CLASSIFICATION
Swallow ID:
5802
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Title:
Janis Joplin singing performance, 1970 #553
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Studio recording
Genre:
Music
Identifiers:
[]
Rights
Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)
Notes:
Potentially belongs to Columbia Records?
CREATORS
Name:
Joplin, Janis
Dates:
1943-1970
Role:
"Performer"
Name:
McClure, Michael
Dates:
1932-2020
Role:
"Author"
Notes:
she sings Mercedes Benz by Michael McClure
CONTRIBUTORS
MATERIAL DESCRIPTION
Image:
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Very Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card
DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:31
Size:
41.4 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:32
Size:
41.7 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Dates
Date:
1970
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card
LOCATION
CONTENT
Contents:
Side Track No. Comments
One 000 Move Over
081 Cry Baby
173 A Woman Left Lonely
261 Half Moon
364 Buried Alive in the Blues
Two 000 My Baby
082 Me and Bobby McGee
188 Mercedes Benz (by Michael McClure)
232 Trust Me
318 Get It While You Can
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting
NOTES
Type:
General
Note:
The Full Tilt Boogie Band were the musicians who accompanied her on the Festival Express, a concert tour by train of Canada, in the summer of 1970. Many of the songs on this album were recorded on the concert stage in Canada two months before Joplin and the band started their Los Angeles recording sessions. The band also appeared twice on The Dick Cavett Show. They also played many American cities, both before and after Festival Express, although no recordings of those concerts have been officially released.
All nine tracks that she sings on were personally approved and arranged by Joplin. Pearl features the number one hit "Me and Bobby McGee", on which she played acoustic guitar, written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster; "Trust Me", by Bobby Womack, written for Joplin; Howard Tate's "Get It While You Can", showcasing her vocal range; and the original songs "Move Over" and "Mercedes Benz", the latter co-written by Joplin, Bobby Neuwirth and Michael McClure.
Joplin sang on all tracks except "Buried Alive in the Blues", which remained an instrumental because she died before recording vocals. The song's writer Nick Gravenites was offered the opportunity to sing it as a tribute to Joplin, but he turned it down.
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