When a Guitar Plays the Blues

Tracklist

• 1
  When a Guitar Plays the Blues
  6:38
• 2
  Chicago Smokeshop
  4:59
• 3
  Mrs. Pressure
  4:39
• 4
  A Nickel and a Nail
  4:29
• 5
  Short Fuse
  3:31
• 6
  Why Don’t You Want Me?
  6:06
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Country Boy
  3:46
• 8
  Sneaking Godzilla Through the Alley
  6:16
• 9
  Hawaiian Punch
  1:53

More by Roy Buchanan

Live at Town Hall 1974

Live at Town Hall 1974 2018

When a Telecaster Plays the Blues

When a Telecaster Plays the Blues 2009

Live From Austin TX

Live From Austin TX 2008

The Definitive Collection

The Definitive Collection 2006

The Prophet: The Unreleased First Polydor Album

The Prophet: The Unreleased First Polydor Album 2006

American Axe—Live in 1974

American Axe—Live in 1974 2003

Release credits

• Chriss Johnson
  guitar [1-9, 9], solo [9]
• Gloria Hardiman
  guest [6]
• Justin Niebank
  engineer, mix
• Larry Exum
  bass
• Morris Jennings
  membranophone
• Otis Clay
  guest [4]
• Roy Buchanan
  guitar, vocal

Issues

• 

  W
  When a Guitar Plays the Blues

  12" Vinyl
  1985
• 

  W
  When a Guitar Plays the Blues

  CD (monochromatic text and art on back, printed in Canada)
  1985
• W
  When a Guitar Plays the Blues

  Unknown format
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  W
  When a Guitar Plays the Blues

  CD (color picture of Roy on back)