Cheap Thrills

~ Release by Big Brother & the Holding Company (see all versions of this release, 21 available)

Annotation

No "Printed in U.S.A." notice on paper labels.

Although it looks like a North American release, copies were sold in Europe (Austria).

Runout (example)

Side 1: P <B+MP> XSM 137375 G2A C6
Side 2: (HXMP) XSM-137376 G2B ⊏ G1 B26
(runouts etched, except ⊏ stamped)

Manufacturer: Lacquer cut was done in the US. "G1" and generally "Gn" points to Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton. On the other hand, a "P" indicates Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman (possibly made for Pitman?). There is a prominent 68.5mm diameter pressing ring, mostly found on Pitman pressings, but it also appears on pressings done by sister plants. The stamped ⊏ is no known symbol.

Annotation last modified on 2023-06-10 11:37 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
1 1Combination of the Two
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin and Sam Andrew
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz
guitar:
James Gurley
lead vocals:
Sam Andrew
vocals:
Janis Joplin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
recording of:
Combination of the Two
lyricist and composer:
Sam Andrew
45:49
1 2I Need a Man to Love
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz
guitar:
Sam Andrew and James Gurley
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
recording of:
I Need a Man to Love
lyricist and composer:
Sam Andrew and Janis Joplin
44:56
1 3Summertime
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-28) and Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-28)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-05-28)
guitar:
James Gurley (on 1968-05-28)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-28)
arranger:
Sam Andrew
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1968-05-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3.74:02
1 4Piece of My Heart
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass guitar and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-05-20)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-05-20)
guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-05-20) and James Gurley (on 1968-05-20)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-05-20)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
cover recording of:
Piece of My Heart (on 1968-05-20)
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
4.554:15
2 1Turtle Blues
bass and guitar:
Sam Andrew
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz
guitar:
Peter Albin and James Gurley
piano:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
recording of:
Turtle Blues
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
44:24
2 2Oh, Sweet Mary
bass and guitar and lead vocals:
Sam Andrew
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz
guitar:
Peter Albin and James Gurley
vocals:
Janis Joplin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
recording of:
Oh, Sweet Mary
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
4.54:17
2 3Ball and Chain
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin and Sam Andrew
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz
guitar:
James Gurley
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Inc., Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1999) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1999)
recorded at:
The Fillmore Auditorium (pre-1968) in San Francisco, California, United States (in 1968)
live cover recording of:
Ball and Chain (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
recording of:
Ball and Chain
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
49:28