Janis Joplin - Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits (Vinyl)
In 1966, Janis Joplin was invited to San Francisco from her native Texas to front Big Brother & the Holding Company. Drawing inspiration from Bessie Smith and Odetta, and fueled by a high octane lifestyle, Janis Joplin developed a brash, uncompromising vocal style quite unlike traditional blues vocalists. She was immediately signed after an incredible performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and in 1968 she fronted the Kozmic Blues Band but subsequently dissolved the band and undertook medical advice for drinking and drug abuse. A slimmed-down group, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, was unveiled in May 1970 featuring a tighter, more intimate sound. Sessions for a debut album were all but complete when, on October 4, 1970, Joplin died of a heroin overdose at her Hollywood hotel, becoming another tragic member of the '27 Club'. The posthumously released 'Pearl' proved her most consistent work, while this 1973 compilation features highlights from her sadly brief career.
Tracklist:
A1 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Piece Of My Heart
A2 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Summertime
A3 Kozmic Blues Band– Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
A4 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Cry Baby
A5 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Me And Bobby McGee
B1 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Down On Me
B2 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Get It While You Can
B3 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Bye, Bye Baby
B4 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Move Over
B5 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Ball And Chain
In 1966, Janis Joplin was invited to San Francisco from her native Texas to front Big Brother & the Holding Company. Drawing inspiration from Bessie Smith and Odetta, and fueled by a high octane lifestyle, Janis Joplin developed a brash, uncompromising vocal style quite unlike traditional blues vocalists. She was immediately signed after an incredible performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival and in 1968 she fronted the Kozmic Blues Band but subsequently dissolved the band and undertook medical advice for drinking and drug abuse. A slimmed-down group, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, was unveiled in May 1970 featuring a tighter, more intimate sound. Sessions for a debut album were all but complete when, on October 4, 1970, Joplin died of a heroin overdose at her Hollywood hotel, becoming another tragic member of the '27 Club'. The posthumously released 'Pearl' proved her most consistent work, while this 1973 compilation features highlights from her sadly brief career.
Tracklist:
A1 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Piece Of My Heart
A2 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Summertime
A3 Kozmic Blues Band– Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
A4 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Cry Baby
A5 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Me And Bobby McGee
B1 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Down On Me
B2 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Get It While You Can
B3 Big Brother & The Holding Company– Bye, Bye Baby
B4 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Move Over
B5 Full Tilt Boogie Band– Ball And Chain
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