Stoned Guitar
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Stoned Guitar is the second album by New Zealand
blues-rock
band The Human Instinct
. It was released in 1970.
The cover features an adaptation of a painting by New Plymouth
artist Michael Smither
, "Two Rock Pools".
Two singles were released from the album: "Black Sally" (B-side "Tomorrow") and "Midnight Sun" (backed with a non-album track, Jesse Harper's "Idea", also known as "Keep Cool").
"Black Sally" was a cover of a March 1970 single by Sydney
band Mecca, which featured singer/guitarist Dennis Wilson and bassist Bob Daisley
, who formed Kahvas Jute in June 1970.
"Tomorrow" was a cover of John Kongos
' "Tomorrow I'll Go", which later appeared on his Kongos album of 1972.
The original release stated that the album's closing track, a cover of Rory Gallagher
's "Railway and Gun", was recorded live at Auckland
's Bo-Peep Club, where the band had a residency. However, in the liner notes of the 2011 reissue Maurice Greer finally acknowledged that the track was merely a studio recording with crowd noise overdubbed in order to simulate a "live" recording.
The album was reissued on CD in 2001 by Ascension Records, in 2007 by Rockadrome Records, and again in 2011 by Sunbeam Records.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
blues-rock
Blues-rock
Blues rock is a hybrid musical genre combining bluesy improvisations over the 12-bar blues and extended boogie jams with rock and roll styles. The core of the blues rock sound is created by the electric guitar, piano, bass guitar and drum kit, with the electric guitar usually amplified through a...
band The Human Instinct
The Human Instinct
The Human Instinct are a New Zealand blues rock band that has been active since the late 1960s. The band currently consists of Maurice Greer , Phil Pritchard , Joel Haines and Tony Baird...
. It was released in 1970.
The cover features an adaptation of a painting by New Plymouth
New Plymouth
New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated....
artist Michael Smither
Michael Smither
Michael Duncan Smither, CNZM is a New Zealand painter and composer.He was born in New Plymouth and was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School and Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland...
, "Two Rock Pools".
Two singles were released from the album: "Black Sally" (B-side "Tomorrow") and "Midnight Sun" (backed with a non-album track, Jesse Harper's "Idea", also known as "Keep Cool").
"Black Sally" was a cover of a March 1970 single by Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
band Mecca, which featured singer/guitarist Dennis Wilson and bassist Bob Daisley
Bob Daisley
Robert John "Bob" Daisley is an Australian musician, bassist and lyricist who has performed in genres of rock, blues, R&B, hard rock and metal.-Early career:...
, who formed Kahvas Jute in June 1970.
"Tomorrow" was a cover of John Kongos
John Kongos
John Kongos is a singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single, "He's Gonna Step On You Again".-Career:...
' "Tomorrow I'll Go", which later appeared on his Kongos album of 1972.
The original release stated that the album's closing track, a cover of Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher
William Rory Gallagher, ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995, was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste...
's "Railway and Gun", was recorded live at Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
's Bo-Peep Club, where the band had a residency. However, in the liner notes of the 2011 reissue Maurice Greer finally acknowledged that the track was merely a studio recording with crowd noise overdubbed in order to simulate a "live" recording.
The album was reissued on CD in 2001 by Ascension Records, in 2007 by Rockadrome Records, and again in 2011 by Sunbeam Records.
Track listing
- "Black Sally" (Dennis Wilson) – 6:38
- "Stoned Guitar" (Billy Te KahikaBilly TKBilly TK is a Māori guitarist, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He has often been touted as the Māori Jimi Hendrix, and is one of the most respected and technically proficient guitarists in New Zealand today.- Early work :...
, Maurice Greer, Larry Waide) – 6:45 - "Jugg-a-Jug Song" (Jesse Harper) – 8:03
- "Midnight Sun" (Harper) – 9:41
- "Tomorrow" (John KongosJohn KongosJohn Kongos is a singer-songwriter. He is best known for his 1971 Top 10 hit single, "He's Gonna Step On You Again".-Career:...
) – 4:23 - "Railway and Gun" (Rory GallagherRory GallagherWilliam Rory Gallagher, ; 2 March 1948 – 14 June 1995, was an Irish blues-rock multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader. Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland, and raised in Cork, Gallagher recorded solo albums throughout the 1970s and 1980s, after forming the band Taste...
) – 9:22
Personnel
- Maurice Greer — lead vocals, drums, tambourine
- Billy TKBilly TKBilly TK is a Māori guitarist, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand. He has often been touted as the Māori Jimi Hendrix, and is one of the most respected and technically proficient guitarists in New Zealand today.- Early work :...
— lead guitar - Larry Waide — bass, guitar ("Midnight Sun")
- Derek Neville — baritone sax ("Midnight Sun")