HUMAN INSTINCT Pins In It 2xLP/'71 New Zealand/Psych Rock/Pink Floyd "Nile Song"

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HUMAN INSTINCT 'Pins In It' Double LP (UK, Sunbeam, Catalogue #SBR2LP5083) Brand new/unplayed copy of superior Sunbeam label Double LP edition of rare and always in-demand 1971 album by what is regarded to be New Zealand's most famous psychedelic/hard rock band of the late '60s/early '70s era. This Sunbeam label Double LP edition includes six additional bonus tracks (live recordings plus two non-LP 45-only sides.) Gatefold cover and high-quality 180-gram vinyl pressing.

'The release of Stoned Guitar in the summer of 1970 firmly established this trio as New Zealand's leading hard psychedelic rock band. Led by drummer-vocalist Maurice Greer and featuring the guitar pyrotechnics of the legendary Billy Te Kahika, they recorded this classic collection in May 1971. Firmly established as one of the rarest LPs of the period, it's presented here complete with rare photographs, six bonus tracks and detailed notes from Greer himself in a gatefold sleeve, making it truly essential for fans of hard psychedelic rock.'

'In 1968 they returned to New Zealand where they recorded five excellent and very rare albums of guitar-based hard-rock. Back home they underwent various line-up changes. Most significantly, at Maurice Greer's brother Frank's suggestion (he was the band's manager) Billy Te Kahika was recruited to the line-up on guitar. His searing guitar work gave them a new dimension and, by late 1969, they had secured a residency at Auckland's Bo Peep Club.

Their first New Zealand based album Burning Up Years included four compositions by the now legendary guitarist/songwriter Jesse Harper: Blues News, Fall Down, I Think I'll Go Back Home and Ashes And Matches, which owe much to blues/R'n'B roots. There's an unusual cover of Ray Davies' You Really Got Me, with Greer singing in between the bars. Greer's own composition Maiden Voyage blends various tempo changes with choppy guitar and Hendrix-style guitar histrionics. The closing title cut is lengthy, haunting in places but with lots of frenetic guitar work towards the end.

Stoned Guitar is a definite progression on their earlier effort. The title cut, a band instrumental composition, commences with a screeching and stunning sound effects opening. What follows is very Hendrixy instrumentation. The opening cut Black Sally is a guitar driven Dennis Wilson composition. There are two Jesse Harper compositions, Jug-A-Jug Song and Midnight Sun, with lots more guitar-driven instrumentation. There's an acoustic cover of John Kongo's Tomorrow and the album concludes with the 10-minute long rendition of Rory Gallaghers' Railway And Gun, recorded live at the Bo Peep Club.

Their Pins In It album is dominated by a number of catchy guitar-driven songs like Rainbow World, Stand Up, Duchess Of Montrose, Hazy Days and The Washing Song, whilst The Nile Song is a cover of '69 era Pink Floyd.' - Vernon Joynson/Dreams, Fantasies And Nightmares

High-quality 180-gram vinyl pressing.

Tracks on this Double LP are as follows:

• Pinzinet
• Stand Up
• Duchess Of Montrose
• Hazy Days
• The Washing Song
• The Nile Song
• Play My Guitar
• Highway
• Rainbow World
• Play My Guitar (live)
• The Nile Song (live)
• Duchess Of Montrose (live)
• Rainbow World (live)
• Texas Sparrow (non-LP 45)
• Children Of The World (non-LP 45)

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