Joplin, Janis: Janis: Little Girl Blue (Original Soundtrack)

Janis Joplin: Janis: Little Girl Blue (Original Soundtrack) - COMPACT DISCS

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Janis: Little Girl Blue (Original Soundtrack)

Artist:

Janis Joplin

Label:

Sony Legacy

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

888751890329

Genre:

Rock

Release Date:

2016-03-04

Number of Discs:

1

Original soundtrack to the acclaimed documentary. Janis Joplin is one of the most revered and iconic rock 'n' 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. Janis: Little Girl Blue, showcases Janis at her very best and features brand new liner notes from Oscar nominated director and 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, 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. 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.

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