High Quality Pure Analogue 180g Virgin Vinyl LP!
In the wake of Woodstock and the flight of impassioned music groups to the perhaps most fertile, colorful but also somewhat intellectual decade of rock n roll, Jerome Geils had clearly found his musical niche. There are not many bands that could entertain unpretentiously and let loose with his sextet under his own name to create brash, extrovert rock. The amalgamation of authentic blues and showy rock n roll, fed with a fervid veneration of such blues greats as Muddy Waters, Junior Wells and Chuck Berry was so compelling that the group could easily have passed as a black band.
Black, earthy and with casually interposed phrases on the befitting harmonica, the J. Geils Band gives their premiere in the world of the blues with "Wait". In the very next number ("Ice Breaker") the keyboarder Seth Justman heats up the action with a meaty organ groove while 'Magic' Dick Salwitz gives his utmost on his blues harp with top notes and unbelievable bursts of fire coming from the realms of rhythm & blues. Not to forget the boss, who launches powerful riffs and chordal cascades on his guitar. Fans of honest, down-to-earth music from this era shouldn’t miss out on this debut album.
The eponymous debut album of J. Geils Band (1970) established them as a true rockin' ensemble, with a high fun factor added to the mix. Influenced by blues, doo wop, R&B and rock 'n' roll, the band forged a distinctive groovy and uplifting style — resonating with millions of fans worldwide.
Features:
• 180g High Quality Vinyl
• Pure Analogue
• Made from the original, analogue mastertapes
• Pressed at Pallas/Germany
• Faithful reproductions of original artwork and labels
Musicians:
Peter Wolf, vocals
Seth Justman, piano, organ
Magic Dick, harp
J. Geils, guitar
Danny Klein, bass
Stephen Bladd, drums, vocals
Selections:
Side One:
1. Wait
2. Ice Breaker (For The Big "M")
3. Cruisin' For A Love
4. Hard Drivin' Man
5. Serves You Right To Suffer
Side Two:
1. Homework
2. First I Look At The Purse
3. What's Your Hurry
4. On Borrowed Time
5. Pack Fair And Square
6. Sno-Cone
PLUS The J. Geils Band The Morning After Numbered Limited Edition 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE MFSL LP
J. Geils Band The Morning After on Numbered Limited Edition 180g LP from Mobile Fidelity!
Pressed at RTI!
Mastered from the Original Master Tapes and Limited to 3,000 Copies: Mobile Fidelity Numbered-Edition 180g Vinyl LP Explodes with Lively Dynamics, Realistic Tones, and Gut-Punching Rhythms
Spirited, Blues-Driven Rock n' Roll Comes on Like a Never-Ending Party: J. Geils Band's The Morning After Features Ace Performances by Harmonica Player Magic Dick Salwitz and Vocalist Peter Wolf
The trashed hotel room and communal living depicted on the cover of the J. Geils Band's sophomore album tell you all you need know about the music, spirit, and energy spilling from within The Morning After. Shot through with raw, lean rock n' roll sparked by juke-joint blues and loose rhythms, the 1971 set comes on like the most fun, party-still-raging hangover any group in the 70s enjoyed. And now it rolls with an abandon that takes you inside the sweaty, smoky roadhouses and wall-to-wall-packed clubs the group dominated in its heyday.
Mastered from the original master tapes, pressed at RTI, and strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, Mobile Fidelity's 180g vinyl LP achieves a sonic acumen that brings you face-to-face with the sextet's white-hot instrumental prowess and magnetic personalities. It's always been difficult to single out just one member of the band given the cohesive bluster the ensemble achieves as a whole, but this collectible audiophile edition allows you to do just that if you so choose, by way of superb imaging and separation. As for the band's trademark dynamics? Here, they feel like they're on the verge of exploding.
So go ahead. Twist the volume knob to the right as much as you want. You'll lose none of the focus, detail, placement, or presence no matter how high the decibels climb. The Morning After spills forth with previously unheard tonalities, ranging from the distinctive swells of Seth Justman's slow-burn organ to the live-wire spark of Geils' own downed-power-line-jumpy guitar work to the mooring hi-hat/cymbal/snare combinations of arrangement-steadying drummer Steven Bladd. Friends, this is raw rhythm n' blues, this is how it should feel, and, man, this is how it should sound.
Not for nothing did the Massachusetts-based collective name the album The Morning After. The music within doesn't abide by rules, ignores speed limits, flips the bird at curfews, and digs deep down into America's blues roots to yield organic material at once fresh, exciting, traditional, and original. The back-porch punch provided by the combination of "Magic Dick" Salwitz's searing, melodic, snake-like harmonica and vocalist Peter Wolf's animated, barely controlled deliveries is alone enough to make anyone with a faint pulse to stomp their feet, climb atop a kitchen table, and kick their boot heels until the neighbors call the cops.
Just witness the deceptive smoothness of the snake-like "So Sharp" or Maxwell Street zest of the aptly titled Magic Dick showcase "Whammer Jammer," which will leave you gasping for breath before it even ends. J. Geils Band also knew its way around deep-cut soul. The ensemble's Top 40, howling, adrenaline-to-the-heart rendition of the Valentinos' "Looking for a Love" and swirling, romantic take on Don Covay's "The Usual Place" seamlessly balance drive and emotion. Coupled with rafter-shaking originals such as "Floyd's Hotel" and the riff-propelled "I Don't Need You No More," sent up with typical Wolf vocal flair, and the record parks the band's all-night festivities and go-for-broke attitudes right on your front lawn.
One last word of warning to the uninitiated: The Morning After is not the slick-pop J. Geils Band of "Centerfold." And that is a very good thing.
Features:
• Numbered, Limited Edition - 3000 Copies
• Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl
• Pressed at RTI
• Special Static Free - Dust Free Inner Sleeve
• Heavy Duty Protective Packaging
• Mastered from the Original Master Tapes
• Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN 2 ULTRA ANALOG SYSTEM
Selections:
Side One:
1. I Don't Need You No More
2. Whammer Jammer
3. So Sharp
4. The Usual Place
5. Gotta Have Your Love
Side Two:
1. Looking For A Love
2. Gonna Find Me A New Love
3. Cry One More Time
4. Floyd's Hotel
5. It Ain't What You Do (It's How You Do It)
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