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Title: Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Psychedelic Rock, San Francisco Acid Rock, San Francisco, California 6/26
Matrix #: KCS 9700
Condition: VG+, sounds great, some light marks (CC) | Members: Janis J (43' - 70'), Sam A (41' - 15'), James G (39' - 09'), Peter A (44' - Alive), Dave G (40' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Janis Joplin carried scars from brutal Port Arthur bullying and was deepening her heroin and alcohol use as Cheap Thrills made her famous.
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Studio Lore: Planned as a live album, the record was mostly rebuilt in studio after Fillmore tapes proved rough, leaving crowd noise to blur the truth.
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Album Art: The rejected title was Sex, Dope And Cheap Thrills, but R. Crumb’s comic cover kept the dirty carnival energy intact.
11/5/25 ob Sold 11/24/25 3/21/2026 CC 6/27/2026 CC
