Roy Buchanan- When a Guitar Plays the Blues

Label: Alligator 

Reissued 2023, Originally released 1985

Italian Import

Originally released in 1985, this is the Grammy-nominated Alligator debut from the late genius of pyrotechnic blues-rock guitar. Roy had a spellbinding arsenal of chops and tone, and he called When A Guitar Plays The Blues "the best album I ever made." Includes "Short Fuse, " "Mrs. Pressure" and "Hawaiian Punch."

Track Listing:

1. When the Guitar Plays the Blues
2. Chicago Smokeshop
3. Mrs. Pressure
4. A Nickel and a Nail
5. Short Fuse
6. Why Don't You Want Me
7. Country Boy
8. Sneaking Godzilla through the Alley
9. Hawaiian Punch