Groundhogs* – Blues Obituary
Tracklist
| A1 | B.D.D. | 4:00 | |
| A2 | Daze Of The Weak | 3:45 | |
| A3 | Times | 5:15 | |
| A4 | Mistreated | 5:15 | |
| B1 | Express Man | 3:55 | |
| B2 | Natchez Burning | 4:35 | |
| B3 | Light Was The Day | 6:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
- Recorded At – Marquee Studios
- Manufactured By – Philips Records Ltd.
Credits
- Bass – Pete Cruickshank*
- Design [Sleeve] – Hogart
- Drums – Ken Pustelnik
- Engineer – Gery Collins
- Photography By – Zoran Matic
- Vocals, Guitar, Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Tony (T.S) Mhee*
Notes
Three label variants exist with the original blue Liberty label design and one with the 1970 black labels. All contain significant errors.
This label version has:
• Full title printed on two lines as THE GROUNDHOGS BLUES / OBITUARY—featuring Rev. "T.S." Mhee
• A-side track timings are scrambled with A1=4:00, A2=3:45; A3=5:15 and A4=5:15. The correct timings are A1=3:45, A2=5:15; A3 =5:15 and A4=4:07.
Blues Obituary has a similar 3-line title with the A1/A2 errors, but the text "A Product of Liberty/U.A. Records Ltd." is printed above "STEREO" at right.
The black label re-pressing has the title on three lines and finally gets the A-side timings correctly - but lists the songs in the wrong order.
On labels: ℗ 1969
Rear sleeve: Groundhogs Blues Obituary featuring Rev. (T.S.) Mhee
Recorded during June 1969 at the Marquee Studios, London.
Timings above are as shown on labels. True durations for A1-A4 are 3:45, 5:15, 5:15, and 4:07, respectively.
This label version has:
• Full title printed on two lines as THE GROUNDHOGS BLUES / OBITUARY—featuring Rev. "T.S." Mhee
• A-side track timings are scrambled with A1=4:00, A2=3:45; A3=5:15 and A4=5:15. The correct timings are A1=3:45, A2=5:15; A3 =5:15 and A4=4:07.
Blues Obituary has a similar 3-line title with the A1/A2 errors, but the text "A Product of Liberty/U.A. Records Ltd." is printed above "STEREO" at right.
The black label re-pressing has the title on three lines and finally gets the A-side timings correctly - but lists the songs in the wrong order.
On labels: ℗ 1969
Rear sleeve: Groundhogs Blues Obituary featuring Rev. (T.S.) Mhee
Recorded during June 1969 at the Marquee Studios, London.
Timings above are as shown on labels. True durations for A1-A4 are 3:45, 5:15, 5:15, and 4:07, respectively.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped, A Side Runout): LBS 83253 A//1 420
- Matrix / Runout (Stamped, B Side Runout): LBS 83253 B//1 420
Other Versions (5 of 27)
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Blues Obituary (LP, Album) | Imperial | LP-12452 | US | 1969 | ||
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Blues Obituary (LP, Album) | Imperial | LP-12452 | US | 1969 | ||
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Blues Obituary (LP, Album, Stereo, Blue Label) | Liberty | LBS 83253 | UK | 1969 | ||
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Blues Obituary (LP, Album, Stereo) | Imperial | LP-12452 | US | 1969 | ||
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Blues Obituary (LP, Album) | Imperial | LP-12452 | US | 1969 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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By accident I listened to the fantastic song Last Kind Words Blues by Geeshie Wiley ( 78rpm from 1930 ), and one week later to Groundhogs song B.D.D. from their second album. Then two friends of mine also compared both songs. Our opinion is, that melody and harmony are exactly the same ! The lyrics are different. Tony Mhee was at least inspired by Geeshie Wiley, I think.
What's your opinion ? -
Edited 5 years agoA so and so sonical experience for this old goodie.
It has a decent dynamic range and primitive stereo imaging.
Yet performances feel a little unclear even with that simple left, right and center sound.
The cut is rather quiet too having you crank the volume for more effect but then revealing more imperfections in your old copy.
Even then, bass and drums lack low end impact and guitars high end sweetness. But the Vocals at least have nice presence at times in the midrange, where most of the sound resides.
It does have some detail and depth to its mellower sound as well.
Just get a clean copy if you want to enjoy it with tentative listening.
Otherwise I wouldnt be surprised if the Sundazed reissue or new remaster sounds better.
Sundazed review:
Picked this up at the local store just to compare with my original UK since no one else on gods green earth seems to have.
They are very similar, just comparing B.D.D and Times was enough though.
In essence the Sundazed has a slightly lower EQ shift, focusing on bringing out more of the low end.
The bass does benefit from this naturally, but it does color the vocals to have a slightly more muffled sheen.
The UK does seem to bring out the presence of drums a little more and gives a bit more punch. The bass is less clear however.
In short Id say both are about equal and only one should be necessary for any listener. The UK if you think the Sundazed is a bit bloated and the Sundazed if your UK is too worn or if you want the bass more present.
Lastly, theres still the newer remasters which I hope can be an actual improvement instead of a sidestep from the original like in this case.
Equipment Used:
Rega RP1 with Paratrace tipped Nagaoka MP-200 Cartridge
Cyrus 2 Amplifier
System Fidelity SF-3050 Tower Speakers
Custom made HQ Speaker Cables
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