Stoned Guitar

Infobox Album |
Name = Stoned Guitar
Type = Album
Artist = The Human Instinct


Background = lightsteelblue
Released = 1970
Recorded = Stebbing Studios, Auckland
Genre = Blues-rock
Length = 44:55
Label = Pye Records
Producer = Maurice Greer
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:d9ftxqtkldfe link]
Last album = "Burning Up Years (1969)
This album = "Stoned Guitar"
(1970)
Next album = "Pins In It" (1971)

"Stoned Guitar" was the second album by New Zealand blues-rock band The Human Instinct. It was released in 1970.The cover featured a painting by New Plymouth artist Michael Smither, "Two Rock Pools".

The album's closing track, "Railway and Gun", was recorded live at Auckland's Bo-Peep Club, where the band had a residency. The song, originally by Rory Gallagher, was one of three cover versions on the album: "Tomorrow" was a version of John Kongos' "Tomorrow I'll Go" (which later appeared on his "Kongos" album (Elektra, 1972) and "Black Sally" had been released as a single in March 1970 by Sydney band Mecca, which featured singer/guitarist Dennis Wilson and bassist Bob Daisley. The pair formed Kahvas Jute in June 1970. [ [http://www.milesago.com/Artists/kahvas.htm Kahvas Jute history at Milesago website] ]

"Black Sally" was released as a single, with "Tomorrow" as the B-side.

The album was reissued on CD in 2001 by Ascension Records and again in 2007 by Rockadrome Records.

Track listing

# "Black Sally" (Dennis Wilson) – 6:38
# "Stoned Guitar" (Billy Te Kahika, Maurice Greer, Larry Waide) – 6:45
# "Jugg-a-Jug Song" (Jesse Harper) – 8:03
# "Midnight Sun" (Harper) – 9:41
# "Tomorrow" (John Kongos) – 4:23
# "Railway and Gun" (Rory Gallagher) – 9:22

Personnel

* Maurice Greer — lead vocals, drums, tambourine
* Billy TK — lead guitar
* Larry Waide — bass, guitar ("Midnight Sun")
* Derek Neville — baritone sax ("Midnight Sun")

References