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Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection

Janis Joplin - Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection Audio CD

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Band: Janis Joplin
Title: Box of Pearls: The Janis Joplin Collection
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Release Date: 1999-08-31
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Bye Bye Baby - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 2: Easy Rider - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 3: Intruder - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 4: Light Is Faster Than Sound - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 5: Call on Me - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 6: Women Is Losers - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 7: Blindman - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 8: Down on Me - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 9: Caterpillar - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 10: All Is Loneliness - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 11: Coo Coo [*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 12: Last Time [*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 13: Call on Me [Alternate Take][#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 14: Bye Bye Baby [Alternate Take][#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 15: Combination of the Two - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 16: I Need a Man to Love - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 17: Summertime - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 18: Piece of My Heart - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 19: Turtle Blues - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 20: Oh, Sweet Mary - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 21: Ball and Chain - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 22: Road Block [#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 23: Flower in the Sun [#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 24: Catch Me Daddy [Live][#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 25: Magic of Love [Live][#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 26: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 27: Maybe - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 28: One Good Man - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 29: As Good as You've Been to This World - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 30: To Love Somebody - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 31: Kozmic Blues - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 32: Little Girl Blue - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 33: Work Me, Lord - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 34: Dear Landlord [*] - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 35: Summertime [Live][#][*] - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 36: Piece of My Heart [Live][#][*] - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band, Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 37: Move Over - Janis Joplin & Her Kozmic Blues Band 38: Cry Baby - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 39: Woman Left Lonely - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 40: Half Moon - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 41: Buried Alive in the Blues - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 42: My Baby - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 43: Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin, Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 44: Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 45: Trust Me - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 46: Get It While You Can - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 47: Tell Mama [Live][#][*] - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 48: Little Girl Blue [Live][#][*] - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 49: Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live][#][*] - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 50: Cry Baby [Live][#][*] - Janis Joplin & the Full Tilt Boogie Band 51: It's a Deal [Studio Outtake][#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 52: Easy Once You Know How [Studio Outtake][#][*] - Big Brother & the Holding Company, Janis Joplin 53: Maybe [Live][#][*] - Sunny Murray Duo, Sunny Murray Duo 54: Raise Your Hand [Live][#][*] - Sunny Murray Duo, Sunny Murray Duo 55: Bo Diddley [Live][#][*] - Sunny Murray Duo, Sunny Murray Duo

Fantastic!
For the avid Janis Joplin fan this is a must have. This is without a doubt the best collection of Janis Joplin songs since her death.

A must have for Janis fans!
All of it is amazing material, in my opinion, from the tamer earlier Big Brother tracks, to the screeching guitars and screaming vocals found on Cheap Thrills, to the soulful blues of Janis's first solo album, to the vocal masterpieces that make up Janis's last album. This wonderful, five-disc set includes all the Janis basics; her two albums with Big Brother & the Holding Co (Self-titled and Cheap Thrills), her first solo album with the Kozmic Blues Band (I Got Dem Old Kozmic Blues Again, Mama!), her final studio album with her Full Tilt Boogie Band (Pearl), and a disc of rare, never-before-released tracks (Rare Pearls).

I would recommend this set to. . . well, anyone. . . but I would most recommend it to just-starting-out Janis fans; this set has, like I said, all the basics, then, if you're just dying to get ahold of every single track she ever recorded (like I am!), there are a lot - A LOT - of Janis "Best of" compilations that each have different live versions of songs, so you can hunt through those and buy single mp3s on itunes or Amazon, then there's Live at Winterland with Big Brother, and finally Farewell Song is a great Janis compilation that's sort of a ragtag collection of rare songs/versions of songs. Also, the three-disc set called "Janis" has a lot of great earlier material as well as her birthday message for John Lennon. And lastly, I would highly recommend going to YouTube and looking up "young Janis Joplin," because there are a bunch of incredible recordings of Janis singing real gritty bluegrass, folk, and blues. ("No Reason for Livin'" is my favorite -- look it up!)

At the end of "Bo Diddley" on Rare Pearls, keep listening on because there's a snippet of Janis talking about a particularly good London concert. And we get to hear her laugh! Isn't that the icing on the cake or what. Buy this collection, end of story.

grandaughter's gift
It has everything she likes and the extra cuts are great. I bought this for my grandaughter's 14th birthday and she loves it. Well worth the money.

Blown away again
What can I say? This is a great box set. Wow. It covers all of Janis's career from Big Brother to The Kozmic Blues Band to The full tilt boogie band. Plus all of the extra songs are amazing on here as well. The booklet is informative for people just getting into Janis, but redundant for the rest of us. I would recommend this to anyone who either loves Janis, or just wants to get a full perspective of her.

Forever the Queen
Love each record and the bonus EP. This is the best Joplin compilation out there. Janis will forever be the queen of rock and roll and every music collection needs this set.

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