Live at Winterland '68
Two April nights in San Francisco, with the Cheap Thrills songs played the long way.
Big Brother & The Holding Company, 1998
- Released
- 1998
- Recorded
- 12 and 13 April 1968
- Studio
- Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco
- Type
- live
This album was recorded at the Winterland Ballroom on 12 and 13 April 1968, after the band came back to San Francisco from a tour of the East Coast. It credits Janis Joplin with her band and includes live versions of songs from their studio albums, several of them lengthier than on record. Light Is Faster Than Sound runs over seven minutes, Piece of My Heart 6:41 and Ball and Chain 9:42. Down on Me appears twice, at 3:01 and 4:03. Summertime and Combination of the Two are here as well.
Track listing
- Down on Me3:01
- Flower in the Sun3:12
- I Need a Man to Love5:52
- Bye Bye Baby4:14
- Easy Rider5:17
- Combination of the Two6:58
- Farewell Song6:08
- Piece of My Heart6:41
- Catch Me Daddy5:45
- Magic of Love3:07
- Summertime4:38
- Light Is Faster Than Sound7:15
- Ball and Chain9:42
- Down on Me (second version)4:03
Personnel
- Janis Joplin vocals
- James Gurley guitar, vocals
- Sam Andrew guitar, vocals
- Peter Albin bass, vocals
- Dave Getz drums, vocals
- Vic Anesini mixing, mastering
More from Big Brother & The Holding Company
Big Brother & the Holding Company (1967), Cheap Thrills (1968), Be a Brother (1970), How Hard It Is (1971)
Sources
- Live at Winterland '68, Wikipedia
- Cheap Thrills (Big Brother and the Holding Company album), Wikipedia