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| © Summer Texan 1962 |
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin vocals, autoharp
| What Good Can Drinkin' Do | 2:43 | 3 CD Box Set | John
Riney's house Austin |
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| © Cactus yearbook 1963 |
The Waller Creek Boys Plus One
Powell St. John harp; Lanny Wiggins guitar; Janis Joplin vocals,
guitar
| Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out | 2:23 | Flexi CD Daughters of Texas |
Threadgill's Austin |
| St. James Infirmary | 3:02 | Flexi | |
| Walk Right In | 2:04 | Flexi CD Daughters of Texas |
The Waller Creek Boys Plus One
Powell St. John harp; Lanny Wiggins guitar; Janis Joplin vocals,
guitar
| Trouble in Mind | 1:36 | CD Motion Picture | Threadgill's Austin |
| What Good Can Drinkin' Do | 2:41 | ||
| Silver Threads and Golden Needles | 2:26 | ||
| Mississippi River | 2:29 | ||
| Stealin' Stealin' | 1:50 | ||
| No Reason for Livin' | 1:59 |
The Waller Creek Boys Plus One
Powell St. John harp; Lanny Wiggins guitar; Janis Joplin vocals,
guitar
| Kansas City Blues | 1:47 | CD Motion Picture | The
Ghetto Austin |
| Daddy, Daddy, Daddy | 2:56 | ||
| See See Rider | 2:08 | ||
| San Francisco Bay Blues | 1:49 | ||
| Winin' Boy | 1:54 | ||
| Careless Love | 3:06 | ||
| I'll Drown in My Own Tears | 1:41 |
Janis Joplin & Dick Oxtot Oakland
Athletics Jazz Band
Janis Joplin vocals; Dick Oxtot banjo,tuba, bass fiddle; John Moore
tuba; Bob Mielke trombone; Bill Napier clarinet; Bill Erickson
piano ?; Don Marchant drums ?
| Black Mountain Blues | 4:27 | CD Motion Picture | San Francisco |
| Walk Right in | 2:03 | ||
| River Jordan | 3:50 | ||
| Mary Jane | 2:10 |
Janis Joplin vocals; Jorma Ludwig Kaukonen Jr. guitar, footstomping; Margaretta Kaukonen typewriter
| Trouble In Mind | 3:03 | CD Six Sides of Janis 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs |
Kaukonen's home San Francisco |
| Long Black Train Blues | 3:34 | Unreleased | |
| Kansas City Blues | 3:03 | ||
| Hesitation Blues | 4:03 | Hot Tuna The Last Interview Grunt DJLI-2852 3 CD Box Set |
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| Nobody Knows You when You're Down and Out | 3:20 | Unreleased | |
| Daddy, Daddy, Daddy | 4:58 |
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| Janis, James Gurley, Dave Getz,
Peter S. Albin, Sam Andrew © Baron Wolman 1967 |
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Janis Joplin vocals, maracas, tambourine; James Gurley, guitar,
vocals; Sam Houston Andrew III, vocal, lead guitar; Peter S. Albin,
bass, lead guitar, vocals; David Getz, drums
| Come On Baby Let the Good Times Roll | 2:36 | CD Cheaper Thrills |
California Hall San Francisco |
| I Know You Rider | 3:16 | ||
| Moanin' at Midnight | 5:02 | ||
| Hey Baby | 2:47 | ||
| Down on Me | 2:46 | ||
| Whisperman | 1:48 | ||
| Women Is Losers | 3:42 | ||
| Blow My Mind | 2:34 | ||
| Ball and Chain | 6:43 | ||
| Coo-Coo | 2:28 | ||
| Gutra's Garden | 4:40 | ||
| Harry | 0:35 |
| Easy Rider | 2:21 | CD Big Brother 3 CD Box Set CD Big Brother remastered |
United Studios Los Angeles |
| Blindman | 2:00 | CD Big Brother CD Big Brother remastered |
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| Caterpillar | 2:15 | ||
| All Is Loneliness | 2:15 | CD Big Brother 3 CD Box Set CD Big Brother remastered |
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| Coo-Coo | 1:55 |
| Bye, Bye Baby (alternate take) | 2:39 | CD Big Brother remastered |
United Studios Los Angeles |
| Bye, Bye Baby | 2:35 | CD Big Brother CD Greatest Hits 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs CD Big Brother remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
