Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle

Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle is the fifth studio album by American rock band The J. Geils Band. The album was released on September 25, 1974, by Atlantic Records.

Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1974
StudioRecord Plant Studios and The Hit Factory, New York City
GenreRock
Length40:47
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBill Szymczyk
The J. Geils Band chronology
Ladies Invited
(1973)
Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle
(1974)
Hotline
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]
Rolling Stone(favorable)[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Peter Wolf and Seth Justman, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Detroit Breakdown" 6:02
2."Givin' It All Up" 3:44
3."Must of Got Lost" 5:06
4."Look Me in the Eye" 3:59
5."Nightmares" 1:15
6."Stoop Down #39" 6:53
7."I'll Be Coming Home" 4:40
8."Funky Judge"Andre Williams, Leo Hutton3:19
9."Gettin' Out" 5:49

Personnel

Additional personnel

Production

  • Producer: Bill Szymczyk
  • Engineers: Allan Blazek, Kevin Herron, Bill Szymczyk
  • Digital remastering: George Marino
  • Special assistance: Juke Joint Jimmy
  • Photography: Peter Himmelman

Charts

Album

Chart (1974) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 26

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1975 "Must of Got Lost" Billboard Pop Singles[5] 12

References

  1. Joe Viglione. "Nightmares...and Other Tales from the Vinyl Jungle - J. Geils Band". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: G". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. Tom Dunson (1974-11-21). "J. Geils Band: Nightmares And Other Tales From The Vinyl Jungle". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  4. "The J Geils Band Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  5. "The J. Geils Band Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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