Big Brother & The Holding Company

Janis Jopin

Trips Festival(1/21-23/66)

Hard-lovin', hard-drinkin', blues-singin' gal from Port Arthur, Texas joins the band in the spring. Would become a super nova that burned out way too soon.

All Is Loneliness / Blindman Moondog (2:17) / Albin (1:59) Mainstream 657, 9/66

Down On Me / Call On Me Joplin (2:25) / Andrew (2:27) Mainstream 662, 3/67 BB

Monterey International Pop Festival(6/17, 18/67)

Festival Of Growing Things(7/2/67)

Bye Bye Baby / Intruder St John (2:29) / Joplin (2:27) Mainstream 666, 8/67

	Big Brother & The Holding Company
	Mainstream 6099
	8/67 BB [UK: 11/67]
	Back Cover   Reissue Cover

Side One
Bye Bye Baby	St. John	2:29
Easy Rider	Gurley	2:24
Intruder	Joplin	2:27
Light Is Faster Than Sound	Albin	2:27
Call On Me	Andrew	2:27
Side Two
Women Is Losers	Joplin	2:00
Blindman	Albin-Andrew-Getz-Gurley-Joplin	1:59
Down On Me	Joplin	2:25
Caterpillar	Albin	2:14
All Is Loneliness	Hardin	2:17

Note: In April, 1971, Columbia reissued this first album, with Coo Coo and The Last Time added (one per side)
 

Women Is Losers / Light Is Faster Than Sound Joplin (2:00) / Albin (2:27) Mainstream 675, 12/67

Coo Coo / The Last Time Albin (1:55) / Joplin (2:11) Mainstream 678, 2/68 BB

 ➜ Live: 4/12-13, Winterland; released 1998: Live At Winterland '68 

Northern California Folk-Rock Festival(5/18/68)

	Petulia(6/10/68)
	Some rare live clips

 ➜ Live: 6/23, Carousel Ballroom; released 2012: Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968 

Newport Folk Festival(7/27/68)

	Cheap Thrills
	Columbia KCS-9750
	8/12/68  #1  RS500 [UK: 9/68]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   UK Back Cover No gatefold for the UK.

Playin' An' Singin' Fer Yew The Following Tunes...

Side One
Combination Of The Two	Andrew	5:45
I Need A Man To Love	Andrew-Joplin	4:56
Summertime	Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward	3:59
Piece Of My Heart	Berns-Ragavoy	4:12
Side Two
Turtle Blues	Joplin	4:21
Oh, Sweet Mary	Albin-Andrew-Getz-Gurley-Joplin	4:16
Ball And Chain†	Thornton	9:30

Note: †Cover states live material recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium, however only Ball And Chain is live, and was
recorded at Winterland (probably Apr), with a new guitar solo added in the studio
The other two "live" tracks were done in the studio and Turtle Blues ambiance was recorded at Barney’s Beanery.
The album was to be called Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills, but was vetoed by Columbia Records.
 

Piece Of My Heart³ / Turtle Blues Berns-Ragavoy (2:43) / Joplin (4:26) Columbia 44626, 8/68 T20

Joplin to solo work, below (taking Sam with her and forming Kozmic Blues Band...) Debuts new band at Fillmore East Feb 11-12, 1969 (after "preview" in Boston) to mostly bad reviews.

	Monterey Pop(12/26/68)
	First and best rockumentary on festivals

The Ed Sullivan Show: 3/16/69, Janis: Raise Your Hand, Maybe

4/21/69: Royal Albert Hall, London Janis & Kozmic Blues Band, Yes was supporting band

June 7, 1969: Drinkin' and ballin' buddies Pigpen & Pearl stun the crowd at the Fillmore West with a 20 minute version of Lovelight (Youtube link).

Mississippi River Festival(7/1/69) Janis & Kozmic Blues Band

Atlanta International Pop Festival(7/5/69) Janis & Kozmic Blues Band

Atlantic City Pop Festival(8/3/69) Janis & Kozmic Blues Band

Woodstock Music & Art Fair(8/16/69) Janis & Kozmic Blues Band

Texas International Pop Festival(8/30/69) Janis & Kozmic Blues Band

New Orleans Pop Festival(8/31/69) Janis & Kozmic Blues Band

	I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again
	Columbia CS-9913
	9/11/69 T20 [UK: 10/69]
	Back Cover   Cover With Sticker

Side One
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)	Ragavoy-Taylor	3:57
Maybe	Barrett	3:41
One Good Man	Joplin	4:12
As Good As You've Been To This World	Gravenites	5:27
Side Two
To Love Somebody	Gibb-Gibb	5:14
Kozmic Blues	Joplin-Mekler	4:24
Little Girl Blue	Rodgers-Hart	3:51
Work Me, Lord	Gravenites	6:45

Kosmic Blues³ / Little Girl Blue Joplin-Mekler (3:45) / Rodgers-Hart (3:48) Columbia 45023, 11/69 BB

Palm Beach Music & Art Festival(11/29/69) Janis & Kozmic Blues Band

This Is Tom Jones: Janis & Tom belt out Hold Your Hand, 12/4/69

Joplin breaks up Kozmic Blues Band and goes to Brazil to vacation and rest, returns in Spring 70 to form Full Tilt Boogie Band; meanwhile, Sam goes back to Big Brother...

Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) / One Good Man Ragavoy-Taylor (3:54) / Joplin (4:14) Columbia 45080, 1/70

	Woodstock(3/26/70)
	From Richie to Jimi—3 days of music, mud, and meandering

Maybe / Work Me, Lord Barrett (3:38) / Gravenites (6:34) Columbia 45128, 4/70

Festival Express(6/27-7/5/70) Janis & Full Tilt Boogie Band

Summer Festival For Peace(8/6/70) Janis & Full Tilt Boogie Band

Janis Joplin 10/4/70, Los Angeles, drug overdose Just after finishing the album that would then be titled in her honor.

	Be A Brother
	Columbia KC-30222
	11/70 BB [UK: 1/71]
	Back Cover

Side One
Keep On	Andrew-Albin-Getz-Gurley	4:17
Joseph's Coat	Cipollina-Gravenites	3:07
Home On The Strange	Arr Albin-Andrew	2:11
Someday	Andrew	2:14
Heartache People	Gravenites	6:32
Side Two
Sunshine Baby	Andrew-Albin-Getz-Gurley-Schallock	3:29
Mr Natural	Andrew	3:28
Funkie Jim	Andrew-Albin-Getz-Gravenites-Gurley-Schallock	3:42
I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle	Gravenites	3:10
Be A Brother	Gravenites	2:59

Keep On / Home On The Strange Andrew-Albin-Getz-Gurley (3:22) / arr Albin-Andrew (2:11) Columbia 45284, 1/71

	Pearl
	Columbia C-30322
	1/11/71  #1  RS500 [UK: 1/71] T20
	Back Cover

Side One
Move Over	Joplin	3:40
Cry Baby	Meade-Russell	3:55
A Woman Left Lonely	Oldham-Penn	3:26
Half Moon	Hall	3:50
Buried Alive In The Blues	Gravenites	2:23
Side Two
My Baby	Ragavoy-Shuman	3:43
Me And Bobby McGee	Foster-Kristofferson	4:28
Mercedes Benz(Janis solo)	Joplin-McClure	1:45
Trust Me	Womack	3:14
Get It While You Can	Ragavoy-Shuman	3:22

Me And Bobby McGee³ / Half Moon Foster-Kristofferson (4:09) / Hall (3:50) Columbia 45314, 1/71  #1

Cry Baby / Mercedes Benz Meade-Russell (3:55) / Joplin-McClure (1:45) Columbia 45379, 4/71 BB

Get It While You Can / Move Over Ragavoy-Shuman (3:23) / Joplin (3:40) Columbia 45433, 8/71 BB

	How Hard It Is
	Columbia KC-30738
	8/71 BB [UK: 8/71]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
How Hard It Is†‡	Andrew-Getz	4:16
You've Been Talkin' 'Bout Me Baby‡	Hirsch-Garnett-Rivera	3:26
House On Fire†	Getz-Rappaport	3:54
Black Widow Spider†‡	Andrew	3:33
Last Band On Side One	Andrew-Rosco	2:06
Side Two
Nu Boogaloo Jam†	Andrew-Nudelman	3:23
Maui	Andrew-Rosco	3:23
Shine On‡	Albin-Andrew-Getz	5:18
Buried Alive In The Blues‡	Gravenites	4:05
Promise Her Anything But Give Her Arpeggio†	Shallock	3:52

Black Widow Spider / Nu Boogaloo Jam³ Andrew (3:33) / Andrew-Nudelman (2:38) Columbia 45502, 11/71

End of the line for Big Brother in 72. Reformed in 87 with rotating members.

	In Concert
	Columbia C2X-31160
	5/72 T20 [UK: 7/72] UK
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Record One: Big Brother & The Holding Company Side One
Down On Me	Joplin	3:05
Bye, Bye Baby	St John	4:29
All Is Loneliness	Hardin	5:44
Piece Of My Heart	Berns-Ragavoy	4:19
Side Two
Road Block	Albin-Joplin	2:53
Flower In The Sun	Andrew	3:07
Summertime	Gershwin-Gershwin-Heyward	4:31
Ego Rock	Gravenites-Joplin	8:32
Record Two: Full Tilt Boogie Band Side Three
Half Moon	Hall	4:36
Kozmic Blues	Joplin-Mekler	6:05
Move Over	Joplin	5:09
Side Four
Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)	Ragavoy-Taylor	8:13
Get It While You Can	Ragavoy-Shuman	7:04
Ball And Chain	Thornton	9:15

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