The Lost Tapes

Big Brother & the Holding Company - The Lost Tapes

The Lost Tapes
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Artist: Big Brother & the Holding Company
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-06-24
Music Label: AIRLINE RECORDS
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Bye Bye Baby
  2. Great White Guru
  3. Women Is Losers
  4. Oh My Soul
  5. Amazing Grace
  6. Caterpillar
  7. It's A Deal
  8. Hi Heel Sneakers
  9. Faster Pussycat Kill Kill
  10. Turtle Blues
  11. All Is Loneliness
  12. Light Is Faster Than Sound
Music CD 2
  1. (Come On Baby) Let The Good Times Roll
  2. I Know You Rider
  3. Moanin' At Midnight
  4. Hey Baby
  5. Down On Me
  6. Whisperman
  7. Women Is Losers
  8. Blow My Mind
  9. Oh My Soul
  10. Ball & Chain
  11. Coo-Coo
  12. Gutra's Garden
  13. Harry
  14. Hall Of The Mountain King

Free Music Notes for The Lost Tapes

Free Music Review: Way before Monterey...
Hit: 5 Stars

...Big Brother and the Holding Company was a band which included a very talented, new female vocalist. This collection of recordings documents that wonderful year before they became Janis Joplin's backup band. Disc two's offerings have been given a sound-enhancing make-over that reveals subtle sonic details which previous releases of this material submerged in distortion. Disc two is, however, the star of the show, as most of this stuff has never before seen the light of day, unless on obscure bootlegs, and some of the songs can be heard nowhere else. The quality of the recording is better that that of disc two, and that matches the improved quality of the muscianship(James and Sam engage in some very interesting extended interplay). They're all a bit sloppy at times, but that was part of the San Francisco charm. Assuming this all came from the same show or series of shows, disc one's program was recorded in January 1967 at the Matrix in SF (8 months after disc two's show). Truncated teaser versions of "Amazing Grace" and "High-Heal Sneakers" appear on the album "Farewell Song"(with recording date noted). Here they are presented in full, complete with Peter Albin's acid-rant sermon, distorted guitar wailing from James and Sam, and melodic/rhythmic bits that would later evolve into their song "Catch Me Daddy". What comes out of both discs is just what BBHC was about as a real band. They were about taking musical chances, pushing their own and each other's envelopes, rocking out, and amusing their audience(at times, Peter Albin comes off as a cross between Dick Cavett and Tom Smothers -- witty, articulate, and strangely goofy). Too bad that so much had to change after Montery Pop..ped the magic bubble that encased this band in harmony. If your are a fan, you need this.

The Lost Tapes Poster

Big Brother occupies a significant place in the history of San Francisco psychedelic rock, as one of the bands that best captured the era's loosest, reckless, and indulgent qualities in its high-energy mutations of blues and folk-rock. Big Brother are primarily remembered as the group that gave Janis Joplin her start, but that is not the whole story. There are not many Big Brother gigs featuring Janis on tape. The music on Disc 2 has been released in various forms by less than reputable record labels, although it is presented here in its first official release. Disc 1 is the Holy Grail for Big Brother fans. 12 unreleased tracks presented here for the first time, recently discovered by the surviving members of Big Brother. Not only is the sound pristine, the performances show remarkable maturity for a group developing their trademark sound at hyperspeed. Back in 66 right after Janis joined the band, Big Brother & The Holding Company were habitually blowing people's minds; each and every time they performed in front of an audience.

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