Released May 1970 Length 39.53 Artist The Groundhogs Producer Tony McPhee Genres Blues rock, Hard rock | Recorded February 1970 Thank Christ for the Bomb
(1970) Split
(1971) Release date May 1970 Label Liberty | |
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Blues Obituary
(1969) Thank Christ for the Bomb
(1970) Similar The Groundhogs albums, Hard rock albums | ||
Thank christ for the bomb groundhogs
Thank Christ for the Bomb is the third studio album recorded by The Groundhogs, in 1970, originally released by Liberty Records. It was engineered by Martin Birch who had previously worked on albums by Jeff Beck, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac and Peter Green. 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.
Contents
The album sold 30,000 copies in the UK in 1970. However, it has sold consistently since its release and is cited as a "favourite" or "hugely influential" LP by numerous musicians including Julian Cope, Captain Sensible and Stephen Malkmus.
The final track ("Eccentric Man") has been covered by other bands including Queens of the Stone Age offshoot band The Green Monarchs on Volumes 3 & 4 of the Desert Sessions. Eccentric Man is the title of the definitive biography and discography of Tony McPhee (by Paul Freestone) published in 2012.
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
Songs
1Strange Town4:19
2Darkness Is No Friend3:48
3Soldier4:55