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| Intruder | 2:25 | CD Big Brother CD Big Brother remastered |
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| Call on Me (alternate take) | 2:41 | ||
| Call on Me | 2:32 | ||
| Women Is Losers | 2:01 |
| Light Is Faster than Sound | 2:29 | CD Big Brother CD Big Brother remastered |
United Studios Los Angeles |
| Down on Me | 2:02 | CD Big Brother CD Six Sides of Janis 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs CD Big Brother remastered |
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| The Last Time | 2:12 | CD Big Brother CD Big Brother remastered |
| Amazing Grace | 1:06 | CD Farewell Song | The
Matrix San Francisco |
| Hi Heel Sneakers | 1:28 |
| Call on Me | 3:36 | 3 CD Box Set |
Avalon Ballroom San Francisco |
| Down on Me | 2:30 | "Big Brother & the Holding Co" Video |
KQED TV Studios San Francisco |
| Coo-Coo | 5:00 | ||
| Hall of the Mountain King | 6:49 | ||
| Blow My Mind | 3:57 | ||
| Ball and Chain | 6:53 | ||
| Light Is Faster Than Sound | 5:00 | ||
| Harry | 0:36 |
| Down on me | 3:23 | 4 CD Monterey Box Set |
Monterey Pop Festival Afternoon Show |
| Combination of the Two | 5:16 | ||
| Harry | 0:37 | ||
| Road Block | 6:18 | ||
| Ball and Chain | 8:15 | 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs |
| Combination of the two | 2:01 | "comin' home" video |
Monterey Pop Festival Evening Show |
| Coo-coo | 0:55 | ||
| Ball and Chain | 8:06 | 4 CD Monterey Box Set |
| Bye, Bye Baby | 4:48 | CD Magic of Love |
California Hall San Francisco |
| Light Is Faster Than Sound | 4:14 |
| Farewell Song | 4:25 | CD Magic of Love | Winterland San Francisco |
| Down on Me Peter S. Albin bass replaced by Elliot Mazer |
3:06 | CD In Concert CD Greatest Hits CD Greatest Hits remastered |
The
Grande Ballroom Detroit |
| Magic of Love *Peter S. Albin bass replaced by Elliot Mazer |
3:58 | CD Farewell Song * CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
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| Piece of My Heart | 4:04 | CD In Concert | |
| Catch me Daddy | 5:32 | CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
| Combination of the Two | 5:48 | CD Cheap Thrills CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| It's a Deal (outtake) | 2:18 | CD Rare Pearls | |
| Easy Once You Know how (outtake) | 3:53 | CD Rare Pearls |
| Farewell Song | 4:22 | 3 CD Box set |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| Misery 'n (Mix # 1) *New drums overdubbed |
4:09 | CD Farewell Song | |
| Misery 'n (Mix # 2) | 4:05 | 3 CD Box set | |
| Catch Me, Daddy (Take 1) | 4:54 | 3 CD Box set | |
| Catch Me, Daddy (Version 2) *New drums overdubbed |
4:49 | CD Farewell Song | |
| Road Block (outtake) | 5:31 | CD Cheap Thrills remastered | |
| Flower in the Sun (outtake) | 3:04 | CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
| Going to Brownsville (Catch Me, Daddy) | 1:40 | "Janis" Video Comin Home video |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| Summertime (CO 96758 Take 1) | 4:05 | CD Six Sides of Janis 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs |
| Going to Brownsville (Catch Me, Daddy) | 4:47 | "Comin Home" Video | "Wake for Martin Luther
King" Generation Club New York City |
| Piece of My Heart | 4:10 | ||
| Down on Me | 1:41 | ||
| Summertime | 3:55 |
** Janis Joplin vocals; Peter S. Albin accoustic
guitar; John Simon, piano
Turtle Blues "vibes" courtesy of Barney's Beanery Turtle Blues "chatter"
Janis Joplin & Sam Andrew (recorded by James Gurley on
cassette)
+ Howard Hesseman & Garry Goodrow (members from The
Committee), Big Brother & the Holding Company, Bobby
