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Live Albums By Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin started as the vocalist and ordinary band member of Big Brother & The Holding Company but quickly became the star before going her own way as the band leader.

Joplin is one of the rock stars who are members of the tragic “27 club”, dying on October 4, 1970 when she was aged 27.

Studio Albums By Janis Joplin

It’s useful to see the timing of the studio albums before looking in detail at the live albums.

1967 Big Brother and the Holding Company
1969 I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
1971 Pearl released after she passed away.

Live Albums By Janis Joplin

There are plenty of live recordings featuring Janis Joplin in concert that have been released as live albums:

1966 – Live in San Francisco 1966 (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1966 – Cheaper Thrills (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1968 – Live at Winterland ’68 (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1968 – Cheap Thrills (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1968 – Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1968 and 1970 – In Concert (with Big Brother and the Holding Company, the second with the Full Tilt Boogie Band)
1969 – Live in Amsterdam (with the Kozmic Blues Band)
1969 – The Woodstock Experience (with the Kozmic Blues Band)
1970 – Live in Honolulu (with the Full Tilt Boogie Band)

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Buying Albums By Janis Joplin

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Big Brother and the Holding Company Cheap Thrills 1968

Cheap Thrills is an album by Big Brother and the Holding Company.

This is a controversial album since much of it was recorded in the studio with crowd noise mixed in to give the impression that it’s a live album. The only completely live in concert recording is that of Ball & Chain. The expended version available on CD has two more live songs, Catch Me Daddy and Magic of Love.

It is, however, a convincing impression since it captures a raw, live-in-concert style energy.

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Janis Joplin The Woodstock Experience 1969

The Woodstock Experience is a two CD set by Janis Joplin with one CD in teh stucio and the second live in concert.

This collection brings together her studio album I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again, Mama together with a second CD with a recording of her Woodstock performance performing with the Kozmic Blues Band on August 16th, 1969.

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Big Brother and the Holding Company Live in San Francisco 1966

Live in San Francisco 1966 is a live album by Big Brother and the Holding Company.

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Janis Joplin Live At The Carousel Ballroom 1968

Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 is a live album by Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company.

Strictly speaking it’s Big Brother and the Holding Company featuring Janis Joplin but in later years she has over-shadowed the other members..

It was recorded at The Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco on June 23, 1968. It was only released in March 2012 except for the final song which was recorded the day before.

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Janis Joplin In Concert 1968 & 1970

Janis Joplin In Concert is a live compilation album by Janis Joplin and two of her backing groups.

It features songs recorded in 1968 with Big Brother And The Holding Company and in 1970 with the Full Tilt Boogie Band.

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Best Janis Joplin Live Album

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Live Albums By Janis Joplin

1966 – Live in San Francisco 1966 (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1966 – Cheaper Thrills (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1968 – Live at Winterland ’68 (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1968 – Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (with Big Brother and the Holding Company)
1968 and 1970 – In Concert (the first is with Big Brother and the Holding Company, the second with the Full Tilt Boogie Band)
1969 – Live in Amsterdam (with the Kozmic Blues Band)
1969 – The Woodstock Experience (with the Kozmic Blues Band)
1970 – Live in Honolulu (with the Full Tilt Boogie Band)

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Janis Joplin Live at Winterland ’68

Live at Winterland ’68 is a live album by Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company.

As the album title suggests, it was recorded at the Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco on April 12, 1968, and April 13, 1968 but not released until 1998.

Joplin left Big Brother in after concerts in December 1968 and performing with the Kozmic Blues Band and the Full Tilt Boogie Band, she died on October 4, 1970. She was just 27 years old.

Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company Live at Winterland ’68

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