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

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1 1Combination of the Two
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-03-19) and Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-03-19)
guitar:
James Gurley (on 1968-03-19)
lead vocals:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-19)
vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Combination of the Two (on 1968-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Andrew
45:49
1 2I Need a Man to Love
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass 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:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
I Need a Man to Love (on 1968-05-20)
lyricist, writer and composer:
Sam Andrew and Janis Joplin
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (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:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
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., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
recording of:
Piece of My Heart
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., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
4.54:15
2 1Turtle Blues
producer:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician)
bass and guitar:
Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-19)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-03-19)
guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-03-19) and James Gurley (on 1968-03-19)
piano:
John Simon (US producer, arranger, composer, songwriter and musician) (on 1968-03-19)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Turtle Blues (on 1968-03-19)
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. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recording of:
Oh, Sweet Mary
lyricist and composer:
Janis Joplin
4.54:17
2 3Ball and Chain
bass and guitar:
Peter Albin (on 1968-03-08) and Sam Andrew (on 1968-03-08)
drums (drum set):
Dave Getz (on 1968-03-08)
guitar:
James Gurley (on 1968-03-08)
lead vocals:
Janis Joplin (on 1968-03-08)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1999) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1999)
recorded at:
Fillmore East in East Village, New York, New York, United States (on 1968-03-08)
live cover recording of:
Ball and Chain (on 1968-03-08)
lyricist and composer:
Big Mama Thornton
49:28