BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY "Cheap Thrills" LP Gatefold NM/EX 1968 1st

$

25

Big Brother & The Holding Company ?– Cheap Thrills

Label:

Columbia ?– KCS 9700

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Terre Haute

Country:

US

Released:

12 Aug 1968

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Combination Of The Two

Lead Guitar – James*

Vocals – Sam*

Written-By – S. Andrew*

5:45

A2 I Need A Man To Love

Lead Guitar – Sam*

Written-By – J. Joplin*, S. Andrew*

4:56

A3 Summertime

Arranged By [Arr.] – S. Andrew*

Written-By – D. Heyward*, G. Gershwin*

3:59

A4 Piece Of My Heart

Lead Guitar – Sam*

Written-By – Bert Berns, Jerry Ragovoy

4:12

B1 Turtle Blues

Guitar – Peter*

Piano – John Simon

Written-By – J. Joplin*

4:21

B2 Oh, Sweet Mary

Lead Guitar – Peter A.*

Vocals – Sam A.*

Written-By – J. Joplin*, P. Albin*

4:16

B3 Ball And Chain

Lead Guitar – James*

Written-By – "Big Mama" Thornton*

9:30

Companies, etc.

Manufactured By – Columbia Records

Manufactured By – CBS Inc.

Recorded At – Fillmore Auditorium

Mastered At – Customatrix

Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

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

Terre Haute pressing variant of the original US release,

as indicated by a "T" etched in the runout areas.

Released in a Gatefold cover on a red "360 sound" label with white lettering.

Although Janis Joplin has a release-wide vocal credit (and indeed sings on every song), on the individual song credits, only 'Sam' is credited for vocals on Tracks A1 and B2.

Track A3 is incorrectly credited to Gershwin Bros. on the front cover, though the label correctly credits George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward.

Track B3 is credited to W. M. Thornton on the label, and "Big Mama" Thornton on the front cover.

Live material recorded at Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium (tracks A1, A2 & B3). Turtle Blues "Vibes" courtesy of Barney's Beanery. Approved By Hell's Angels Frisco

Tracks A1 to A3, B1, B2 published by ASCAP. Tracks A4 and B3 published by BMI.

Stereo "360 Sound". Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc. Litho in USA. Printed in USA. Rear cover photo © Thomas Weir 1967.

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.