Thank Christ for the Bomb

Thank Christ for the Bomb
Studio album by The Groundhogs
Released May 1970
Recorded February 1970
Genre Blues rock[1]
Length 39.53
Label Liberty
Producer Tony (T.S.) McPhee
The Groundhogs chronology
Blues Obituary
(1969)Blues Obituary1969		 Thank Christ for the Bomb
(1970)		 Split
(1971)Split1971
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[2]

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]

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

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". www.chartsstats.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
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