When A Guitar Plays The Blues

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1	When A Guitar Plays The Blues	6:38
2	Chicago Smokeshop	4:59
3	Mrs. Pressure	4:38
4	A Nickel And A Nail Vocals – Otis Clay	4:28
5	Short Fuse Tenor Saxophone – Steele "Sonny" Seals*	3:31
6	Why Don't You Want Me? Vocals – Gloria Hardiman	6:06
7	Country Boy	3:46
8	Sneaking Godzilla Through The Alley	6:15
9	Hawaiian Punch	1:53

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
• Recorded At – Streeterville Studios
• Mixed At – Streeterville Studios

Credits

• Bass – Larry Exum
• Design [Cover Design] – Chris Garland
• Drums – Morris Jennings
• Engineer, Mixed By – Justin Niebank
• Guitar, Vocals – Roy Buchanan
• Keyboards – Bill Heid
• Mastered By – Tom Coyne
• Photography By – Paul Natkin
• Producer – Bruce Iglauer, Dick Shurman, Roy Buchanan
• Rhythm Guitar – Criss Johnson

Notes

® © 1985 Alligator Records (on CD).
℗ © 1985 Alligator Records & Artist Mgmt., Inc. (Booklet and Backcover).
Recorded and mixed at Streeterville Studios, Chicago, Illinois.

This album is dedicated to the late Jimmy Nolen.

Steele "Sonny" Seals is credited for Tenor Sax on "Short Eyes", but no such track on CD.

Issued in a standard jewel case with a 4-page booklet.
Total playing time 42:16.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 14551-4741-2 8
• Matrix / Runout (Mirrored): ALCD4741 Z7615L
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L533
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 9216

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AL 4741	Roy Buchanan	When A Guitar Plays The Blues ‎(LP, Album)	Alligator Records	AL 4741	US	1985
ALCD 4741	Roy Buchanan	When A Guitar Plays The Blues ‎(CD, Album)	Alligator Records	ALCD 4741	US	1985
AL 4741	Roy Buchanan	When A Guitar Plays The Blues ‎(LP, Album)	Alligator Records	AL 4741	US	1985
AL 4741	Roy Buchanan	When A Guitar Plays The Blues ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Alligator Records	AL 4741	Italy	2017
ALC 4741	Roy Buchanan	When A Guitar Plays The Blues ‎(Cass, Album)	Alligator Records	ALC 4741	Canada	1985

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