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This limited-edition deluxe box set contains all 4 of Janis's original studio releases, each one digitally remastered and with additional bonus tracks - most of them previously unreleased. Plus, a very special bonus EP of 5 unreleased performances that is only available in this special collection.

Big Brother and the Holding Company

Mainstream, 1968
Band: Big Brother and The Holding Company
Peter Albin, bass
David Getz, drums
James Gurley, guitar
San Andrew, guitar
Janis Joplin, vocal
Bye, Bye Baby (2:35) (Powell St. John) Bye, Bye Baby
Easy Rider (2:21) (James Gurley) Easy Rider
Intruder (2:25) (Janis Joplin) Intruder
Light Is Faster than Sound (2:29) (Peter Albin) Light Is Faster Than Sound
Call on Me (2:32) (Sam Andrew) Call On Me
Women Is Losers (2:01) (Janis Joplin) Women Is Losers
Blindman (2:00) (Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz, James Gurley, Janis Joplin)
Down on Me (2:02) (arr. Janis Joplin) Down On Me
Caterpillar (2:15) (Peter Albin) Caterpillar
All Is Loneliness (2:15) (Peter Albin)
All Is Loneliness
Bonus tracks:
Coo-Coo (1:55) Coo Coo (Single Version)
The Last Time (2:12) The Last Time
Call on Me (alternate take)* Call On Me (Alternate Take)
Bye, Bye Baby (alternate take)* Bye, Bye Baby (Alternate Take)


Cheap Thrills

Columbia, 1968
Band:Big Brother and the Holding Company
Peter Albin, bass
David Getz, drums
James Gurley, guitar
San Andrew, guitar
Janis Joplin, vocal
Combination of the Two (5:47) (Sam Andrew) Combination of the Two
I Need a Man to Love (4:51) (Janis Joplin, Sam Andrew) I Need a Man to Love
Summertime (3:56) (DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin) Summertime
Piece of My Heart (4:13) (Jerry Ragovoy, Bert Berns) Piece of My Heart
Turtle Blues (4:20) (Janis Joplin) Turtle Blues
Oh, Sweet Mary (4:13) (Janis Joplin) Oh, Sweet Mary
Ball and Chain (9:27) (Willie Mae Thornton)*
Ball and Chain
Bonus tracks:
Road Block (session outtake) Roadblock (Session Outtake)
Flower in the Sun (session outtake) Flower in the Sun (Session Outtake)
Catch Me Daddy (LIVE-Detroit Grande Ballroom 02/03/68) Catch Me Daddy (Grande Ballroom) [Live]
Magic of Love (LIVE-Detroit Grande Ballroom 02/03/68) Magic of Love (Grande Ballroom) [Live]


I Got Dem Ol Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

Columbia, 1969
Band:Kozmic Blues Band
Sam Andrew, guitar
Richard Kermode, organ
Gabriel Mekler, organ
Brad Campbell, bass
Maury Baker, drums
Lonnie Castille, drums
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers, baritone sax
Terry Clements, tenor Sax
Luis Gasca, trumpet
Sam and Snooky, background vocals
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) 3:58 (Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor)
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Maybe 3:43 (Richard Barrett)
Maybe
One Good Man 4:10 (Janis Joplin)
Maybe
As Good as You've Been to This World 5:25 (Nick Gravenites) As Good As You've Been to This World
To Love Somebody 5:17 (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb)
To Love Somebody
Kozmic Blues 4:23 (Janis Joplin, Gabriel Mekler)
Kozmic Blues
Little Girl Blue 3:49 (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers)
Little Girl Blue
Work Me, Lord 6:33 (Nick Gravenites)
Work Me, Lord
Bonus tracks:
Dear Landlord (2:30) (session outtake) Dear Landlord (Session Outtake)
Summertime (5:07) (Live-Woodstock 17/08/69)* Summertime (Live at Woodstock)
Piece of My Heart (4:04) (Live-Woodstock 17/08/69)* Piece of My Heart (Live at Woodstock)


Pearl

Columbia, 1971
Band: Full Tilt Boogie
Janis Joplin - Vocals
Brad Campbell: Bass
Clark Pierson: Drums
Ken Pearson: Organ
John Till: Guitar
Richard Bell: Piano
Sandra Crouch: Tambourine
Bobbie Hall: Conga/Bongos
Bobby Womack: Acoustic Guitar (on Trust in Me)
Pearl: Acoustic Guitar (on Me & Bobby McGee)
Chorus Voices: Pearl, Full Tilt Boogie, Vince Mitchell, Phil Badella & John Cooke
Move Over 3:40 (Janis Joplin)
Move Over
Cry Baby 3:55 (Jerry Ragovoy, Sam Bell)
Cry Baby
A Woman Left Lonely 3:26 (Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham)
A Woman Left Lonely
Half Moon 3:50 (John Hull, Johanna Hall)
Half Moon
Buried Alive in the Blues 2:23 (Nick Gravenites)
Buried Alive in the Blues
My Baby 3:43 (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman)
My Baby
Me & Bobby McGee 4:28 (Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster)
Me and Bobby McGee
Mercedes Benz 1:45 (Janis Joplin, Bob Newirth)
Mercedes Benz
Trust Me 3:14 (Bobby Womack, Michael MClure)
Trust Me
Get it While You Can 3:22 (Jerry Ragovoy, Mort Shuman)
Get It While You Can
Bonus tracks:
Tell Mama (Calgary-LIVE 04/07/70)* Tell Mama (Live)
Little Girl Blue (Calgary-LIVE 04/07/70)* Little Girl Blue (Live)
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (Toronto-LIVE 28/06/70)* Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live]
Cry Baby (Toronto-LIVE 28/06/70)* Cry Baby (Live)
Rare Pearls
It's a Deal (Cheap Thrills outtake) It's a Deal (Outtake)
Easy Once You Know How (Cheap Thrills outtake) Easy Once You Know How (Outtake)
Maybe (Amsterdam-LIVE 04/69, from Dutch radio broadcast) Maybe (Live)
Raise Your Hand (The Fillmore, San Francisco-LIVE 10/69, audience recording) Raise Your Hand (Live at The Fillmore)
Bo Diddley (The Fillmore San Francisco-LIVE10/69, audience recording) Bo Diddley (Live at The Fillmore)


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