Big Brother & the Holding Company and Janis Joplin - Cheap Thrills KCS 9700

code KCS 9700

note: terre haute pressing


"Cheap Thrills" is an album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in 1968. The album is best known for featuring Janis Joplin as the band's lead singer, and it captures the raw energy and emotive power of her voice at the height of the counterculture era. The album blends blues, rock, and psychedelia, with tracks like "Piece of My Heart" and "Summertime" becoming iconic. "Cheap Thrills" is characterized by its soulful, intense performances, with Joplin delivering some of her most memorable vocal work, often dripping with emotion and grit. The album's mixture of improvisation, raw blues, and social commentary made it a defining record of the 1960s. It was a commercial success, reaching No. 1 on the charts, and remains one of the quintessential albums of the late '60s psychedelic and blues rock movement.

Condition: Pre-Owned Good

record in great shape, sleeve has some minor borderwear