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New Order’s Peter Hook hails Groundhogs’ Split
By Jo Kendall published
Long before he started playing bass, but after discovering Wishbone Ash and Curved Air, he was introduced to the pioneering power trio’s 1971 album by a future bandmate

“Heatstroke and cannabis led to a month of terror”: The Groundhogs’ prog credentials
By Joe Banks published
They might have lived on the periphery of the genre, but their 70s cross-fertilisation with the blues left us with stunning examples of left-field creativity

How a psychotic reaction inspired The Groundhogs' revolutionary classic Split
By Jo Kendall published
In 1971 The Groundhogs released Split, a savage, four-part suite titled documenting a traumatic brush with drugs experienced by frontman Tony McPhee

Groundhogs founding guitarist and frontman Tony McPhee dead at 79
By Fraser Lewry published
The death of Groundhogs' leader Tony McPhee has been confirmed by the band

Groundhogs to issue previously unreleased 1969-1972 triple live album
By Jerry Ewing published
Groundhogs will release the triple vinyl Road Hogs: Live From Richmond to Pocono in November

Groundhogs: Split - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock published
Inspired by a panic attack, The Groundhog's four-part suite Split soundtracked a psychotic reaction

My Prog Hero: New Order bassist Peter Hook on Tony McPhee of Groundhogs
By Jo Kendall published
How the former New Order bassist got floored by the high-strung antics of Tony McPhee
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