Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills: a Vibrant Image of Janis Joplin

Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills "is the title of the re-edition of the celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary of the historic 1968 album by Janis Joplin.
Joplin 's publication, which is placed on the markets starting this November 30, will include unpublished and rare performances.

The re-release, with cover notes by Big Brother and the Holding Company drummer David Getz and Jefferson's vocalist Airplane Grace Slick, will be available in the form of a double CD or double vinyl, both containing sixteen tracks in total.

Janis Joplin’s time in the San Francisco blues crew Big Brother and the Holding Co. was relatively short, only a couple of years — just long enough to record two albums and become an era-defining flashpoint at the Monterey Pop Festival. Their second album, 1968’s Cheap Thrills, became an acid-rock landmark thanks to the barnburner “Piece of My Heart,” a sultry cover of “Summertime” and the crushing, epic cover of Big Mama Thornton’s “Ball and Chain.” It went to Number One and was certified gold and within a few months of its release, Joplin quit to become a solo star.

Disco 1:

1. "Combination of the Two" (Take 3)
2. "I Need a Man to Love" (Take 4)
3. "Summertime" (Take 2) *
4. "Piece of My Heart" (Take 6)
5. "Harry" (Take 10)
6. "Turtle Blues" (Take 4)
7. "Oh, Sweet Mary"
8. "Ball and Chain" (live, The Winterland Ballroom, April 12, 1968)
9. "Roadblock" (Take 1) *
10. "Catch Me Daddy" (Take 1)
11. "It's a Deal" (Take 1) *
12. "Easy Once You Know How" (Take 1) *
13. "How Many Times Blues Jam"
14. "Farewell Song" (Take 7)

The three alternate takes of “Piece of My Heart” have a similar energy to the more familiar version, but show just how vibrant Joplin was at the sessions. And the second disc’s first take of “Summertime” captures a brilliant performance that would have been a thing of legend if the band hadn’t fallen apart at the end

Disco 2:

1. "Flower in the Sun" (Take 3)
2. "Oh Sweet Mary"
3. "Summertime" (Take 1)
4. "Piece of My Heart" (Take 4)
5. "Catch Me Daddy" (Take 9)
6. "Catch Me Daddy" (Take 10)
7. "I Need a Man to Love" (Take 3)
8. "Harry" (Take 9)
9. "Farewell Song" (Take 4)
10. "Misery'n" (Takes 2 & 3)
11. "Misery'n" (Take 4)
12. "Magic of Love" (Take 1) *
13. "Turtle Blues" (Take 9)
14. "Turtle Blues" (last verse Takes 1-3)
15. "Piece of My Heart" (Take 3)
16. "Farewell Song" (Take 5)