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The Essential Janis Joplin celebrates one of hist ory's greatest pop icon, with 30 incendiary tracks CD's. Digitally remastered from the original sourc e tapes. Features 2 previously unreleased tracks recorded at Woodstock. Full-color booklet featurin g i n-depth notes and rare photos.

Janis Joplin - Essential Janis Joplin - (Limited Edition, Remastered) - [CD]

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Web Code: 17473042
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To Love Somebody and Kozmic Blues (both live at Woodstock) join 28 of Janis' most powerful performances: Piece of My Heart; Mercedes Benz; Try (Just a Little Bit Harder); Me and Bobby McGee; Cry Baby; Down on Me; Coo Coo; Summertime; Trust Me; Move Over; Maybe; Roadblock , and more!

Such was the visceral power of Janis Joplin's voice that her enduring legend as '60s rock icon was based on just a pair of solo albums and the two releases with her fronting Big Brother and the Holding Company that she recorded before her death in 1970 of a drug overdose. This 30-track double-disc anthology offers a concise introduction to the incendiary talents of a singer whose tortured blues seemed no mere affectation; being cruelly voted "Ugliest Man on Campus" during her tenure at the University of Texas barely hinted at the depth of Joplin's personal demons. Organized chronologically with its discs split between her band and solo careers, the anthology documents the story of a raw, riveting talent that carried the often slovenly psychedelic blues of Big Brother to stardom via "Down on Me" and "Piece of Heart," stumbled only slightly on her solo debut (I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama), and then reached full, ragged glory on the quintessential Pearl with tracks like her posthumous hit "Me and Bobby McGee" and the playful "Mercedes Benz." The collection also features a pair of previously unreleased live Big Brother tracks ("To Love Somebody," "Kozmic Blues") recorded at Woodstock '69. --Jerry McCulley

Product Condition
Brand New
Music Genre
Rock
Media Format
CD
Parental Advisory
No
Artist(s)
Janis Joplin
Year of Original Release
2003
Number of Discs
2
Music Label
Sony Legacy

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