Live at Winterland '68 by Janis Joplin (CD, Jun-1998, Columbia/Legacy)

Album Features
UPC:	074646486924
Artist:	Janis Joplin
Format:	CD
Release Year:	1998
Record Label:	Columbia/Legacy
Genre:	Psychedelic, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Down on Me - (previously unreleased)
2. Flower in the Sun - (previously unreleased)
3. I Need a Man to Love - (previously unreleased)
4. Bye Bye Baby - (previously unreleased)
5. Easy Rider - (previously unreleased)
6. Combination of the Two - (previously unreleased)
7. Farewell Song - (previously unreleased)
8. Piece of My Heart - (previously unreleased)
9. Catch Me Daddy - (previously unreleased)
10. Magic of Love - (previously unreleased)
11. Summertime - (previously unreleased, from "Porgy & Bess")
12. Light Is Faster Than Sound - (previously unreleased)
13. Ball and Chain - (previously unreleased)
14. Down on Me - (previously unreleased, second version)

Details
Playing Time:	76 min.
Producer:	Bob Irwin, Bob Irwin (Compilation)
Distributor:	Sony Music Distribution (
Recording Type:	Live
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
/Big Brother & The Holding Company.Big Brother & The Holding Company : Janis Joplin (vocals); Sam Andrews,David Gurley (guitar, background vocals); Peter Albin (bass, background vocals); David Getz (drums, background vocals).Recorded live at The Winterland, San Francisco, California on April 12 & 13, 1968.Includes liner notes by Dave Getz, Sam Andrew, Beng Fong-Torres, Jaan Uhelszki, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Meredith Brooks, Deborah Harry, Kim Gordon, Amy Ray, Joan Jett, Chrissie Hynde, Stevie Nicks.Personnel: Janis Joplin (vocals); James Gurley, Sam Andrew (vocals, guitar); David Getz (vocals, drums); Peter Albin (vocals).Audio Mixer: Vic Anesini.Liner Note Authors: Chrissie Hynde; David Getz; Debbie Harry; Joan Jett; Kim Gordon; Meredith Brooks; Amy Ray; Ann Wilson; Sam Andrew; Stevie Nicks.Recording information: Winterland Ballroom (04/12/1968-04/13/1968).Photographers: Jim Marshall ; Baron Wolman; Bill Brach.This concert recording finds Janis Joplin and Big Brother returning to San Francisco upon completing a triumphant East Coast tour that found acts such as B.B. King and Albert King opening for them, Big Brother were hailed as conquering heroes prior to their hitting the studio to record what would become CHEAP THRILLS. At the center of it all was Janis Joplin, a raw-throated Texan whose love of Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith was channeled through her music every night.More than a mere lover of the blues, Joplin amply displayed her impressive range as she crooned her way through the standard "Summertime," poured her soul into Erma Franklin's "Piece Of My Heart" and belted out folkie Mark Spoelstra's "Magic Of Love." Whether in the traded vocals of Joplin and guitarist James Gurley on "Easy Rider" or the chugging insistency of "Combination Of The Two," LIVE AT WINTERLAND '68 perfectly demonstrates the fluid synergy between Joplin's singing and Big Brother's brand of acid-rock, capturing the intensity that this impressive unit carried through the two sets that make up this disc.

Editorial Reviews
Joplin fans won't find any forgotten gems on this famous, beautifully recorded performance, but Big Brother, thrillingly raw and raunchy, emerges as one of the most unjustifiably maligned bands of the era... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (19980605)