Janis Joplin

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Original archive name: Janis Joplin - Janis (1962-1970) {1999 Col Legacy} - 3Cd (Eac, Flac, Fulll Scans).rar
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Janis
Disc 1
Disc 2
Disc 3
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artist/s: Janis Joplin
album: Janis
label: Columbia/Legacy
number catalogue/UPC Code: 4913942
format: 3 factory pressed silver CDs
package: double jewel-box housed in a cardboard box
recording year/s: 1962-1970
CD release year: 1999
codec: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917 - level 8
covers: full scans & 48 pages booklet 300 dpi
extra contents: cue non compliant, info, m3u, st5, ffp, md5.



Review:

Richie Unterberger (AMG)
This three-CD box set is the most thorough and valuable retrospective of Janis Joplin's career. Besides including all of her most essential recordings with and without Big Brother & the Holding Company, this 49-song package features quite a few enticing rarities; 18 of the tracks were previously unissued. These include a 1962 home recording of the Joplin original "What Good Can Drinkin' Do," which marked the first time her singing was captured on tape; a pair of acoustic blues tunes from 1965 with backup guitar by future Jefferson Airplane star Jorma Kaukonen, an acoustic demo of "Me and Bobby McGee," a 1970 birthday song for John Lennon, and live performances from her appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969. The real showstopper is the previously unissued, eight-minute version of "Ball and Chain" from Big Brother's first set at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival (the cut on the Monterey Pop box set is from their second set). The more forgettable tracks from her solo albums are wisely excised, as are the Big Brother songs which did not feature her vocals. This is the rare multi-disc set of a major artist that manages to cover all the official milestones and present a bounty of worthwhile rarities at the same time.

CDUniverse
The total of Janis Joplin's recorded output released in her lifetime wasn't that much bigger than what would fit on three CDs. That said, this triple disc set handily captures all that made her remarkable then and memorable now. Spanning only five years as a recording artist, she threw herself completely into everything from raunchy psychedelic blues (Big Brother & The Holding Company) to more sparkling uptown productions (Kozmic Blues Band, Full Tilt Boogie Band). Tellingly, she sounds like the true link between these bands primarily in live performance recordings.
In the studio and in the hands of a producer she sounded fabulous, but her certain edge was occasionally masked or dulled. Dying at the age of 27, she never had the chance to sort through her fascination and facility with this wide range of the blues and see where it would lead her next. JANIS is a riveting look into the life of a naturally powerful singer and performer. Lovingly assembled, the accompanying book includes thoughtful essays, photos, and a discography--reading and listening makes her seem even more powerful.

Amazon.com Editorial Reviews
A host of contradictions--the insufficiency of her collaborators, the spectacular potential of her voice, the inconsistency of her efforts--have left Joplin's historical legacy a tangled mess. The new 3 CD box set, Janis, captures that mess in all its glory but does little to untangle it. Typical of compiler Bob Irwin's decisions was his choice to replace the familiar version of George Gershwin's "Summertime" from the "Cheap Thrills" album by a weaker but unreleased alternate take. There are too many examples of strangled singing by Joplin's male partners in Big Brother and not enough examples of her incendiary live performances. The album begins with Joplin's first-ever recording, a vocal-and-autoharp version of "What Good Can Drinkin' Do" taped in a friend's living room in Austin in '62. That's followed by two unreleased blues recorded with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen in a San Francisco living room in '65 and eight songs from the controversial (and hard-to-find) 1966 debut album, "Big Brother & the Holding Company." "Cheap Thrills" is represented by five cuts, four outtakes and one live version; "I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!" is represented by seven cuts, one outtake and two live versions; and "Pearl" by eight cuts and three outtakes. Other rarities include a longer spoken introduction to "Mercedes Benz" and two live performances on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
The 48-page booklet features nude photos of Joplin on the outside and feminist essays about her on the inside. Ellen Willis compares Joplin's self-created image to Madonna's, ignoring the crucial fact that Joplin was a brilliant singer while Madonna is hardly any kind of singer at all. Ann Powers addresses the music itself and correctly points out that Joplin's art was not merely unmediated emotion but a premeditated mix of gambles and craft, of Bessie Smith's open-throated wails and Otis Redding's gruff shouts. She was some kind of singer, and that's what she should be remembered for. --Geoffrey Himes



track list:

Disc 1
01. What Good Can Drinkin' Do [0:02:44.89]
02. Trouble In Mind [0:03:03.46]
03. Hesitation Blues [0:04:05.10]
04. Easy Rider [0:02:23.96]
05. Coo Coo [0:02:05.64]
06. Down On Me [0:02:06.86]
07. The Last Time [0:02:16.96]
08. All Is Loneliness [0:02:19.53]
09. Call On Me [0:03:37.60]
10. Women Is Losers [0:05:07.97]
11. Intruder [0:02:32.22]
12. Light Is Faster Than Sound [0:02:32.00]
13. Bye, Bye Baby [0:02:39.70]
14. Farewell Song [0:04:24.26]
15. Flower In The Sun [0:03:13.33]
16. Misery 'N [0:04:09.76]
17. Road Block [0:06:12.33]
18. Ball And Chain [0:08:07.53]