Neuwirth, John Cooke, "party" (Columbia Studio D
Hollywood)
| Turtle Blues ** | 4:29 | CD Cheap Thrills CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| Down on Me (1) | 3:01 | CD Live at Winterland '68 | Winterland San Francisco |
| Bye, Bye Baby | 3:42 | CD In Concert | |
| Farewell Song | 5:58 | CD Live at Winterland '68 |
| Farewell Song Peter S. Albin bass replaced by Elliot Mazer |
4:14 | CD Farewell Song | Winterland San Francisco |
| Bye, Bye Baby | 4:14 | CD Live at Winterland '68 | |
| Down on Me (2) | 4:03 |
| Flower in the Sun | 3:12 | CD Live at Winterland '68 | Winterland San Francisco |
| I Need a Man to Love | 5:52 | ||
| Easy Rider | 5:17 | ||
| Combination of the Two | 6:58 | ||
| Piece of My Heart | 6:41 | ||
| Catch Me Daddy | 5:45 | ||
| Magic of Love | 3:08 | ||
| Summertime | 4:38 | ||
| Light Is Faster than Sound | 7:16 | ||
| Ball and Chain | 9:43 | CD Cheap Thrills CD Live at Winterland '68 CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
| I Need a Man to Love | 4:51 | CD Cheap Thrills CD 18 Essential Songs CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| Piece of My Heart | 4:26 | CD Cheap Thrills CD Greatest Hits CD Motion Picture CD 18 Essential Songs CD Cheap Thrills remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| Summertime | 3:58 | CD Cheap Thrills CD Greatest Hits CD Cheap Thrills remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| Oh, Sweet Mary | 4:14 | CD Cheap Thrills CD Cheap Thrills remastered |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| Harry | 0:55 | CD Farewell Song |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| Road Block | 2:59 | CD In Concert |
Carousel Ballroom San Francisco |
| Flower in the Sun | 3:03 | ||
| Summertime | 4:21 |
| Women Is Losers | 5:05 | 3 CD Box Set |
Avalon Ballroom San Francisco |
| All Is Loneliness | 8:53 | CD Magic of Love | |
| Ball and Chain | 10:17 |
Janis Joplin & the Kozmic Blues
Band
Janis Joplin vocals; Sam Andrew, guitar, backing vocals; Brad
Campbell, bass; Richard Kermode, organ; Roy Markowitz, drums;
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers, baritone saxophone, tambourine; Marcus
Doubleday, trumpet; Terry Clements, tenor saxophone,
guiro
| Raise Your Hand | 2:17 | CD Sullivan Years 3 CD Box set CD 18 Essential Songs |
Ed Sullivan TV Show |
| Maybe | 4:07 | CD Sullivan Years 3 CD Box set |
Janis Joplin & Main Squeeze
Janis Joplin vocals, tambourine; Sam Andrew, guitar, backing
vocals; Brad Campbell, bass; Richard Kermode, organ; Cornelius
"Snooky" Flowers, baritone saxophone, tambourine, backing vocals;
Terry Clements, tenor saxophone, guiro; Roy Markowitz,
drums
| Maybe | 4:00 | CD Rare Pearls | Concertgebouw Amsterdam |
| Raise Your Hand | 3:43 | CD Farewell Song |
Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt (am Main) |
| Maybe | 4:08 | CD Motion Picture | |
| Ball and Chain | 5:15 | ||
| Summertime | 4:45 |
Janis Joplin
| Interview by German reporter | 1:18 | CD Motion Picture | Outside London Royal Albert Hall |
Janis Joplin & the Kozmic Blues
Band
Janis Joplin vocals, tambourine, maracas, guiro, claves; Sam
Andrew, guitar, harmony vocals; Brad Campbell, bass; Richard
Kermode, organ; Maury Baker, drums; Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers,
baritone saxophone, tambourine, backing vocals; Luis Gasca,
trumpet, cowbell; Terry Clements, tenor saxophone, guiro
