Sex, Dope and Cheap Thrills' is an essential collection of 30 rare performances, including 29 studio outtakes (25 previously unreleased) from the mythic 1968 sessions that generated Big Brother and The Holding Company's 'Cheap Thrills', the breakout album that introduced Janis Joplin to the world. This release debuts a previously unreleased live performance of 'Ball and Chain', recorded live at the Winterland Ballroom on April 12th 1968.
Track Listing:
1. Combination of the Two (Take 3) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (5.32)
2. I Need a Man to Love (Take 3) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (7.07)
3. Summertime - Big Brother and the Holding Company (4.06)
4. Piece of My Heart (Take 6) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (4.54)
5. Harry (Take 10) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (1.1)
6. Turtle Blues (Take 4) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (4.45)
7. Oh, Sweet Mary - Big Brother and the Holding Company (4.22)
8. Ball and Chain - Big Brother and the Holding Company (7.26)
1. Roadblock - Big Brother and the Holding Company (5.31)
2. Magic of Love (Take 1) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (3.18)
3. Oh, Sweet Mary - Big Brother and the Holding Company (6.53)
4. Flower in the Sun (Take 3) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (3.13)
5. Catch Me Daddy (Take 1) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (5.33)
6. Turtle Blues (Take 9) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (3.59)
7. How Many Times Blues Jam - Big Brother and the Holding Company (5.25)
8. Farewell Song (Take 5) - Big Brother and the Holding Company (5.12)
