Scratching the Surface is the debut album by English band Groundhogs, released in 1968 by Liberty Records.
Dave Thompson at AllMusic commented "... if you want to hear the blues sluicing straight out of the Southern England Delta, there are precious few better introductions".
Contents
Track listing
All tracks composed by Tony McPhee, except where indicated.
"Rocking Chair" – 4:07
"Early in the Morning" (John Lee Williamson) – 4:47
"Waking Blues" – 2:29
"Married Men" – 4:40
"No More Doggin'" (Rosco Gordon) – 4:57
"Man Trouble" – 6:27
"Come Back Baby" – 3:54
"You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 4:11
"Still a Fool" (McKinley Morganfield) – 6:35
1990 bonus tracks - Taken from I Asked for Water, She Gave Me… Gasoline compilation
"Oh Death" – 3:14 (credited to Jo Ann Kelly and Tony McPhee)
"Gasoline" – 4:49 (credited to Tony McPhee)
"Rock Me" – 2:46 (credited to Jo Ann Kelly and The Groundhogs)
"Don't Pass the Hat Around" – 3:43 (credited to Tony McPhee)
Personnel
Groundhogs
Tony McPhee – guitar, vocals
Steve Rye – harmonica, vocals, lead vocals on tracks 2 and 8
Peter Cruickshank – bass
Ken Pustelnik – drums
Technical
Gerry Collins – engineer
Andrew Lauder, Roy Fisher, Tony McPhee – coordination
Michael Hasted – design and cover photography