Drawing inspiration from Bessie Smith and Odetta, Joplin developed a brash, uncompromising vocal style quite unlike accustomed folk madonnas. In 1966 Janis was invited to the Bay Area to front Big Brother And The Holding Company. Their Cheap Thrills, a joyous celebration of true psychedelic soul, contained two Joplin 'standards', 'Piece Of My Heart' and 'Ball And Chain', but she left the group in November 1968. Electric Flag members Mike Bloomfield, Harvey Brooks and Nick Gravenites helped assemble a new act, known as the Kozmic Blues Band. I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama was coolly received, but the set contained several excellent Joplin vocals,
notably 'Try', 'Maybe' and 'Little Girl Blue'. The singer subsequently dissolved the band and undertook medical advicefor drink/drug abuse. A slimmed-down group, the Full Tilt Boogie Band, was unveiled in May 1970 featuring a tighter, more intimate sound. Sessions for a debut album were all but complete when, on 4 October 1970, Joplin died of a heroin overdose at her Hollywood hotel. The posthumous Pearl proved her most consistent work, with 'My Baby', 'Cry Baby' and the anthemic 'Get It While You Can'. The highlight was the chart-topping 'Me And Bobby McGee', which allowed Joplin to be both vulnerable and assertive. Janis knew few boundaries, artistic or personal, and her sadly brief catalogue is marked by bare-nerved honesty.

Tracks:
01. Trouble In Mind
02. Down On Me
03. Bye Bye Baby
04. Ball And Chain
05. Piece Of My Heart
06. I Need A Man To Love
07. Summertime
08. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
09. One Good Man
10. Kozmic Blues
11. Raise Your Hand
12. Tell Mama
13. Move Over
14. Mercedes Benz
15. Get It While You Can
16. Me And Bobby McGee
17. Trust Me
18. Half Moon

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