Classic Rock,Metal,Oldies 101: Janis Joplin : Blow All My Blues Away (Box Set) (Expanded Edition)

Monday, January 19, 2026

Janis Joplin : Blow All My Blues Away (Box Set) (Expanded Edition)

Janis Lyn Joplin

(January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970)

was an

American singer

and songwriter.

One of the most iconic

and successful

rock performers

of her era,

she was noted for her

powerful

mezzo-soprano vocals

and her

"electric"

stage presence.

In 1967,

Joplin rose to prominence

following an appearance

at the

Monterey Pop Festival,

where she was the lead singer

of the then little-known

San Francisco psychedelic

rock band

Big Brother and the Holding Company.

After releasing two albums

with the band,

she left

Big Brother to continue

as a solo artist

with her own backing groups,

first

the Kozmic Blues Band

and then

the Full Tilt Boogie Band.

She performed at the 1969

Woodstock Festival

and on the

Festival Express

train tour.

Five singles

by Joplin reached

the

US Billboard Hot 100,

including a cover

of the

Kris Kristofferson song

"Me and Bobby McGee",

which posthumously

reached number one

in March 1971.

Her most popular songs

include her cover versions of

"Piece of My Heart",

"Cry Baby",

"Down on Me",

"Ball and Chain",

and

"Summertime",

as well as her

original song

"Mercedes Benz",

which was her

final recording.

Joplin died

of a

'heroin overdose

in 1970,

at the age of only 27,

after releasing

three albums

two with

Big Brother and the Holding Company

and one solo album

A second solo album,

Pearl,

was released in

January 1971,

three months after

her death.

It reached number one

on the Billboard 200.

She was posthumously

inducted into the

Rock and Roll

Hall of Fame

in 1995.

Rolling Stone

ranked Joplin

number 28

on its 2008 list

of the

"200 Greatest Singers of All Time",

dropping to number 78

in the 2023 list.

As of 2013,

she remains one

of the top-selling vocalists

in the United States,

with Recording Industry

Association of America

(RIAA)

certifications of

18.5 million albums sold.

Various Dates,

1962 through 1970

This set of archival recordings
let's us witness the formation
of arguably the most
powerful and expressive voice
in rock history.
From the earliest
known performances
in the small bars of Texas
to the first sessions with
Big Brother
to her mesmerizing
live shows,
Janis never left behind
her raw roots.
She drew upon them
to impel emotional performances
as if by exposing her pain
she gained power
over her past
and transformed
it into a gift.
In these newly
sourced pearls,
we can hear as never before
the birth and
fast burning flame of
Janis Joplin.

Included are outtakes

and

unreleased songs

from the 1968

"Cheap Thrills"

studio sessions,

demos

for the 1969

Kozmic Blues album

and vast improvements

on all existing vintage

(1962-65)

live recordings.

The vintage recordings,

in particular,

are wonderful and although

we had some of this material

from the long out of print

"Janis"

movie soundtrack

vinyl release,

this collection

Originally Had 9 CDs

now It's

11 CDs Long !!!!

recorded between

1962-65

including the ubiquitous

"Typewriter Tapes"

made by

Jorma Kaukonen

NOTES :

I STARTED WITH

THE BOX SET

AND

ADDED INTERVIEWS
LIVE ON TV PERFORANCES

DEMOS, OUTTAKES

ALL THE WAY UP TO

HER LAST ALBUM PEARL

TRACKLIST

CD 1

C.C. Rider

(Threadgill's, Austin, TX - 1962)

San Francisco Bay Blues

(Threadgill's, Austin, TX - 1962)

Whinin' Boy Blues

(Threadgill's, Austin, TX - 1962)

Careless Love

(Threadgill's, Austin, TX - 1962)

I'll Drown In My Own Tears

(Threadgill's, Austin, TX - 1962)

Gospel Ship

(Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco, CA - Fall 1962)

Stealin'

(Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco, CA - Fall 1962)

Leavin' This Mornin'

(Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco, CA - Fall 1962)

Daddy, Daddy, Daddy

(Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco, CA - Fall 1962)

Careless Love

(Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco, CA - Fall 1962)

Bourgeoise Blues

(Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco, CA - Fall 1962)

Black Mountain Blues

(Grant Avenue Coffeehouse, San Francisco, CA - Fall 1962)

Honky Tonk Angel

(Folk Theater, San Jose, CA - 12/62 (Feat. Steve Talbot))

Empty Pillow

(Folk Theater, San Jose, CA - 12/62

(Feat. Steve Talbot))

Red Mountain Burgundy

(Folk Theater, San Jose, CA - 12/62

(Feat. Steve Talbot))

No Reason For Livin'

(Folk Theater, San Jose, CA - 12/62

(Feat. Steve Talbot))

