''Live at Winterland '68'' is an album by

Janis Joplin Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and musician. One of the most successful and widely known Rock music, rock stars of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and "electric" stage ...

with her band

Big Brother and the Holding Company Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. After som ...

. It was recorded at the

Winterland Ballroom Winterland Ballroom (more commonly known as Winterland Arena or simply Winterland) was an ice skating rink and music venue in San Francisco, California. The arena was located at the corner of Post Street and Steiner Street. It was converted for ...

on April 12 and 13, 1968, and includes live renditions of songs from their studio albums. After a successful tour of the

East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, the Atlantic Coast, and the Atlantic Seaboard, is the coastline along which the Eastern United States meets the North Atlantic Ocean. The eastern seaboard contains the coa ...

, with B. B. King,

Albert King Albert Nelson (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known by his stage name Albert King, was an American guitarist and singer who is often regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues guitarists of all time. He is perhaps b ...

, and others, Big Brother returned to San Francisco, where this album was recorded. Lengthier renditions of their songs, such as "Light Is Faster Than Sound" extending over 7 minutes, are included.

Track listing

# "Down on Me" (Janis Joplin) 3:01 # "Flower in the Sun" (

Sam Andrew Sam Houston Andrew III (December 18, 1941 – February 12, 2015) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, composer, artist and founding member and guitarist of Big Brother and the Holding Company. During his career as musician and composer ...

) 3:12 # "I Need a Man to Love" (Janis Joplin, Sam Andrew) 5:52 # "Bye Bye Baby" (Powell St. John) 4:14 # "Easy Rider" (

James Gurley James Martin Gurley (December 22, 1939 – December 20, 2009) was an American musician. He is best known as the principal lead guitarist of Big Brother and the Holding Company, a psychedelic/acid rock band from San Francisco which was fronted ...

) 5:17 # "Combination of the Two" (Sam Andrew) 6:58 # "Farewell Song" (Sam Andrew) 6:08 # "

Piece of My Heart "Piece of My Heart" is a romantic soul love song written by Jerry Ragovoy and Bert Berns, originally recorded by Erma Franklin in 1967. Franklin's single peaked in December 1967 at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles char ...

" ( Jerry Ragovoy,

Bert Berns Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 – December 30, 1967), also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. His songwriting credits include " Twist and Shout", " Piec ...

) 6:41 # "Catch Me Daddy" (Janis Joplin, Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, David Getz,

) 5:45 # "Magic of Love" ( Mark Spoelstra) 3:07 # " Summertime" (

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...

Ira Gershwin Ira Gershwin (born Israel Gershovitz; December 6, 1896 – August 17, 1983) was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs in the English language of the 2 ...

, DuBose Heyward) 4:38 # "Light Is Faster Than Sound" (Peter Albin) 7:15 # "

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" (

Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), better known as Big Mama Thornton, was an American singer and songwriter of the blues and R&B genres. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's " Hound Dog", in 1952, which becam ...

) 9:42 # "Down on Me" (second version) (Janis Joplin) 4:03

Personnel

*Janis Joplin – vocals *

– guitar, vocals *Peter Albin – bass guitar, vocals *David Getz – drums, vocals ;Technical *Vic Anesini – mixing, mastering *Kerstin Bach – art direction *Pat Lofthouse – original Winterland poster *

Baron Wolman Baron Wolman (June 25, 1937 – November 2, 2020) was an American photographer best known for his work in the late 1960s for the music magazine ''Rolling Stone'', becoming the magazine's first chief photographer from 1967 until late 1970.Rhodes, ...

– cover photography

References

Big Brother and the Holding Company albums Janis Joplin albums 1998 live albums Columbia Records live albums {{1990s-rock-album-stub