JANIS JOPLIN / BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY - CHEAP THRILLS - VINYL LP 2021 class

JANIS JOPLIN / BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY - CHEAP THRILLS - VINYL LP 2021 class2012 reissue of classic 1968 vinyl LP. Janis Joplin belts it like no other on her heart stopping final album with Big Brother and the Holding Company. Her fiery "Piece of My Heart" takes every ounce of her emotional soul laid bare, and even today her powerful voice still haunts and captivates audiences of all ages. Surprisingly, the song only peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. The entire album did climb straight to #1 in late summer 1968.

the era saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution

1 Something in the Way She Moves

Nat King Cole

9 Method Man - Wu-Tang Clan

This gem includes classic Sun masters "Ooby Dooby" and "Mean Little Mama

3 Can't Let Go

6 In Line

but it’s an album showing the band pushing itself

8 A Night Like This

5 Navy Blue

the record was one of 50 recordings chosen by the Library of Congress in recognition of it's cultural significance to be added to the National Recording Registry

Fellow Replacements members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson reunited and recorded an original Slim Dunlap song plus three additional covers