The Groundhogs / Thank Christ for the Bomb

Artist

The Groundhogs

Title

Thank Christ for the Bomb

Released

05.1970

Format

Doppel LP

Reissue

Yes

Reissue Date

13.04.2019

Label

Fire Records

Catalog No

FIRELP507M

Country

USA & Europe

Primary Genre

Rock

Number of Tracks

Playing Time

72:48

Tracks

Thank Christ for the Bomb (LP 1)
A1.	Strange Town (4:20)
A2.	Darkness is No Friend (3:48)
A3.	Soldier (4:55)
A4.	Thank Christ for the Bomb (7:21)
B1.	Ship on the Ocean (3:28)
B2.	Garden (5:28)
B3.	Status People (3:34)
B4.	Rich Man, Poor Man (3:27)
B5.	Eccentric Man (0:00)

Thank Christ for the Bomb (LP 2)
A1.	Garden (Radio 1 Session, July 1970) (3:35)
A2.	Eccentric Man (Radio 1 Session, August 1971) (5:00)
A3.	Garden (Live at Leeds, February 1971) (6:17)
A4.	Eccentric Man (Live at Leeds, February 1971) (6:45)
B1.	Soldier (Radio 1 Session, May 1974) (14:50)

Remastered

Yes

Limited Edition

Yes

Album Notes

"Major Edition" 50th anniversary special edition reissue on double vinyl with ration book, poster, poppy download card & bonus tracks.
Released in conjunction with Record Store Day 2019.
Comes in a gatefold jacket housed in a slipcase sleeve.
2000 copies only.

Tracks A1 to B5: Recorded during February, 1970 at De Lane Lea Studios, London.
Track C1: Recorded July 21, 1970 for the Radio One show Sounds Of The Seventies at the BBC's Maida Vale 5 studio.
Track C2: Recorded August 4, 1971 for John Peel's Top Gear at BBC's Maida Vale 4 studio.
Tracks C3 and C4: Recorded live in Leeds February 1971 on the Rolling Stones' mobile, originally released on the promo-only Live At Leeds.
Track D: Recorded May 23, 1974 at London's Playhouse Theatre.

Barcode und andere Identifikationsmerkmale

Barcode: 809236150714
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped / "FIRE LP 507" etched): FIRE LP 507 BI56555-01 A1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped / "FIRE LP 507" etched): FIRE LP 507 BI56555-01 B1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, stamped / "FIRE LP 507" etched): FIRE LP 507 BI56555-02 C1 HL
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, stamped / "FIRE LP 507" etched): FIRE LP 507 BI56555-02 D1 HL

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