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1972 live album by The J. Geils Band
"Live" Full House
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Released
| September 26, 1972
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Recorded
| April 21?22, 1972
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Venue
| The Cinderella Ballroom,
Detroit
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Genre
| Blues
,
rock
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Length
| 35
:
45
(incl. stage announcements and crowd noise)
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Label
| Atlantic
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Producer
| Geoffrey Haslam, J. Geils Band
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"Live" Full House
is the first live album by
American
rock
band
The J. Geils Band
, released in 1972.
The album peaked at #54 on the
Billboard 200
album chart in the United States. The tracks "
Looking for a Love
" and "Serves You Right to Suffer" enjoyed considerable radio airplay, thus setting up the breakthrough success of the band's next album, 1973's
Bloodshot
. The album was cited as one of the top five live rock'n'roll albums of all time by
Walter de Paduwa
.
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The album's cover depicts a
poker
hand, but the hand shown is not a "
full house
" as defined by the
rules of the game
(this is intentional; the
Queen
in the poker hand is
winking
). The title is also a play on words, referring to a packed
concert venue
or "full house" by concert promoters.
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic
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Recording
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This was the first of three live albums recorded by the J. Geils Band. The others were
Blow Your Face Out
in 1976 and
Showtime!
in 1982.
Although living in Boston, the band had always considered
Detroit
their second home because of their enormous popularity there. Two of their three live albums were recorded in Detroit at various venues. The third live album was recorded in Detroit and Boston.
Track listing
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Side one
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- "
First I Look at the Purse
" (
Robert Rogers
,
Smokey Robinson
) ? 3:56
- "Homework" (Dave Clark,
Al Perkins
,
Otis Rush
) ? 2:34
- "Pack Fair and Square" (
Walter Travis Price
) ? 1:41
- "Whammer Jammer" (Juke Joint Jimmy) ? 2:21
- "Hard Drivin' Man" (
J. Geils
,
Peter Wolf
) ? 4:23
Side two
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- "Serves You Right to Suffer" (
John Lee Hooker
) ? 9:32
- "Cruisin' for a Love" (Juke Joint Jimmy) ? 3:32
- "
Looking for a Love
" (
J. W. Alexander
, Zelda Samuels) ? 4:55
Personnel
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The J. Geils Band
Production
- Producers: Geoffrey Haslam, J. Geils Band
- Engineer: Geoffrey Haslam
- Live mixing: Dinky Dawson
- Arranger: J. Geils
Charts
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References
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Studio albums
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Live albums
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Compilations
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Singles
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