Mary Jane

(Folk Theater, San Jose, CA - 12/62

(Feat. Steve Talbot))

What Good Can Drinking Do

(John Riley's Home, Austin, TX - 1962)

San Francisco Blues

(San Francisco, CA - 1963)

Black Mountain Blues

(KPFA, San Francisco, CA - 01/18/63

(Feat. Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins & Host Gert Cherito))

Columbus Stockade

(KPFA, San Francisco, CA - 01/18/63

(Feat. Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins & Host Gert Cherito))

Trouble In My Mind

(Austin, TX - 1963)

What Good Can Drinkin' Do

(Austin, TX - 1963)

Silver Threads And Golden Needles

(Austin, TX - 1963)

Mississippi River

(Austin, TX - 1963)

Stealin'

(Austin, TX - 1963)

No Reason For Livin'

(Austin, TX - 1963)

CD 2

Talk & Tuning

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 06/25/64

(Feat. Jorma on guitar & Margaretta on Typewriter)

Trouble In My Mind

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 06/25/64

(Feat. Jorma on guitar & Margaretta on Typewriter)

Long Black Train Blues

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 06/25/64

(Feat. Jorma on guitar & Margaretta on Typewriter)

Kansas City Blues

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 06/25/64

(Feat. Jorma on guitar & Margaretta on Typewriter)

Hesitation Blues

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 06/25/64

(Feat. Jorma on guitar & Margaretta on Typewriter)

Nobody Knows You When You Are Down & Out

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 06/25/64

(Feat. Jorma on guitar & Margaretta on Typewriter)

Daddy, Daddy, Daddy

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 06/25/64

(Feat. Jorma on guitar & Margaretta on Typewriter)

Whinin' Boy Blues

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 1964

(Feat. Steve Mann)

Trouble In My Mind

(Jorma's House, San Jose, CA - 1964

(Feat. Steve Mann)

Kansas City Blues

(Austin, TX - 1964)

Daddy Daddy

(Austin, TX - 1964)

CC Rider

(Austin, TX - 1964)

San Francisco Bay Blues

(Austin, TX - 1964)

Whinin' Boy Blues

(Austin, TX - 1964)

Careless Love (Austin, TX - 1964)

I'll Drown In My Own Tears

(Austin, TX - 1964)

Apple Of My Eye

(This Is Janis Joplin - 1965)

219 Train

(This Is Janis Joplin - 1965)

Codine

(This Is Janis Joplin - 1965)

Down & Out

(This Is Janis Joplin - 1965)

Turtle Blues

(This Is Janis Joplin - 1965)

I Ain't Got A Worry

(This Is Janis Joplin - 1965)

Brownsville

(This Is Janis Joplin - 1965)

Black Mountain Blues

Careless Love

So Sad To Be Alone

CD 3

Black Mountain Blues

(Dick Ox trot Jazz Band, San Francisco, CA - 1965)

Walk Right In

(Dick Ox trot Jazz Band, San Francisco, CA - 1965)

River Jordan

(Dick Ox trot Jazz Band, San Francisco, CA - 1965)

Mary Jane

(Dick Ox trot Jazz Band, San Francisco, CA - 1965)

Down On Me

(Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - Late 1966)

Coo Coo

(Single Version)

(Big Brother And The Holding Company Sessions

(Released 09/67)

Bye, Bye Baby

(Outtake)

(Big Brother And The Holding Company Sessions

(Released 09/67)

Call On Me

(Outtake)

(Big Brother And The Holding Company Sessions

(Released 09/67)

The Last Time
(Single Version)

(Big Brother And The Holding Company Sessions

(Released 09/67)

Amazing Grace/Hi-Heel Sneakers

(The Matrix, San Francisco, CA - 01/31/67)

Down On Me

(KQED, San Francisco, CA - 04/25/67)

The Coo Coo

(KQED, San Francisco, CA - 04/25/67)

Ball & Chain

(KQED, San Francisco, CA - 04/25/67)

Piece Of My Heart

(KQED, San Francisco, CA - 04/25/67)

Call On Me

(Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - 05/17/67)

Women Is Losers

(Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - 05/17/67)

Down On Me

(Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, CA - 06/17/67)

Combination Of The Two

(Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, CA - 06/17/67)

Harry

(Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, CA - 06/17/67)

Road Block

(Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, CA - 06/17/67)

Ball & Chain

(Monterey Pop Festival, Monterey, CA - 06/17/67)

CD 4

Hall Of The Mountain King

(KQED, San Francisco, CA - 04/25/67)

Catch Me Daddy

(The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI - 03/02/68)

Magic Of Love

(The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI - 03/02/68)

Down On Me

(The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI - 03/02/68)

Piece Of My Heart

(The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI - 03/02/68)

It's A Deal

(Outtake)