| As Good As You've Been To This World | 5:25 | CD Kozmic Blues CD Kozmic Blues remastered |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| Maybe | 3:43 | CD Kozmic Blues CD Kozmic Blues remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| Dear Landlord | 2:31 | 3 CD Box Set CD Kozmic Blues remastered |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| To Love Somebody | 5:17 | CD Kozmic Blues CD Kozmic Blues remastered |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| Work Me, Lord (mix # 1) | 6:36 | CD Kozmic Blues remastered | |
| Work Me, Lord (mix # 2) | 6:36 | CD Kozmic Blues |
Janis Joplin & the Kozmic Blues
Band
Janis Joplin vocals, tambourine, maracas, guiro, claves; Sam
Andrew, guitar, harmony vocals; Brad Campbell, bass; Richard
Kermode, organ; Gabriel Mekler, keyboard; Lonnie Castille, drums;
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers, baritone saxophone, tambourine, backing
vocals; Luis Gasca, trumpet, cowbell; Terry Clements, tenor
saxophone, guiro
+ Michael Bloomfield lead guitar #
+ String Quartet arranged by Gabriel Mekler & Michael
Bloomfield ##
| Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) | 3:56 | CD Kozmic Blues CD Greatest Hits CD Six Sides of Janis 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs CD Kozmic Blues remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| One Good Man # | 4:09 | CD Kozmic Blues CD 18 Essential Songs CD Kozmic Blues remastered |
| Kozmic Blues | 4:22 | CD Kozmic Blues CD 18 Essential Songs CD Kozmic Blues remastered |
Columbia Studio E New York City |
| Little Girl Blue ## | 3:49 | CD Kozmic Blues |
Janis Joplin & the Kozmic Blues
Band
Janis Joplin vocals, tambourine, maracas, guiro, claves; John
Till, guitar, harmony vocals; Brad Campbell, bass; Richard Kermode,
organ; Lonnie Castille, drums; Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers, baritone
saxophone, tambourine, backing vocals; Luis Gasca, trumpet,
cowbell; Terry Clements, tenor saxophone, guiro
| Raise Your Hand | 5:22 | CD Janis Joplin at Woodstock | Woodstock Music & Arts Fair |
| As Good As You've Been to This World | 6:12 | ||
| To Love Somebody | 4:58 | ||
| Summertime | 6:12 | CD Janis Joplin at Woodstock CD Kozmic Blues remastered |
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| Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) | 3:59 | CD Janis Joplin at Woodstock Woodstock 4 CD Box Set CD Woodstock Diary |
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| Kozmic Blues | 5:04 | CD Janis Joplin at Woodstock | |
| I Can't Turn You Loose | 8:30 | ||
| Work Me, Lord | 7:38 | CD Janis Joplin at Woodstock Woodstock 4 CD Box Set |
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| Piece of My Heart | 5:27 | CD Janis Joplin at Woodstock CD Kozmic Blues remastered |
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| Ball and Chain | 6:23 | CD Janis Joplin at Woodstock Woodstock 4 CD Box Set * CD Woodstock Diary # |
* Edited version (25 seconds solo cut out)
# Complete version
| Raise Your Hand | 5:16 | CD Rare Pearls |
Fillmore West San Francisco |
| Bo Diddley | 5:03 |
Janis Joplin & Butterfield Blues
Band
Janis Joplin, vocals; Paul Butterfield, harmonica; Mike
Bloomfield, guitar; Mark Naftalin, organ; Rod Hicks, bass; George
Davidson, drums; Gene Dinwiddle: soprano sax, tenor sax; Trevor
Lawrence, baritone sax; Steve Madaio, trumpet
| One Night Stand (Version 1) Janis vocal correct speed | 3:01 | CD Farewell Song |
Columbia Studio D Hollywood |
| One Night Stand (Version 2) Janis vocal sped up | 3:09 | 3 CD Box Set |
Big Brother & the Holding Company
Janis Joplin vocals; Nick Gravenites vocals *; James Gurley,
guitar; Sam Andrew, vocal, guitar; David Schallock, guitar; Peter
S. Albin, bass; Mike Finnigan, keyboards; David Getz,
drums
| All is Loneliness | 6:25 | CD In Concert | Fillmore
West San Francisco |
| Ego Rock * | 8:26 |
Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie
Band
