| Solid | ||||
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| Released | June 1974 | |||
| Studio | Tony McPhee's home studio, Haverhill, Suffolk | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 40.39 | |||
| Label | WWA Records/Vertigo | |||
| Producer | Tony McPhee | |||
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Solid is a 1974 blues rock album recorded by the Groundhogs, originally released by WWA Records. [1] It was arranged, composed, engineered and produced by band member Tony McPhee. [2] It entered the UK album charts in July 1974 reaching number 31 but remained in the charts for only one week. [3]
All tracks composed by Tony McPhee
Anthony Charles McPhee is an English blues guitarist, and founder of The Groundhogs. An early version of this band backed Champion Jack Dupree and John Lee Hooker on UK concerts in the mid-1960s. He is often credited as 'Tony (T.S.) McPhee'. He was given this name by the producer Mike Vernon who suggested adding 'T.S.' to his name when McPhee released a duet single with Champion Jack Dupree in 1966 called "Get Your Head Happy!, in order to make it look more like an official blues name. It stands for Tough Shit.
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