GROUNDHOGS – WHO WILL SAVE THE WORLD? LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1972 ORIG

Groundhogs – Who Will Save The World?
(United Artists Records  1972  UAG29237)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Fold Out Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some wear to edges/corners

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

The Groundhogs are a British rock band founded in late 1963, that toured extensively in the 1960s, achieved prominence in the early 1970s and continued sporadically into the 21st century. Tony McPhee (guitar and vocals) is the sole constant member of the group, which has gone through many personnel changes but usually records and performs as a power trio.

Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs is a 1972 blues rock album recorded by The Groundhogs, originally released by United Artists Records in 1972, catalogue number UAS-5570. The most recent CD reissue is that of 2003 by EMI Records, catalogue number 07243-584815-2-5.

The sleeve artwork takes the form of a comic book featuring the Groundhogs depicted as superheroes, drawn by comic book artist Neal Adams. In the story they fight the personified evils of Over-Population, Pollution and the Warmongers of Politics and Religion. Each of the band members takes on a different evil thwarting them to begin with only to have them spin off and wreak havoc on another portion of the globe. The lyrics of each song deal with these themes and despite the comic-book nature of the cover, the lyrics are quite serious being politically and socially motivated.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tony McPhee; except where indicated

1. “Earth Is Not Room Enough” – 4:45
2. “Wages of Peace” – 4:33
3. “Body in Mind” – 3:45
4. “Music is the Food of Thought” – 4:30
5. “Bog Roll Blues” – 3:02
6. “Death of the Sun” – 3:40
7. “Amazing Grace” (Traditional) – 2:20
8. “The Grey Maze” – 10:05

Personnel

The Groundhogs

• Tony McPhee – guitars, mellotron, harmonium, vocals
• Peter Cruikshank – bass
• Ken Pustelnik – drums

Technical

• Martin Birch, Louis Austin – engineer
• Neal Adams – artwork