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Cheaper Thrills
Live album by
Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company
Released1984
RecordedJuly 28, 1966
VenueCalifornia Hall, San Francisco, California
GenreRock, psychedelic rock
Length41:15
LabelFan Club
ProducerDavid Getz
Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology
Farewell Song
(1982) 		Cheaper Thrills
(1984) 		This Is Janis Joplin 1965
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB+[1]

Cheaper Thrills is a live album by Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin as their lead singer. Recorded live at one of their earliest concerts in San Francisco at California Hall on July 28, 1966, it includes the band's rendition of the song "Let the Good Times Roll," which was ten years old at the time. The recording of this concert became officially available to the public for the first time in 1984. The LP was originally released by Rhino Records as RNLP 121. Big Brother drummer David Getz produced and contributed liner notes to the back cover with his personal reminiscences of the circumstances leading to the formation and success of the band.

The live material on this release was also released as Cheaper Thrills, 1984, Edsel Records (UK), and Live in San Francisco 1966, 2002, Varese.[2]

The CD versions' track listing are in a different order, with the Varese version adding the bonus track, "Hall of the Mountain King."

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Come On Baby Let the Good Times Roll"Leonard Lee2:32
2."I Know You Rider"Traditional; arranged by Big Brother and the Holding Company3:08
3."Moanin' at Midnight"Chester Burnett4:55
4."Hey Baby"Big Brother and the Holding Company3:02
5."Down On Me"Traditional; arranged by Big Brother and the Holding Company2:40
6."Gutra's Garden"Big Brother and the Holding Company3:42
7."Harry"David Getz0:29
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whisperman"Big Brother and the Holding Company1:43
2."Women Is Losers"Janis Joplin3:39
3."Blow My Mind"Jimmy McCracklin2:30
4."Oh My Soul"Richard Penniman2:22
5."Coo-Coo"Traditional; arranged by Big Brother and the Holding Company2:18
6."Ball and Chain"Big Mama Thornton6:37

Personnel

Big Brother and the Holding Company
Technical

References

  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 17, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
  2. ^ "Grateful Dead Family Discography:Big Brother & the Holding Company Live".
  3. ^ "Big Brother & the Holding Company – Cheaper Thrills (1984, Vinyl)". Discogs.
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