Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills [Vinyl LP]

Big Brother & The Holding Company – Cheap Thrills [Vinyl LP]

Format: LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold Sleeve + MP3 Download Code
Label: Sony BMG / Columbia / Legacy
Catalogue Number: 190758 74991
Barcode: 190758749914
Released: 19 October 2018 (Legacy Reissue)
Originally Released: August 1968
Genre: Psychedelic Rock / Blues Rock / Acid Rock
Condition: New & Sealed

Description

A defining moment of the San Francisco sound, Cheap Thrills captures Janis Joplin and Big Brother & The Holding Company in full electric bloom—raw, raucous, and emotionally unfiltered. This 2018 reissue from Sony BMG’s Legacy series is pressed on standard-weight vinyl and housed in a gatefold sleeve featuring Robert Crumb’s iconic comic-style artwork. Includes an MP3 download code for full album access.

Recorded live and in-studio, the album blends garage grit with blues intensity, anchored by Joplin’s volcanic vocals and the band’s freeform energy. From the explosive Piece of My Heart to the slow-burning Ball and Chain, it’s a visceral document of counterculture catharsis.

Tracklist Overview

Side A

• Combination Of The Two
• I Need A Man To Love
• Summertime
• Piece Of My Heart

Side B

• Turtle Blues
• Oh, Sweet Mary
• Ball And Chain

Credits & Notes

• Vocals: Janis Joplin
• Produced by John Simon
• Artwork by R. Crumb
• Recorded at Columbia Studios & live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit
• Remastered by Sony Music Studios
• Includes MP3 download code (inserted inside sleeve)