Blow Your Face Out

Blow Your Face Out
Live album by The J. Geils Band
Released	April 22, 1976
Recorded	November 15, 1975 at Boston Garden, Boston and November 19, 1975 at Cobo Hall, Detroit
Genre	Rock
Length	74:39
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bill Szymczyk, Allan Blazek and Seth Justman
The J. Geils Band chronology
Hotline (1975) Blow Your Face Out (1976) Monkey Island (1977)

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Blow Your Face Out is the eighth album (and second live album) by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1976.

Recording

The album was recorded at two concerts held in November 1975. The first show was at the Boston Garden in the band's hometown (Boston, Massachusetts) on November 15th. Recorded by Record Plant Remote David Hewitt The second was four nights later in Detroit, Michigan, where the band's other two live albums "Live" Full House (1972) and Showtime! (1982) were also recorded.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Seth Justman and Peter Wolf unless otherwise indicated.

1. "Southside Shuffle" – 4:16
2. "Back To Get Ya" – 4:38
3. "Shoot Your Shot" (Junior Walker, James Graves, Lawrence Horn) – 3:56
4. "Must of Got Lost" – 6:34
5. "Where Did Our Love Go" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Jr.) – 4:00
6. "Truck Drivin' Man" (Terry Fell) – 1:52
7. "Love-Itis" (Harvey Scales, Albert Vance) – 4:05
8. "Intro: (Looking For A Love)" (J. W. Alexander, Zelda Samuels) – 2:06
9. "Houseparty" (Del Sharh, Joe Thomas) – 5:04
10. "So Sharp" (Arlester "Dyke" Christian) – 2:38
11. "Detroit Breakdown" – 6:25
12. "Chimes" – 8:56
13. "Sno-Cone" (Albert Collins) – 3:04
14. "Wait" – 3:44
15. "Raise Your Hand" (Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd, Alvertis Isbell) – 4:08
16. "Start All Over" – 2:21
17. "Give It To Me" – 6:52

Personnel

• Peter Wolf - vocals
• J. Geils - guitar
• Seth Justman - keyboard, vocals
• Danny Klein - bass
• Magic Dick - harmonica, trumpet, chromatic harmonica
• Stephen Bladd - percussion, drums, vocals

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References

The J. Geils Band
Peter Wolf Seth Justman Danny Klein Magic Dick Stephen Jo Bladd J. Geils
Studio albums	The J. Geils Band (1970) The Morning After (1971) Bloodshot (1973) Ladies Invited (1973) Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle (1974) Hotline (1975) Monkey Island (1977) Sanctuary (1978) Love Stinks (1980) Freeze-Frame (1981) You're Gettin' Even While I'm Gettin' Odd (1984)
Live albums	Live Full House (1972) Blow Your Face Out (1976) Showtime! (1982)
Compilations	Best of The J. Geils Band (1979) Best of The J. Geils Band (2006)
Singles	"First I Look at the Purse" (Live) (1971) "Looking for a Love" (1971) "Must of Got Lost" (1974) "Love-Itis" (1975) "Where Did Our Love Go" (1976) "Come Back" (1980) "Love Stinks" (1980) "Centerfold" (1981) "Freeze-Frame" (1981) "Angel in Blue" (1982) "Land of a Thousand Dances" (1983)
Related articles	Discography
Book:The J. Geils Band