Legendary New Zealand group The Human Instinct’s reputation as a hard rock band comes on the back of their first three albums released between 1969–1972 and which are still in print on CD. These albums featured the Hendrix styled playing of Billy T.K. and it’s an incarnation of this band that still performs today.
For the first time ever on CD you can now hear the early incarnation of the group on their 1966–1968 Mercury/Deram singles, all in one place. Well known to Euro pop-psych collectors
especially for their pop-psych classic ‘A Day In My Minds Mind’.
In addition we have the best of the Four Fours, the original rock’n’roll band who began recording in 1963, released 12 singles in three years, and then changed name to The Human Instinct and location to record in the UK during 1966.
Remastered from original archive tapes, packaged with a 20 page booklet telling the story
in great detail with input from the surviving band members.
Fun fact: in their very early years an occasional lead vocal was taken by local Tauranga teenage singer Richard Smith. A few years later, adopting his mother’s maiden name of O’Brien he moved to the UK and went on to write The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Tracks 1–9: The Human Instinct
Tracks 10–25: The Four Fours
Label: Frenzy Music – RETRO 1003, RPM Records (2) – RETRO 1003
Format:
CD, Compilation
Country: UK
Released: 17 May 2019
Genre: Rock
Style: Beat, Psychedelic Rock, Mod
Tracklist
1 The Human Instinct– A Day In My Mind’s Mind
Written-By – D. Hartstone*
2:12
2 The Human Instinct– Death Of The Seaside
Written-By – C. Hall*, D. Christie*
2:31
3 The Human Instinct– Renaissance Fair
Written-By – D. Crosby*, R. McGuinn*
2:23
4 The Human Instinct– Pink Dawn
Written-By – D. Hartstone*
1:56
5 The Human Instinct– The Rich Man
Written-By – D. Hartstone*
2:41
6 The Human Instinct– Can't Stop Around
Written-By – D. Hartstone*
2:33
7 The Human Instinct– Want To Be Loved By You
Written-By – D. Hartstone*
2:26
8 The Human Instinct– I Can't Live Without You
Written-By – D. Hartstone*
2:23
9 The Human Instinct– Illusions
Written-By – D. Hartstone*
2:23
10 The Four Fours*– Go-Go
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:15
11 The Four Fours*– Don't Print My Memoirs
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:28
12 The Four Fours*– One Track Mind
Written-By – K. Colley*, L. Colley*
2:16
13 The Four Fours*– Stingray
Written-By – G. Helgel*
2:20
14 The Four Fours*– From The Bottom Of My Heart
Written-By – Chuck Willis
2:53
15 The Four Fours*– This Time Tomorrow
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:25
16 The Four Fours*– You're My Baby (And Don't You Forget It)
Written-By – Miller*, Sawyer*, Venet*
2:25
17 The Four Fours*– Just Because
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:03
18 The Four Fours*– Baby Come Back To Me
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:29
19 The Four Fours*– It's Gonna Rain
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:51
20 The Four Fours*– Theme From An Empty Coffee Lounge
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:21
21 The Four Fours*– Time Slips Away
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:04
22 The Four Fours*– She's Gonna Get Me
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:24
23 The Four Fours*– Everything
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:08
24 The Four Fours*– Barrow Boy
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:00
25 The Four Fours*– Jungle Cat
Written-By – B. Ward*, D. Hartstone*
2:18
