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Big Brother and The Holding Company

Big Brother and The Holding Company

Initial release : September 1967

Mainstream 6099

The debut LP, recorded after Janis Joplin joined the group. The CD release in 1999 included 4 bonus tracks.

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Tracks

  • Bye, Bye Baby (Powell St. John)
  • Easy Rider (Gurley)
  • Intruder (Joplin)
  • Light Is Faster than Sound (Albin)
  • Call on Me (Andrew)
  • Women Is Losers (Joplin)
  • Blindman (Albin / Andrew / Getz / Gurley / Joplin)
  • Down on Me (Traditional)
  • Caterpillar (Albin)
  • All Is Loneliness (Moondog)
CD bonus tracks;
  • Coo Coo (Albin)
  • The Last Time (Joplin)
  • Call on Me (Andrew)
  • Bye Bye Baby (St. John)
Musicians

  • Peter Albin - bass
  • Sam Andrew - guitar
  • David Getz - drums
  • James Gurley - guitar
  • Janis Joplin - vocals
Related releases

Three singles were released in conjunction with this LP;

  • Blind Man / All Is Loneliness, Big Brother And The Holding Company, 1967, Mainstream 657
  • Down On Me / Call On me, Big Brother And The Holding Company, 1967, Mainstream 662
  • Bye Bye Baby / Intruder, Big Brother And The Holding Company, 1967, Mainstream 666
Two of the bonus tracks on the CD release were originally released as a single;
  • Coo Coo / The Last Mile, Big Brother And The Holding Company, 1968, Mainstream 678
The other two bonus tracks are alternate takes of songs on the LP. Bye Bye Baby was included on; Versions of Easy Rider, Coo-Coo, Down on Me, The Last Time, All Is Loneliness, Intruder, Light Is Faster than Sound and Bye, Bye Baby that were either the album take or alternate or edited versions, were included in the box set;
  • Janis, Janis Joplin, 1993
Down On me was included on; This album (including bonus tracks) was included in; This album (including bonus tracks) was also included in;