The Lost Tapes (Big Brother and the Holding Company album) explained
The Lost Tapes is a two-disc compilation album by the San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin as lead singer. The material on the first disc consists of a show at The Matrix on January 31, 1967 that is previously unreleased. The second disc consists primarily of a show at The California Hall on July 28, 1966 that had first seen release in 1984 as Cheaper Thrills, with the final track "Hall Of The Mountain King" taken from a KQED TV broadcast on April 25, 1967.[1] [2]
Track listing
- Disc One
- "Bye, Bye Baby" - 4:10
- "Great White Guru" - 5:46
- "Women Is Losers" - 5:09
- "Oh My Soul" - 2:34
- "Amazing Grace" - 11:30
- "Caterpillar" - 4:11
- "It's a Deal" - 2:13
- "Hi Heel Sneakers" - 3:36
- "Faster Pussycat Kill Kill" - 2:22
- "Turtle Blues" - 6:46
- "All Is Loneliness" - 9:04
- "Light Is Faster Than Sound" - 6:26
- Disc Two
- "(Come On Baby) Let the Good Times Roll" - 2:37
- "I Know You Rider" - 3:13
- "Moanin' at Midnight" - 4:57
- "Hey Baby" - 2:50
- "Down on Me" - 2:45
- "Whisperman" - 1:46
- "Women Is Losers" - 3:48
- "Blow My Mind" - 2:34
- "Oh My Soul" - 2:34
- "Ball and Chain" - 6:43
- "Coo-Coo" - 2:30
- "Gutra's Garden" - 4:36
- "Harry" - 0:37
- "Hall of the Mountain King" - 6:51
Personnel
- Big Brother and the Holding Company
- Janis Joplin - vocals, maracas
- James Gurley - guitar
- Sam Andrew - guitar
- Peter Albin - bass, vocals
- David Getz - drums
Notes and References
- Web site: Campbell. Al. The Lost Tapes. AllMusic. January 16, 2014.
- Web site: Big Brother And The Holding Company* – The Lost Tapes. Discogs. January 16, 2014.
