Scratching the Surface

Scratching the Surface is a 1968 blues album recorded by The Groundhogs and released by Liberty Records.

Scratching the Surface
Studio album by The Groundhogs
Released	November 1968
Recorded	5–13 October 1968
Studio	Marquee Studios, London
Genre	Blues rock, Blues
Length	44:03
Label	Liberty Records (original UK release) World Pacific (original US release) BGO (1990 & 2006 UK reissues) Akarma (1998 Italian reissue) Sundazed (2009 US reissue) Pure Pleasure (2015 UK reissue) Fire (2018 UK reissue)
Producer	Mike Batt
The Groundhogs chronology
...And Seven Nights (1965) Scratching the Surface (1968) The Groundhogs with John Lee Hooker and John Mayall (1968)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Tony McPhee; except where indicated

1. "Rocking Chair" – 4:07
2. "Early in the Morning" (John Lee Williamson) – 4:47
3. "Waking Blues" – 2:29
4. "Married Men" – 4:40
5. "No More Doggin'" – 4:57
6. "Man Trouble" – 6:27
7. "Come Back Baby" – 3:54
8. "You Don't Love Me" (Willie Cobbs) – 4:11
9. "Still a Fool" (McKinley Morganfield) – 6:35

1990 bonus tracks

1. "Oh death" – 3:14
2. "Gasoline" – 4:49
3. "Rock Me" – 2:46
4. "Don't Pass the Hat Around" – 3:43

Personnel

The 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
• Woody Woodward - art direction
• Ron Wolin - design
• Michael Hasted - cover photography

External links

• Scratching the Surface at Allmusic