Thank Christ for the Bomb

Thank Christ for the Bomb is the third studio album recorded by The Groundhogs, in 1970, originally released by Liberty Records.[3] It was engineered by Martin Birch who had previously worked on albums by Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Green.[4] It entered the UK Melody Maker album charts at number 27 on 20 June 1970, and had a total of 3 entries in that chart.[5]

Thank Christ for the Bomb
Studio album by
The Groundhogs
ReleasedMay 1970
RecordedFebruary 1970
GenreBlues rock[1]
Length39.53
LabelLiberty
ProducerTony (T.S.) McPhee
The Groundhogs chronology
Blues Obituary
(1969)		 Thank Christ for the Bomb
(1970)		 Split
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Artwork

The image of Pete Cruickshank on the left of the cover is adapted from photograph Q 1 in the Imperial War Museum's photograph archive.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tony McPhee

  1. "Strange Town" - 4:16
  2. "Darkness Is No Friend" - 2:43
  3. "Soldier" - 4:51
  4. "Thank Christ for the Bomb" - 7:15
  5. "Ship on the Ocean" - 3:27
  6. "Garden" - 5:10
  7. "Status People" - 3:32
  8. "Rich Man, Poor Man" - 3:25
  9. "Eccentric Man" - 4:53

Personnel
The Groundhogs
  • Tony McPhee – guitars, vocals
  • Peter Cruickshank – bass
  • Ken Pustelnik – drums
Technical
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References
  1. "The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time". Classic Rock. Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. Thompson, Dave. Thank Christ for the Bomb at AllMusic
  3. "Thank Christ for the Bomb". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. "Groundhogs—Thank Christ for the Bomb". www.headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. "Thank Christ for the Bomb". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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