Disc 2
01. Combination Of The Two [0:05:51.62]
02. I Need A Man To Love [0:04:52.93]
03. Piece Of My Heart [0:04:28.24]
04. Turtle Blues [0:04:30.86]
05. Oh, Sweet Mary [0:04:16.22]
06. Catch Me Daddy [0:04:56.40]
07. Summertime [0:04:07.70]
08. Kozmic Blues [0:04:24.20]
09. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) [0:03:58.02]
10. One Good Man [0:04:11.30]
11. Dear Landlord [0:02:33.16]
12. To Love Somebody [0:05:19.24]
13. As Good As You've Been In This World [0:05:27.46]
14. Little Girl Blue [0:03:50.93]
15. Work Me, Lord [0:06:38.13]
16. Raise Your Hand [0:02:18.13]
17. May Be [0:04:06.73]

Disc 3
01. Me And Bobby McGee [0:04:48.82]
02. One Night Stand [0:03:10.50]
03. Tell Mama [0:05:48.46]
04. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) [0:08:15.96]
05. Cry Baby [0:04:59.17]
06. Move Over [0:03:42.46]
07. A Woman Left Lonely [0:03:29.60]
08. Half Moon [0:03:53.82]
09. Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) [0:01:10.86]
10. My Baby [0:03:45.77]
11. Mercedes Benz [0:02:14.46]
12. Trust Me [0:03:17.49]
13. Get It While You Can [0:03:25.24]
14. Me And Bobby McGee [0:04:29.89]



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Janis (194:30)
(r. November 23, 1993)
3CD: Columbia C3K 48845
3CD: Columbia CK 65409 (r. August 18, 1998) (slipcase)

Track listing:

Disc 1 (63:43)

What Good Can Drinkin' Do (2:42) John Riney's
Trouble in Mind (3:02) Kaukonen's
Hesitation Blues (4:03) Kaukonen's
Easy Rider (2:21) BB&theHC
Coo-Coo (2:02) BB&theHC - superior sound and 7 seconds longer
Down on Me (2:02) BB&theHC
The Last Time (2:12) BB&theHC
All Is Loneliness (2:15) BB&theHC
Call on Me (3:34) San Francisco March 17, 1967
Women Is Losers (5:05) San Francisco December 17, 1968
Intruder (2:25) BB&theHC
Light Is Faster than Sound (2:29) BB&theHC
Bye, Bye Baby (2:35) BB&theHC
Farewell Song (4:21) Columbia Studios March 25, 1968 Take # 3
Flower in the Sun (3:10) Joplin in Concert - San Francisco June 23, 1968
Misery 'n (4:09) Farewell Song - Alternate mix
Road Block (6:18) Monterey June 17, 1967 Afternoon
Ball and Chain (8:05) Monterey June 17, 1967 Afternoon


CK 65409
Disc 2 (75:52):

Combination of the Two (5:52) Cheap Thrills - 5 seconds longer
I Need a Man to Love (4:50) Cheap Thrills - misses 'Whoa, hey...' at end
Piece of My Heart (4:26) Cheap Thrills - extended feedback at end
Turtle Blues (4:29) Cheap Thrills - 9 seconds longer at end
Oh, Sweet Mary (4:13) Cheap Thrills
Catch Me Daddy (4:54) Cheap Thrills sessions
Summertime (Take #1) (4:05) Cheap Thrills sessions
Kozmic Blues (4:22) Kozmic Blues
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (3:56) Kozmic Blues
One Good Man (4:09) Kozmic Blues
Dear Landlord (2:31) Kozmic Blues sessions outtake
To Love Somebody (5:19) Kozmic Blues
As Good as You've Been to This World (5:25) Kozmic Blues
Little Girl Blue (3:49) Kozmic Blues
Work Me, Lord (6:36) Kozmic Blues
Raise Your Hand (2:17) Ed Sullivan Show March 16, 1969 mono
Maybe (4:07) Ed Sullivan Show March 16, 1969 mono

Disc 3 (56:33):

Me & Bobby McGee (4.46) Demo
One Night Stand Version 2 (3:08)
Tell Mama (5:45) Farewell Song - Toronto 28 June 1970
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (8:14) Calgary 04 July 1970
Cry Baby (3:56) Pearl
Move Over (3:40) Pearl
A Woman Left Lonely (3:26) Pearl
Half Moon (3:53) Pearl
Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) (1:09)
My Baby (3:43) Pearl; Mercedes Benz (2:12) Pearl - longer spoken intro by Janis & Paul Rothchild
Trust Me (3:14) Pearl
Get it While You Can (3:24) Pearl
Me & Bobby McGee (4:29) Pearl