Stoned Guitar

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Stoned Guitar
Studio album by The Human Instinct
Released	1970
Recorded	Stebbing Studios, Auckland
Genre	Blues-rock
Length	44:55
Label	Pye Records
Producer	Maurice Greer
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
The Human Instinct chronology
Burning Up Years (1969) Stoned Guitar (1970) 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.^[1]

"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.

[edit] Track listing

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

[edit] Personnel

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

[edit] References

1. ^ Kahvas Jute history at Milesago website