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Recordings in this section are officially unreleased from bootlegs or are currently out of print. They are not easily attainable and are here for your listening enjoyment only, for the present. If these at any time are released officially, the files will be removed from this site. These files are not for download. For the most, sound quality is poor and presented here for hardcore fans. No official releases will ever appear on these pages unless they are samples.

Ballsy Blues

Ballsy Blues

  1. Piece Of My Heart
  2. Summertime
  3. Coo Coo
  4. Combination Of The Two
  5. Ball And Chain
  6. Down On Me
  7. Piece Of My Heart

Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, 1968

This Is Janis Joplin

This Is Janis Joplin

  1. Apple Of My Eye
  2. Zip Train [219 Train]
  3. Codine
  4. Down & Out
  5. Turtle Blues
  6. I Ain't Got A Worry.mp3
  7. Brownsville

In honor of James Gurley (1939-2009)
Recorded on CD "This Is Janis Joplin" and backed by Big Brother and the Holding Company guitarist, James "St. James" Gurley, who states that these songs were taped (reel to reel) by Janis and left with him in the early '60s as an audition tape. The original tape comprises the voice of Janis Joplin accompanying herself by acoustic guitar. The full band overdub and CD release was around '96.

Tribal Stomp

Tribal Stomp

  1. Light Is Faster Than Sound
  2. Bye Bye Baby
  3. I Need A Man To Love
  4. History
  5. Summertime
  6. Piece Of My Heart
  7. Woman Is Losers
  8. All Is Loneliness
  9. Call On Me
  10. Ball and Chain
  11. Moanin' At Midnight
  12. Comin' Home
  13. Down On Me

Tracks 1 & 2: Shrine Auditorium L.A., CA 1/12/68
Tracks 3 - 6: Various San Francisco venues 1967
Tracks 7 - 10: KSAN broadcast S.F., CA 1967
Tracks 11 - 13: KPFA broadcast Berkeley, CA 1/16/68

Live Thrills

Live Thrills

  1. Intro/Down On Me
  2. Intruder
  3. Blind Man
  4. Ball And Chain
  5. Comin' Home
  6. Combination Of The Two
  7. I Need A Man To Love
  8. Summertime
  9. Road Block
  10. Easy Thing To Do
  11. Farewell Song
  12. Piece Of My Heart
  13. Flower In The Sun
  14. Turtle Blues
  15. Bye, Bye, Baby

Live at the Matrix, 1967

Janis Joplin: Summertime

Summertime

  1. Me (Instrumental)
  2. Maybe *
  3. Summertime
  4. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
  5. I Can't Turn You Loose
  6. Combination Of The Two
  7. Ball And Chain
  8. Piece Of My Heart

Recorded live in Amsterdam April 11, 1969
* Maybe (Released on Rare Pearls)

Wicked Woman

Wicked Woman

  1. Intro
  2. Tell Mama
  3. Half Moon
  4. Mercedes Benz
  5. My Baby
  6. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
  7. Maybe
  8. Summertime
  9. Full Tilt

Recorded live in Harvard Stadium on August 12, 1970
This is the last known recorded show.

Mercedes Benz

Mercedes Benz

  1. Mercedes Benz - Live 1970, with FTBB
  2. Leaving This Morning - Live, Austin Texas, 1964
  3. Trouble In Mind *
  4. Long Black Train
  5. Kansas City Blues
  6. Hesitation Blues *
  7. Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
  8. Daddy, Daddy, Daddy
  9. Turn On Your Lovelight - San Rafael CA July 16, 1970, with Grateful Dead
  10. My Baby - Live 1970, with FTBB
  11. Happy Birthday, John (Happy Trails) Birthday message for John Lennon, long version, September 27, 1970, with FTBB

* These two tracks have been released on the 3CD Box Set Janis.

Get It While You Can

Get It While You Can

  1. Tell Mama
  2. Half Moon
  3. Move Over
  4. Rap
  5. Maybe
  6. Rap
  7. Summertime
  8. Get It While You Can
  9. Kozmic Blues
  10. Piece Of My Heart

Recorded live in Honolulu on July 7, 1970
This show is often mistaken for San Raphael.

Texas International Pop Festival

Texas International Pop Festival

  1. Stage Announcements By Wavy Gravy
  2. Raise Your Hand
  3. As Good As You\'ve Been To This World
  4. Try (Just A Little Bit Harder)
  5. Maybe
  6. To Love Somebody
  7. Summertime

Recorded live on August 30, 1969
Dallas International Speedway in Dallas, Texas

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