UK 1973 ORIG THE GROUNDHOGS Tony McPhee The Two Sides BLUES PSYCH PROG

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   Thrilling 1973 progressive space rock & blues psych works of a GROUNDHOG

         TONY "GROUNDHOG" McPHEE

          Two Sides of T.S. McPhee           

                           UK - WWA RECORDS - 001

HARD TO FIND...ORIGINAL highly rated 1973 first pressing - the first issue on the then new British label "WWA Records" featuring the first solo album by GROUNDHOGS leader TONY McPHEE, the phenomenal psyched blues guitar wizard -here- delivering a wicked blues and progressive electronics space tripper featuring the long side two conceptual creation titled, "THE HUNT"  a tripped-out sonic adventure ... 

This pressing contains the two sided large photos/info fold-out insert!

Haven't seen this particular issue in a long long while...

Aptly titled, Two Sides of Tony McPhee not only explores McPhee's conceptions about love, relationships, religion, and aging, but the album is divided up musically, showcasing his talent as both a guitarist and a keyboard player. After displaying his keenness for composing a concept album in 1971 titled "Split" based on the complexities of schizophrenia, McPhee decided to record an album that was more exclusive and personal. The result was "Two Sides of Tony McPhee," with McPhee playing an acoustic and buzzsaw electric guitar for the first five tracks, then switching to three different synthesizers and electric keys for side two, a lengthy spoken poem entitled "The Hunt." What results is an extremely entertaining and engrossing conceptual production that is equal to anything he's done with the Groundhogs. McPhee's writing is penetrating and resonant, unleashing his thoughts on the transcendence of life ("Three Times Seven"), the bitterness of failing relationships ("All My Money Alimony"), the pain of loss ("Morning Eyes"), and pure anger ("Don't Dog Me Bitch"), with each song accompanied by the guitar and nothing else. The second half of the album is comprised of "The Hunt," which is just as esoteric and insightful (as it is long) and opens up with the ARP 2600 synthesizer mimicking an eerie, echoed howl of a dog in the distance. McPhee bellows and rants in a penetrating manner about the unethical nature of war and humankind's inhumanity throughout the ages, switching ever so smoothly to his abstract philosophies about the corruption of power and the mystery of fate, life, and death. Not only is his poetry forceful, but the overlapping of the electric piano and drum synthesizer shroud the piece with an ornate progressive ambience, adding a deeper sense of intrigue to his words and creating a rather bizarre electronic climate. The entire album is riveting, and Two Sides of Tony McPhee hinted at McPhee's fondness for progressive rock, an area in which he eventually led the Groundhogs into with their next few albums. The albums revelations about McPhee as a musician and a philosopher are quite gripping, and this is a must-hear for all Groundhog fans!

• A:
• Three Times Seven
• All My Money, Alimony
• Morning's Eye
• Dog Me Bitch
• Take It Out
•  B:
• The Hunt

CONDITION: The cover: The delicate UK cover is stiff and clean, M-  in the creative, custom gimmix design, featuring punch-out tear drops on one side of the cover and punch out holes on the other side, both revealing a snaggle of electronic wires that make up the large fold out insert... there are no bends, no writing and no split seams ... a TOP copy of a rare UK only LP from nearly 40 years ago...  

The vinyl: all clean and clear, M- top copy that plays outstanding ... clean WWA labels too make this a collection grabber.... 

The large foldout photos/info insert is clean, M-

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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