Janis Joplin : The Pearl Sessions

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 The Pearl Sessions

 is a compilation album

 by

Janis Joplin

 released in 2012. 

It contains 

alternate takes

 of the songs 

that constituted

 the album

 Pearl 

posthumously released 

by Columbia Records

 in 1971. 

Recordings of

 Joplin

 and producer

 Paul Rothchild

 talking between takes 

give the listener 

insight into their 

creative 

musical process.

TRACKLIST

CD 1

Move Over

Cry Baby

A Woman Left Lonely

Half Moon

Buried Alive In The Blues

My Baby

Me And Bobby McGee

Mercedes Benz

Trust Me

Get It While You Can

Me And Bobby McGee

 [Mono Single]

Half Moon

 [Mono Single]

Cry Baby 

[Mono Single]

Get It While You Can

 [Mono Single]

Move Over

 [Single Version]

A Woman Left Lonely 

[Mono Single]

CD 2

Overheard in the Studio...

Get It While You Can

 (Take 3)

Overheard in the Studio...

Get It While You Can 

(Take 5)

Overheard in the Studio...

Move Over

 (Take 6)

Move Over

 (Take 13w/ Hand Claps)

Move Over

 (Take 17)

Me and Bobby McGee

 (Demo Version)

Me and Bobby McGee

 (Take 5)

Cry Baby 

(Alternate Version)

A Woman Left Lonely

 (Alternate Vocal)

Overheard in the Studio...

My Baby

 (Alternate Take)

Overheard in the Studio...

Get It While You Can 

(Take 3)

My Baby

 (Alternate Version Take 2)

Mercedes Benz

 includes a

 previously-unissued 

longer spoken intro [*]

Pearl 

(Instrumental)

Tell Mama

 (Live Version)

Half Moon

 (Live from The Dick Cavett Show)

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