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The J. Geils Band: Same

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On November 16, 1970, “Atlantic” label released the self-title, debut J. Geils Band (The) album. It was recorded in August 1970, at “A&R Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Dave Crawford and Brad Shapiro.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf – lead vocals
  • J. Geils – guitar
  • Seth Justman – piano, organ
  • Magic Dick – harmonica
  • Danny Klein – bass
  • Stephen Jo Bladd – drums, backing vocals
  • Jay Messina, Geoffrey Haslam – engineer
  • Lloyd Ziff – design
  • Stephen Paley – photography
  • Fred Lewis – special assistance

Track listing:

  1. Wait – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  2. Ice Breaker (For the Big M) – J. Geils
  3. Cruisin’ for Love – Juke Joint Jimmy (Juke Joint Jimmy is a pseudonym used by The J. Geils Band for group compositions
  4. Hard Drivin’ Man – Peter Wolf, J. Geils
  5. Serves You Right to Suffer – John Lee Hooker
  6. Homework – Otis Rush, Al Perkins, Dave Clark
  7. First I Look at the Purse – Robert Rogers, Smokey Robinson
  8. What You Hurry – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
  9. On Borrowed Time – Peter Wolf, Set Justman
  10. Pack Fair and Square – Big Walter Price
  11. Sho-Cone – Albert Collins

J. Geils Band: Nightmares…and Other tales from the Vinyl Jungle

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On September 25, 1974, “Atlantic” label released “Nightmares…and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle”, the fifth J. Geils Band (The) album. It was recorded in 1973, at “Record Plant Studios” and “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by  Bill Szymczyk.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf – lead vocals
  • J. Geils – guitar
  • Magic Dick – harmonica
  • Seth Justman – keyboards
  • Danny Klein – bass
  • Stephen Bladd – drums
  • George Jessel – spoken word vocals
  • Allan Blazek, Kevin Herron, Bill Szymczyk – engineer
  • Juke Joint Jimmy – assistance
  • Peter Himmelman – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, except where noted.

  1. Detroit Breakdown
  2. Givin’ It All Up
  3. Must if Gost Lost
  4. Look Me in the Eye
  5. Nightmares
  6. Stop Down #39
  7. I’ll Be Coming Home
  8. Funky Judge – Andre Williams, Leo Hutton
  9. Getting’ Out

J. Geils Band: The Morning After

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On October 2, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “The Morning After”, the second J. Geils Band studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Record Plant West” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk and Seth Justman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf– lead vocals
  • J. Geils– guitar
  • Seth Justman– keyboards
  • Magic Dick– harmonica
  • Danny Klein– bass
  • Stephen Bladd – drums
  • Bill Szymczyk– engineer

Track listing:

  1. I Don’t Need You No More – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
  2. Whammer Jammer – Juke Joint Jimmy
  3. So Sharp – Arlester Christian
  4. The Usual Place – Don Covay, Leroy Randolph
  5. Gotta Have Your Love – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
  6. Looking for a Love – W. Alexander, Zelda Samuels
  7. Gonna Find Me a New Love – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
  8. Cry One More Time – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
  9. Floyd’s Hotel – Peter Wolf, Seth Justman
  10. It Ain’t What You Do (It’s How You Do It!) – Juke Joint Jimmy

J. Geils Band: Hotline

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On September 9, 1975, “Atlantic” label released “Hotline”, the sixth J. Geils Band studio album. It was recorded in 1975, at “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek, and Seth Justman.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf– lead vocals, arrangements
  • Geils– guitar, arrangements
  • Magic Dick– harmonica, arrangements
  • Seth Justman– keyboards, arrangements
  • Danny Klein– bass, arrangements
  • Stephen Bladd – drums, arrangements
  • Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk, David Thoener – engineer
  • Alex Sadkin – mastering
  • Juke Joint Jimmy – special assistance, photography
  • Peter Corriston – design
  • Louis Brooks – cover design
  • Peter Corriston – cover art concept

Track listing:

  1. Love-Ltis – Harvey Scales, Albert Vance
  2. Easy Way Out – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  3. Think It Over – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  4. Be Careful (What You Do) – John Brim
  5. Jealous Love – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  6. Mean Love – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf
  7. Orange Driver – Eddie “Guitar” Burns
  8. Believe in Me – Curtis Mayfield
  9. Fancy Footwork – Seth Justman, Peter Wolf

