The Collection [1995] (1995)

About this title: Sony repackaged and re-released the major albums Janis Joplin released -- Big Brother & the Holding Company's Cheap Thrills, I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!, and Pearl -- as a slipcased box set. It's not a bad way to acquire the albums if you don't already own them, but there are no bonus tracks or new packaging or remastering, which means it's of marginal interest to hardcore collectors. [The 1995 box should not be confused with the similar 2000 version, which was issued under a new catalog number and does feature the bonus tracks, remastering, and new packaging of 1999's ... read more

Tracks:

1. Combination of the Two [Andrew]
2. I Need a Man to Love [Joplin/Andrew]
3. Summertime [Heyward/Gershwin]
4. Piece of My Heart [Ragavoy/Berns]
5. Turtle Blues [Joplin]
6. Oh, Sweet Mary [Joplin/Albin/Andrew]
7. Ball and Chain [Thornton]
8. Roadblock [Studio Outtake] [Joplin/Albin]
9. Flower in the Sun [Studio Outtake] [Andrew]
10. Catch Me Daddy [Live] [Joplin/Albin/Andrew]
11. Magic of Love [Live] [Spoelstra]
12. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Ragovoy/Taylor]
13. Maybe [Barrett]
14. One Good Man [Joplin]
15. As Good as You've Been to This World [Gravenites]
16. To Love Somebody [Gibb/Gibb]
17. Kozmic Blues [Joplin/Mekler]
18. Little Girl Blue [Hart/Rodgers]
19. Work Me, Lord [Gravenites]
20. Dear Landlord [Session Outtake] [Dylan]
21. Summertime [Live at Woodstock] [Heyward/Gershwin]
22. Piece of My Heart [Live at Woodstock] [Ragavoy/Berns]
23. Move Over [Joplin]
24. Cry Baby [Meade/Russell]
25. A Woman Left Lonely [Penn/Oldham]
26. Half Moon [Hall]
27. Buried Alive in the Blues [Gravenites]
28. My Baby [Ragavoy/Shuman]
29. Me and Bobby McGee [Kristofferson/Foste]
30. Mercedes Benz [Joplin/McClure]
31. Trust Me [Womack]
32. Get It While You Can [Ragavoy/Shuman]
33. Tell Mama [Live] [Daniel/Terrell/Cart]
34. Little Girl Blue [Live] [Hart/Rodgers]
35. Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) [Live] [Ragovoy/Taylor]
36. Cry Baby [Live] [Ragovoy/Berns]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.