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Showing posts with label Tony McPhee live solo acoustic on the Old Great Whistle Test. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tony McPhee live solo acoustic on the Old Great Whistle Test. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The Groundhogs - Live At Leeds 1971 In tribute to Tony McPhee | FLOPPY BOOT STOMP - Jobe





we seem to reckon collectively that this from Tony McPhee and his Groundhogs is actually a boot or pure ROIO and whilst originally commissioned by Mick Jagger (the Groundhogs were from the support list) we think it was never officially released (other than several continental re-issues over recent years from various bootleg sites. It is great quality and worth checking out the soon to be much missed Tony McPhee!

If anyone knows any good reason why we may be wrong and that this is not out of print anymore than I will remove it from here . . . . . . 

Enjoy!

Friday, June 09, 2023

TONY McPHEE of THE GROUNDHOGS dies (79) 6 June 2023

 Regular visitor and pal Jobe from the FBSVW crew brought to my attention the untimely death of Tony McPhee of Groundhogs fame and as I saw his band at least twice over the period of UK festivals, free and otherwise, it seemed remiss to not mention his passing

The Groundhogs, London, 1974. Left to right: bassist Peter Cruickshank, drummer Clive Brooks and guitarist Tony McPhee.
The Groundhogs in 1974: (l-r) bassist Peter Cruickshank, drummer Clive Brooks and guitarist Tony McPhee.Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images


Tony McPhee solo acoustic at TOGWT standing in for Country Joe!

This is a worthy piece from The Guardian’s Alexis Petridis

The Groundhogs Tony McPhee Tribute - THE GUARDIAN



THIS FROM AQUARIUM DRUNKARD:


The Groundhogs :: Live At Leeds

Of the many albums to play in requiem for (T.S.) McPhee, fearless leader of the mighty Groundhogs, there are none quite like Live at Leeds. It’s one of those right place/right time performances, recorded in 1971 while the band was opening for the Stones with a set comprised entirely of songs from Thank Christ for the Bomb and Spilt.