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1971 studio album by Groundhogs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Split is a studio album recorded by English blues rock group Groundhogs in November 1970 and released in March 1971.
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Split | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 1971 | |||
Recorded | November 1970 | |||
Studio | De Lane Lea Studios, London | |||
Genre | Blues rock[1] | |||
Length | 39:52 | |||
Label | Liberty (original UK release) United Artists (original US release) BGO (1989 & 1997 UK reissues) Akarma (2003 Italian reissue) Fire (2020 UK reissue) | |||
Producer | Tony (T.S.) McPhee | |||
Groundhogs chronology | ||||
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It was originally released by Liberty Records with catalogue number LBG 83401. It was reissued on CD reissue in 2003 by Liberty / EMI Records, with catalogue number 07243-584819-2-1. In September 2020, it was released on limited-edition red vinyl (as well as CD) from Fire Records,[2] including a second disc containing a number of outtakes and new sleeve notes by Dave Henderson of Mojo magazine.
According to Tony McPhee's sleeve notes for the 2003 CD reissue, the lyrics for Split were inspired by a panic attack he experienced in May 1970, and the studio version of "Cherry Red" was recorded live in a single take.
All tracks composed by Tony McPhee
"Groundhog" is based on "Ground Hog Blues" by John Lee Hooker.
(recorded live in 1972 for a BBC In Concert programme)
(Fire Records, FIRELP508)
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."[3]
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