Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-
soprano vocals and her "electric" stage presence. In 1967, Joplin rose to prominence following an appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, where she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company. As well as being one of the finest rock singers of the 1960s, Janis Joplin was also a great blues singer, making her material her own with her wailing, raspy, supercharged emotional delivery.
Joplin was raised in the small town of Port Arthur, Texas, and much of her subsequent personal difficulties
and unhappiness have been attributed to her inability to fit in with the expectations of the conservative community. After releasing two albums with the band Big Brother and the Holding Company, she left Big Brother to continue as a solo artist with her own backing groups, first the Kozmic Blues Band and then the Full Tilt Boogie Band. Joplin's first album, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, was recorded with the Kozmic Blues Band, a unit that included horns and retained just one of the musicians that had played with her in Big Brother (guitarist Sam Andrew).
She performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival and on the Festival Express train tour. Five singles
by Joplin reached the US Billboard Hot 100, including a cover of the Kris Kristofferson song "Me and Bobby McGee", which posthumously reached number one in March 1971.
For years, Joplin's life had been a roller coaster of drug addiction, alcoholism, and volatile personal relationships, documented in several biographies. Musically, however, things were on the upswing shortly before her death, as she assembled a better, more versatile backing outfit, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, for her final album Pearl (ably produced by Paul Rothchild).
Pearl was solid evidence of her growth into a mature, diverse stylist who could handle blues, soul,
and folk-rock. "Mercedes Benz," "Get It While You Can," and Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" are some of her very best tracks. Tragically, she died before the album's release, overdosing on heroin in a Hollywood hotel room in October 1970. "Me and Bobby McGee" became a posthumous number one single in 1971, and thus the song with which she is most frequently identified.
01. JANIS JOPLIN - I GOT DEM OI' KOZMIC BLUES AGAIN MAMA! 1969
Recording began on June 16, 1969, in New York City and ceased on June 26. For the album, Joplin
recruited guitarist Sam Andrew of the Holding Company to take part in development, along with the Kozmic Blues Band. Joplin installed a brass and horn section into the tracks, a feature her previous band would not allow. It was a total contrast to Joplin's previous psychedelic rock as the compositions chosen were more soul and blues driven. All but two tracks were cover versions that producer Gabriel Mekler and Joplin chose. The other two tracks, "One Good Man" and "Kozmic Blues", were written by Joplin herself.
Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Label: Columbia – 492864 2, Legacy – 492864 2
Series: The Janis Joplin Collection
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1999
Country: Europe
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Blues Rock
TRACKS
01. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) 3:55
Written-By – C. Taylor, J. Ragavoy
02. Maybe 3:39
Written-By – R. Barrett
03. One Good Man 4:10
Written-By – J. Joplin
04. As Good As You've Been To This World 5:25
Written-By – N. Gravenites
05. To Love Somebody 5:13
Written-By – B. Gibb, R. Gibb
06. Kozmic Blues 4:22
Written-By – G. Mekler, J. Joplin
07. Little Girl Blue 3:49
Arranged By – Gabriel Mekler
Written-By – L. Hart, R. Rodgers
08. Work Me, Lord 6:36
Written-By – N. Gravenites
BONUS TRACKS
09. Dear Landlord (Session Outtake) 2:31
Written-By – B. Dylan
10. Summertime (Live At Woodstock) 5:04
Engineer [Location Recording] – Edwin Kramer, Lee Osborne
Mixed By [Reissue] – Vic Anesini
Written-By – D. Heyward, G. Gershwin
11. Piece Of My Heart (Live At Woodstock) 6:31
Engineer [Location Recording] – Edwin Kramer, Lee Osborne
Mixed By [Reissue] – Vic Anesini
Written-By – B. Berns, J. Ragavoy
LINE - UP
Janis Joplin - lead vocals, guitar
Sam Andrew - guitar, vocals
Michael Monarch - guitar (uncredited)
Mike Bloomfield - guitar on "Maybe", "One Good Man", "To Love Somebody" and "Work Me, Lord"
Brad Campbell - bass guitar, brass instrumentation
Richard Kermode - electronic organ, keyboards
Gabriel Mekler - electronic organ, keyboards
Goldy McJohn - electronic organ, keyboards (uncredited)
Maury Baker - drums
Lonnie Castille - drums
Jerry Edmonton - drums (uncredited)
Terry Clements - tenor saxophone
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers - baritone saxophone, backing vocals
Luis Gasca - trumpet
NOTES
Originally released September 1969 as Janis Joplin - I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!.
