Cheaper Thrills is a live album by Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin as their lead singer. Recorded live at one of their earliest concerts in San Francisco at California Hall on July 28, 1966, it includes the band's rendition of the song "Let the Good Times Roll," which was ten years old at the time. The recording of this concert became officially available to the public for the first time in 1984. The LP was originally released by Rhino Records as RNLP 121. Big Brother drummer David Getz produced and contributed liner notes to the back cover with his personal reminiscences of the circumstances leading to the formation and success of the band.
The live material on this release was also released as Cheaper Thrills in 1984 on Edsel Records (UK) and Live in San Francisco 1966 in 2002 on Varese.
The CD versions' track listing are in a different order, with the Varese version adding the bonus track, "Hall of the Mountain King."
Track listing
Personnel Big Brother and the Holding Company Janis Joplin – vocals, maracas James Gurley – guitar Sam Andrew – guitar Peter Albin – bass, vocals David Getz – drums Technical Dana Joe Chappelle – engineer Skip Saylor – engineer Stanley Mouse – front cover art, calligraphy Herb Greene – front cover photograph
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