Thank Christ for the Bomb
| Thank Christ for the Bomb | ||||
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| Released | May 1970 | |||
| Recorded | February 1970 | |||
| Genre | Blues rock[1] | |||
| Length | 39.53 | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Tony (T.S.) McPhee | |||
| The Groundhogs chronology | ||||
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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
- "Strange Town" - 4:16
- "Darkness Is No Friend" - 2:43
- "Soldier" - 4:51
- "Thank Christ for the Bomb" - 7:15
- "Ship on the Ocean" - 3:27
- "Garden" - 5:10
- "Status People" - 3:32
- "Rich Man, Poor Man" - 3:25
- "Eccentric Man" - 4:53
Personnel
- The Groundhogs
- Tony McPhee – guitars, vocals
- Peter Cruickshank – bass
- Ken Pustelnik – drums
- Technical
- Martin Birch - engineer
- Alan Tanner - artwork
References
- ^ "The Top 30 British Blues Rock Albums Of All Time". Classic Rock. Future plc. 23 March 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. Thank Christ for the Bomb at AllMusic
- ^ "Thank Christ for the Bomb". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Groundhogs—Thank Christ for the Bomb". www.headheritage.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Thank Christ for the Bomb". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2011.