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BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY featuring JANIS JOPLIN / CHEAP THRILLS 1970 COLUMBIA US PRESS

• Red/ orange label 1970 pressing. 
• The dead wax shows etched "XSM 137375 -B" on side 1 & stamped "XSM137376-1D" on side 2 

• The cover is the gatefold edition.



CONDITION:
VINYL =   VG+  Visually clean & glossy with some chafing rub/sleeve scuff/hairlines visible under bright halogens. The labels are EXCELLENT with light spindle marks.

PLAY GRADE =   VG+   Some hiss/crackle between tracks (most noticeably on side 2 at the lead in rim) and lihgtly in background to varying degree, MUSIC MOSTLY OVERPOWERS WITH LOUD BOLD DEEP BOOMING FIDELITY.

COVER =   NM   STILL IN ORIGINAL  WRAPPER exceptionally light indication of handling or storage or age to the open exposed edge, CLEAN BRIGHT VIVID COLORFUL BOLD ART.  The edges are ROCK SOLID, SPINE SOLID & LEGIBLE.  Corners show exceptionally light bump or rub.   The original printed inner sleeve is EXCELLENT, CRISP & BRIGHT & CLEAN.





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Big Brother & The Holding Company ?– Cheap Thrills

Label: Columbia ?– KCS 9700 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue 
Country: US Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Combination Of The Two Lead Guitar – James*Vocals – Sam*Written-By – S. Andrew* A2 I Need A Man To Love Lead Guitar – Sam*Written-By – J. Joplin*, S. Andrew* A3 Summertime Arranged By [Arr.] – S. Andrew*Written-By – D. Heyward*, G. Gershwin* A4 Piece Of My Heart Lead Guitar – Sam*Written-By – Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy B1 Turtle Blues Guitar – Peter*Piano – John SimonWritten-By – J. Joplin* B2 Oh, Sweet Mary Lead Guitar – Peter A.*Vocals – Sam A.*Written-By – J. Joplin*, P. Albin* B3 Ball And Chain Lead Guitar – James*Written-By – "Big Mama" Thornton*

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Columbia Records
• Manufactured By – CBS Inc.
• Mastered At – Customatrix
• Recorded At – Fillmore Auditorium

Credits

• Artwork [Art] – R. Crumb* 
• Drums – Dave Getz
• Engineer – Fred Catero, James Gurley, Janis Joplin, Jerry Hochman, Roy Segal
• Guitar – James Gurley
• Guitar, Bass – Peter S. Albin*, Sam Houston Andrew III* 
• Photography By [Jacket Interior] – Elliot Landy* 
• Photography By [Rear Cover] – Thomas Weir
• Vocals – Janis Joplin

Notes

Gatefold cover.  Red labels with yellow text around perimeter.  Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc. 
Live material recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): XSM 137375
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): XSM 137376




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