Track 9: Recorded June 17, 1969 (outtake from Kosmic Blues sessions).
Tracks 10, 11: Recorded live at the Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, August, 1969.
Flac Size: 570 MB
02. JANIS JOPLIN - PEARL (Recorded July 27 – October 4, 1970 - Released January 11, 1971)
Janis Joplin's second masterpiece (after Cheap Thrills), Pearl was designed as a showcase for her
powerhouse vocals, stripping down the arrangements that had often previously cluttered her music or threatened to drown her out. Thanks also to a more consistent set of songs, the results are magnificent -- given room to breathe, Joplin's trademark rasp conveys an aching, desperate passion on funked-up, bluesy rockers, ballads both dramatic and tender, and her signature song, the posthumous number one hit "Me and Bobby McGee."
Janis Joplin – Pearl
Label: Columbia – COL 515134 2, Legacy – 5151342000
Series: Legacy Edition
Format: 2 x CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered 2005
Country:Europe
Released: 1970
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Classic Rock
CD1. PEARL
01. Move Over 3:44
Written-By – J. Joplin
02. Cry Baby 3:59
Written-By – B. Berns, J. Ragovoy
03. A Woman Left Lonely 3:30
Written-By – D. Penn, S. Oldham
04. Half Moon 3:54
Written-By – J. Hall
05. Buried Alive In The Blues 2:27
Written-By – N. Gravenites
06. My Baby 3:46
Written-By – J. Ragovoy, M. Shuman
07. Me And Bobby McGee 4:31
Acoustic Guitar – Pearl
Written-By – F. Foster, K. Kristofferson
08. Mercedes Benz 1:48
Written-By – J. Joplin, M. McClure
09. Trust Me 3:18
Acoustic Guitar – Bobby Womack
Written-By – B. Womack
10. Get It While You Can 3:28
Written-By – J. Ragovoy, M. Shuman
BONUS TRACKS
11. Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) 1:11
Written-By – D. Evans
12. Me And Bobby McGee (Demo Version) 4:47
Written-By – F. Foster, K. Kristofferson
13. Move Over (Alternate Version) 4:27
Written-By – J. Joplin
14. Cry Baby (Alternate Version) 4:59
Written-By – B. Berns, J. Ragovoy
15. My Baby (Alternate Version) 3:59
Written-By – J. Ragovoy, M. Shuman
16. Pearl (Instrumental) 4:27
Written-By – Full Tilt Boogie Band
Flac Size: 353 MB
CD2. LIVE FROM THE FESTIVAL EXPRESS TOUR, CANADA
01. Tell Mama 6:47
Written-By – C. Carter, M. Daniel, W. Terrell
02. Half Moon 4:38
Written-By – J. Hall, J. Hall
03. Move Over 4:42
Written-By – J. Joplin
04. Maybe 3:57
Written-By – R. Barrett
05. Summertime 4:40
Written-By – D. Heyward, D. Heyward, G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin
06. Little Girl Blue 5:10
Written-By – L. Hart, R. Rodgers
07. That's Rock 'N Roll 5:04
Written-By – Full Tilt Boogie Band
08. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) 9:11
Written-By – C. Taylor, J. Ragovoy
09. Kozmic Blues 5:29
Written-By – G. Mekler, J. Joplin
10. Piece Of My Heart 5:22
Written-By – B. Berns, J. Ragovoy
11. Cry Baby 6:32
Written-By – B. Berns, J. Ragovoy
12. Get It While You Can 7:21
Written-By – J. Ragovoy, M. Shuman
13. Ball And Chain 8:15
Written-By – W. M. Thornton
Flac Size: 487 MB
LINE - UP
FULL TILT BOOGIE BAND
Janis Joplin – vocals, acoustic guitar on "Me and Bobby McGee"
Richard Bell – piano
Ken Pearson – Hammond organ
John Till – electric guitar
Brad Campbell – bass guitar
Clark Pierson – drums
ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS
Bobby Womack – acoustic guitar on "Trust Me"
Bobbye Hall – bongos, congas
Phil Badella, John Cooke, Vince Mitchell – backing vocals
Sandra Crouch – tambourine
Big Brother And The Holding Company on Urban Aspirines HERE
Thanks a lot for the Janis Joplin posts, but unfortunately the link button for Full Tilt Boogie Band is not active (Flac Size: MB), however it should be a post or not?
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