J. Geils Band: Monkey island

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On June 9, 1977, “Atlantic” label released “Monkey Island”, the seventh J. Geils Band album. It was recorded in 1977, and was produced by Peter Wolf, J. Geils, Magic Dick, Seth Justan, Danny Klein and Stephen Bladd.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf- lead vocals
  • Geils- guitar
  • Magic Dick- harmonica
  • Seth Justman- keyboards
  • Danny Klein- bass
  • Stephen Bladd – drums
  • Michael Brecker- tenor saxophone
  • Randy Brecker– trumpet
  • Ronnie Cuber– saxophone
  • Lew Del Gatto – saxophone
  • Arif Mardin- strings conductor
  • Alan Rubin– trumpet
  • Lew Soloff– trumpet
  • Frank Vicari– saxophone
  • Michelle Cobbs – backing vocals
  • Evette Benton – backing vocals
  • Cissy Houston- backing vocals
  • Barbara Ingram- backing vocals
  • Theresa Reed – backing vocals
  • Diane Sumler – backing vocals
  • Harriet Tharpe – backing vocals
  • Luther Vandross- backing vocals
  • David Thoener – engineer
  • Jay Krugman, Rod O’Brien, Corky Stasiak – engineer assistant
  • David Thoener – mixing
  • George Marino – remastering
  • Peter Corriston – design
  • Alen MacWeeney – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman except where noted.

  1. Surrender
  2. You’re the Only One
  3. I Do – Melvin Mason, Johnny Paden, Frank Paden, Alfred Smith, Willie Stephenson
  4. Somebody
  5. I’m Falling
  6. Monkey Island
  7. I’m Not Rough
  8. So Good
  9. Wreckage

 

J. Geils

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On April 11, 2017, John Warren Geils Jr. aka J. Geils, Died aged 71. He was singer, songwriter, musician (guitar) and record producer, member of Snoopy and the Sopwith Camels, best known as founding member and leader of the J. Geils Band. In 2015, Geils was named to the “Wall of Honor” at his alma mater, “Bernards High School” in Bernardsville, New Jersey.

The J. Geils Band: Sanctuary

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In November 1978, “EMI” label released “Sanctuary”, the eighth J. Geils Band studio album. It was recorded in 1978, at “Longview Farms” in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, “Record Plant Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Seth Justman and Joseph Wissert.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf– vocals
  • John Geils– guitar
  • Seth Justman– vocals, keyboards
  • Magic Dick– harmonica
  • Danny Klein– bass
  • Stephen Bladd – vocals, drums
  • Seth Justman – arranger
  • David Brown, David Hewitt, Jon Mathias, Kooster McAllister, Frank Pavlich, David Thoener – engineer
  • Jesse Henderson, Jon Mathias – engineer assistant
  • David Thoener – mixing
  • Joe Brescio, Elliot Federman – mastering
  • Paula Bisacca – layout, design
  • Alen MacWeeney, Rob Van Petten – photography
  • John Tobler – linear notes
  • Mike Ragogna – project director
  • David Richman – production coordionator

Track listing:

All tracks by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf, except where noted.

  1. I Could Hurt You
  2. One Last Kiss
  3. Take it Back
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Teresa
  6. Wild Man
  7. I Can’t Believe You
  8. I Don’t Hang Around Much Anymore
  9. Just Can’t Stop Me

The J. Geils Band: Ladies Invited

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In November 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Ladies Invited”, the fifth The J. Geils Band album. It was recorded in 1973, at “The Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk.

Personnel:

  • Peter Wolf- lead vocals
  • Geils- guitar
  • Magic Dick- harmonica
  • Seth Justman- keyboards
  • Danny Klein- bass
  • Stephen Bladd – drums
  • Allan Blazek, Bill Szymczyk – engineer
  • Zal Schreiber – mastering
  • Juke Joint Jimmy – special assistant
  • Ira Friedlander, Douglas T. Slade – design
  • Antonio – illustrations, design
  • Robert Agriopoulos – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman.

  1. Did You No Wrong
  2. I Can’t Go On
  3. Lay Your Good Thing Down
  4. That’s Why I’m Thinking of You
  5. No Doubt About It
  6. The Lady Makes Demands
  7. My Baby Don’t Love Me
  8. Diddyboppin’
  9. Take a Chance (On Romance)
  10. Chimes