Notes: The Groundhogs: Tony McPhee (vocals, guitar); Pete Cruickshank (bass); Ken Pustelnik (drums). Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, London, England in November 1970. Always a bit unfashionable, Tony TS McPhee and his Groundhogs made a number of albums in the late 60's that succeeded purely on their instrumental ability. After the aptly named BLUES OBITUARY album, they moved on to guitar prog. SPLIT was a huge success; the opus-like length and popularity at live gigs guaranteed a good sale to fans. This spread as word of mouth went around that McPhee was an "amazing guitarist." In reality he was, and is, pretty nifty: he used his wah-wah in all the right places in 1971. The reissued CD from BGO contains the fascinating hallucinatory tale behind "Split," and explains just what it is all about.

The Groundhogs began their career as the backing band for blues legend John Lee Hooker. By the late 1960s, though, the band had shifted gears to incorporate acid rock and heady prog workouts into its repertoire. Founding member and lead guitarist Tony McPhee continued to front the Groundhogs and tour under the name well into the '90s and early 2000s. Never a commercial success, the Groundhogs remain cult heroes to fans of heavy guitar rock and psychedelic music.

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