Split (The Groundhogs album)
Split is a 1971 blues rock studio album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by Liberty Records in 1971 with catalogue number LBG 83401. It was reissued on CD reissue in 2003 by Liberty / EMI Records, with catalogue number 07243-584819-2-1.
| Split | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1971 | |||
| Recorded | November 1970 | |||
| Studio | De Lane Lea Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Blues rock, psychedelic rock, hard rock | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Tony (T.S.) McPhee | |||
| The Groundhogs chronology | ||||
| ||||
According to Tony McPhee's sleeve notes for the 2003 CD reissue, the lyrics for Split were inspired by a panic attack experienced by him in May 1970, and the studio version of "Cherry Red" was recorded live in a single take.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tony McPhee
- "Split - Part One" - 4:25
- "Split - Part Two" - 5:10
- "Split - Part Three" - 4:25
- "Split - Part Four" - 5:38
- "Cherry Red" - 5:40
- "A Year in the Life" - 3:07
- "Junkman" - 4:52
- "Groundhog" - 5:35
"Groundhog" is based on "Ground Hog Blues" by John Lee Hooker.
Bonus tracks on 2003 CD reissue
(recorded live in 1972 for a BBC In Concert programme)
- "Split - Part One" - 9:42
- "Split - Part Two" - 6:13
- "Split - Part Four" - 4:27
- "Cherry Red" - 4:06
Personnel
- The Groundhogs
- Tony McPhee – guitars, vocals
- Peter Cruikshank – bass guitar
- Ken Pustelnik – drums
- Technical
- Martin Birch - engineer
- Chris Richardson - sleeve design, photography
Split Up - An Exhumation
In 2015, Andrew Liles and Tony McPhee remixed the album, in a 'reconstruction, reordering and rearrangement', using modern effects. McPhee said Liles had 'done what I would have IF I'd had the modern pedals. Andrew has done me a great service by bringing my recordings into the 21st Century.'[1]