Location recorded by Metro Audio Inc.This release is different in several aspects from previous releases, with the most obvious being the switching of order between the first two tracks on Side Two.
On this release, Cruisin For A Love begins Side Two, followed by Serves You Right To Suffer. The label and back cover show the original order, which makes them errors for this release.). Sanctuary slowly gained a following, becoming their first gold album since Bloodshot. Where their contemporaries were influenced by the heavy boogie of British blues-rock and the ear-splitting sonic adventures of psychedelia, the J. Geils Band were a bar band pure and simple, churning out greasy covers of obscure RB, doo wop, and soul tunes, cutting them with a healthy dose of Stonesy swagger. While their muscular sound and the hyper jive of frontman Peter Wolf packed arenas across America, it only rarely earned them hit singles. In the early 80s, the group tempered its driving rock with some pop, and the makeover paid off with the massive hit single Centerfold, which stayed at number one for six weeks. By the time the band prepared to record a follow-up, tensions between Justman and Wolf had grown considerably, resulting in Wolfs departure, which quickly led to the bands demise. After working for years to reach the top of the charts, the J. Geils Band couldnt stay there once they finally achieved their goal. Guitarist J. Geils, bassist Danny Klein, and harpist Magic Dick (born Richard Salwitz) began performing as an acoustic blues trio sometime in the mid-60s. In 1967, drummer Stephen Jo Bladd and vocalist Peter Wolf joined the group, and the band went electric. Geils Band, Bladd and Wolf played together in the Boston-based rock revivalist band the Hallucinations. Both musicians shared a love of arcane doo wop, blues, RB, and rock roll, and Wolf had become well-known by spinning such obscure singles as a jive-talking WBCN DJ called Woofuh Goofuh. Wolf and Bladds specialized tastes became a central force in the newly revamped J. Geils Band, whose members positioned themselves as tough 50s greasers in opposition to the colorful psychedelic rockers who dominated the East Coast in the late 60s. Soon, the band had earned a sizable local following, including Seth Justman, an organist who was studying at Boston University. Justman joined the band in 1968, and the band continued to tour for the next few years, landing a record contract with Atlantic in 1970. The J. Geils Band was a regional hit upon its early 1970 release, and it earned favorable reviews, especially from Rolling Stone. However, the J. Geils Band continued to win new fans primarily through their concerts, so it was no surprise that their third album, 1972s Full House, was a live set. It was followed by Bloodshot, a record that climbed into the Top Ten on the strength of the Top 40 hit Give It to Me. Following the relative failure of 1973s Ladies Invited, the band had another hit with 1974s Nightmares, which featured the number 12 single Must of Got Lost. The band revamped its sound and shortened its name to Geils for 1977s Monkey Island. While the album received good reviews, the record failed to bring the group increased sales. In 1978, the J. Geils Band left Atlantic Records for EMI, releasing Sanctuary later that year.
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