[2016-03-04] Janis Joplin "Janis: Little Girl Blue" soundtrack (Legacy)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

Description
Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at age 27. This soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary, Janis: Little Girl Blue, showcases Janis at her very best and features brand new liner notes from Oscar nominated Director & Producer Amy Berg, rare, vintage photos and reproductions of letters written by Janis as detailed throughout the documentary.

A remarkable career-spanning anthology, Janis: Little Girl Blue (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), brings together 17 essential Janis Joplin live and studio performances, including classic solo and Big Brother & the Holding Company tracks. The album debuts a previously unreleased version of "Piece of My Heart" (also featured in the documentary and recorded live at the Generation Club in New York City in April 1968 during the Wake for Martin Luther King concert, this performance was included in the 1991 D.A. Pennebaker/Chris Hagedus short film, "Comin' Home," and has been never been available as a commercial audio release).

Janis: Little Girl Blue includes an early recording of Janis Joplin singing Lead Belly's "Careless Love"; live performances with Big Brother & The Holding Company (from San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom, the Monterey Pop Festival, the Generation Club in New York City and Detroit's mythic Grande Ballroom); the Kozmic Blues Band (Frankfurt, West Germany, April 12, 1969); Janis live at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (August 17, 1969) and the legendary Festival Express Tour (July 4, 1970). Rounding out Janis: Little Girl Blue are definitive studio performances from the classic four original albums--Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cheap Thrills, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! and Pearl--recorded during Joplin's lifetime. All of the recordings on the Janis: Little Girl Blue soundtrack album may be heard in the film.

Tracklist
1. Careless Love Janis Joplin (from: Janis Early Performances)
2. Down On Me Big Brother & The Holding Company (from: Big Brother & The Holding Company)
3. Women Is Losers Big Brother & The Holding Company) (from: Janis Boxset)
4. Ball And Chain Big Brother & The Holding Company (recorded live at the Monterey Pop Festival June 17, 1967)
5. Piece of My Heart Big Brother & The Holding Company (Live at the Generation Club April 1968, previously unreleased as audio only)
6. Catch Me Daddy Big Brother & The Holding Company (recorded live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit March 2, 1968; from: Cheap Thrills Expanded Edition)
7. Magic Of Love Big Brother & The Holding Company (recorded live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit March 2, 1968; from: Cheap Thrills Expanded Edition)
8. Summertime Big Brother & The Holding Company (from: Cheap Thrills)
9. Raise Your Hand Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues Band (recorded live in Frankfort, West Germany April 12, 1969; from: Farewell Song)
10. Maybe Janis Joplin (from: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!)
11. Work Me, Lord Janis Joplin (recorded live at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair August 17, 1969)
12. Trust Me Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band (from: Pearl)
13. Cry Baby Janis Joplin (recorded live in Calgary during the Festival Express Tour July 4, 1970; from: Pearl Expanded Edition)
14. Tell Mama Janis Joplin (recorded live in Calgary during the Festival Express Tour July 4, 1970; from: Pearl Expanded Edition)
15. Get It While You Can Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band (from: Pearl)
16. Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band (from: Pearl)
17. Little Girl Blue Janis Joplin (from: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BG6K68W/?tag=imwan-20

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

Details about the home video release of the documentary itself can be found in this thread: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=95192

Stumpy Joe · **Joined:** 29 Apr 2014 **Posts:** 1538

Charlie wrote:

Description
Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock & roll singers of all time, a tragic and misunderstood figure who thrilled millions of listeners and blazed new creative trails before her death in 1970 at age 27. This soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary, Janis: Little Girl Blue, showcases Janis at her very best and features brand new liner notes from Oscar nominated Director & Producer Amy Berg, rare, vintage photos and reproductions of letters written by Janis as detailed throughout the documentary.

A remarkable career-spanning anthology, Janis: Little Girl Blue (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), brings together 17 essential Janis Joplin live and studio performances, including classic solo and Big Brother & the Holding Company tracks. The album debuts a previously unreleased version of "Piece of My Heart" (also featured in the documentary and recorded live at the Generation Club in New York City in April 1968 during the Wake for Martin Luther King concert, this performance was included in the 1991 D.A. Pennebaker/Chris Hagedus short film, "Comin' Home," and has been never been available as a commercial audio release).

Janis: Little Girl Blue includes an early recording of Janis Joplin singing Lead Belly's "Careless Love"; live performances with Big Brother & The Holding Company (from San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom, the Monterey Pop Festival, the Generation Club in New York City and Detroit's mythic Grande Ballroom); the Kozmic Blues Band (Frankfurt, West Germany, April 12, 1969); Janis live at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair (August 17, 1969) and the legendary Festival Express Tour (July 4, 1970). Rounding out Janis: Little Girl Blue are definitive studio performances from the classic four original albums--Big Brother & The Holding Company, Cheap Thrills, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! and Pearl--recorded during Joplin's lifetime. All of the recordings on the Janis: Little Girl Blue soundtrack album may be heard in the film.

Tracklist
1. Careless Love Janis Joplin (from: Janis Early Performances)
2. Down On Me Big Brother & The Holding Company (from: Big Brother & The Holding Company)
3. Women Is Losers Big Brother & The Holding Company) (from: Janis Boxset)
4. Ball And Chain Big Brother & The Holding Company (recorded live at the Monterey Pop Festival June 17, 1967)
5. Piece of My Heart Big Brother & The Holding Company (Live at the Generation Club April 1968, previously unreleased as audio only)
6. Catch Me Daddy Big Brother & The Holding Company (recorded live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit March 2, 1968; from: Cheap Thrills Expanded Edition)
7. Magic Of Love Big Brother & The Holding Company (recorded live at the Grande Ballroom, Detroit March 2, 1968; from: Cheap Thrills Expanded Edition)
8. Summertime Big Brother & The Holding Company (from: Cheap Thrills)
9. Raise Your Hand Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues Band (recorded live in Frankfort, West Germany April 12, 1969; from: Farewell Song)
10. Maybe Janis Joplin (from: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!)
11. Work Me, Lord Janis Joplin (recorded live at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair August 17, 1969)
12. Trust Me Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band (from: Pearl)
13. Cry Baby Janis Joplin (recorded live in Calgary during the Festival Express Tour July 4, 1970; from: Pearl Expanded Edition)
14. Tell Mama Janis Joplin (recorded live in Calgary during the Festival Express Tour July 4, 1970; from: Pearl Expanded Edition)
15. Get It While You Can Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band (from: Pearl)
16. Me And Bobby McGee Janis Joplin & The Full Tilt Boogie Band (from: Pearl)
17. Little Girl Blue Janis Joplin (from: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01BG6K68W/?tag=imwan-20

For a Joplin comp, this is a reasonably ambitious collection, although more than anything else, it underscores just how little unreleased music is left. There is (or perhaps I should say was) some of her live stuff over on Wolfgang's Vault (or whatever it's called now), as well as some early, pre-Columbia material that has circulated on bootleg and quasi-bootleg, but very little of it.

Part of me is curious as to which performances are included in the new documentary, but part of me outgrew Janis Joplin a few years ago. She once seemed tragic; now she just seems eternally immature and, frankly, kind of unpleasant. Which has no bearing on her music, I know, but I've outgrown a lot of the stuff I used to devour 20-30 years ago.

[2016-03-04] Janis Joplin "Janis: Little Girl Blue" soundtrack (Legacy)

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