Janis Joplin, Vocals; John Till, guitar; Richard Bell, piano;
Ken Pearson, organ; Brad Campbell, bass; Clark Pierson,
drums
| Move Over | 4:18 | CD Motion Picture | ABC TV
Studios New York City Dick Cavett Show |
| Janis interview | 4:17 |
| Half Moon | 4:43 | CD In Concert | Trans Continental Pop Festival Canadian National Expo Grandstand Toronto, ONT |
| Kozmic Blues | 5:24 | ||
| Tell Mama | 5:46 | CD Farewell Song CD 18 Essential Songs |
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| Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) | 7:51 | CD Motion Picture CD Pearl remastered No rap |
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| Cry Baby | 6:30 | CD Pearl remastered |
| Tell Mama | 6:32 | CD Pearl remastered | Trans Continental Pop Festival McMahon Stadium Calgary, Alberta |
| Little Girl Blue | 3:55 | CD Pearl remastered | |
| Move Over | 5:02 | CD In Concert | |
| Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (rap from Toronto 28 06 70) |
7:51 | CD In Concert | |
| Get it While You Can | 7:04 | CD In Concert | |
| Ball and Chain | 8:00 | CD In Concert CD Greatest Hits CD Greatest Hits remastered |
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| Vamp on Time | 1:14 | Flexi | |
| Train Rap with Bonnie Bramlett | 0:53 |
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin, vocals; acoustic guitar
| Me & Bobby McGee (take 5) (demo) | 4:46 | CD Six Sides of Janis 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs |
Sunset
Sound Studios Los Angeles |
Janis Joplin
| Janis interview by KJAC-TV | 1:44 | CD Motion Picture | Goodhue
Hotel Port Arthur, TX |
Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie
Band
Janis Joplin vocals, acoustic guitar (1); John Till, guitar;
Richard Bell, piano; Ken Pearson, organ; Brad Campbell bass; Clark
Pierson, drums;
+ Sandra Crouch, tambourine; Bobbie Hall, congas, bongos; Bobby
Womack, acoustic guitar (2)
Chorus voices: Pearl, Full Tilt Boogie, Vince Mitchell, Phil
Badella & John Cooke
| Cry Baby (rehearsals) | 4:57 | 3 CD Box Set | Sunset
Sound Studios Los Angeles |
| A Woman Left Lonely | 3:27 | CD Pearl CD Pearl remastered |
| My Baby | 3:43 | CD Pearl CD Pearl remastered |
Sunset
Sound Studios Los Angeles |
| My Baby (Version 2) | 3:28 | Quad LP Pearl | |
| Get it While You Can | 3:23 | CD Pearl CD Greatest Hits CD 18 Essential Songs CD Pearl remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
| Move Over | 3:40 | CD Pearl CD Greatest Hits CD Six Sides of Janis 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs CD Pearl remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
Sunset
Sound Studios Los Angeles |
| Trust Me (2) | 3:15 | CD Pearl CD 18 Essential Songs CD Pearl remastered |
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| Me & Bobby McGee (1) | 4:29 | CD Pearl CD Greatest Hits CD Motion Picture CD Pearl remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
| Half Moon | 3:52 | CD Pearl CD 18 Essential Songs CD Pearl remastered |
Sunset
Sound Studios Los Angeles |
| Cry Baby | 3:55 | CD Pearl CD Greatest Hits CD Motion Picture CD Pearl remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
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| Buried Alive in the Blues | 2:23 | CD Pearl CD Pearl remastered |
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| Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) | 1:09 | 3 CD Box set |
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin, a cappella vocals
| Mercedes Benz | 1:45 1:45 2:12 1:45 1:45 1:45 |
CD Pearl CD Motion Picture 3 CD Box Set CD 18 Essential Songs CD Pearl remastered CD Greatest Hits remastered |
Sunset
Sound Studios Los Angeles |