{"title":"Janis Joplin","description":"\u003cp\u003eA teenage outcast in Port Arthur, Texas, found her calling in a friend's records by Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and Lead Belly. By 1962 she was carrying an Autoharp around her Austin campus, ready to break into song; the following year she hitchhiked to San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHer powerful mezzo-soprano exploded into view at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, where Janis Joplin fronted the psychedelic outfit Big Brother and the Holding Company. \u003cem\u003eCheap Thrills\u003c\/em\u003e kept things raw – you can hear a glass shatter and the shards swept up during 'Turtle Blues' – while 'Piece of My Heart' and 'Summertime' made her a star.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoing solo, she took cues from Stax-Volt with two new backing groups and played Woodstock. A heroin overdose killed her in October 1970, aged 27. \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e arrived three months later, and her version of Kris Kristofferson's 'Me and Bobby McGee' reached number one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fungilator-recommended-artists\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#C4293D;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eIf you like Janis Joplin you should check out:\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/big-mama-thornton-vinyl\"\u003eBig Mama Thornton\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jimi-hendrix-vinyl\"\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/doors-vinyl\"\u003eThe Doors\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/etta-james-vinyl\"\u003eEtta James\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/aretha-franklin-vinyl\"\u003eAretha Franklin\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/13th-floor-elevators-vinyl\"\u003e13th Floor Elevators\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/otis-redding-vinyl\"\u003eOtis Redding\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/nina-simone-vinyl\"\u003eNina Simone\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/billie-holiday-vinyl\"\u003eBillie Holiday\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/amy-winehouse-vinyl\"\u003eAmy Winehouse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"janis-joplin-greatest-hits-vinyl-lp","title":"JANIS JOPLIN 'Greatest Hits' Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1973\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eKris Kristofferson co-wrote 'Me and Bobby McGee', but Janis Joplin's cracked, aching version made it hers forever. 'Piece of My Heart' shows the other side of that voice, a full-throated cry of hurt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37761710227614,"sku":"GM03712","price":47.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/janisjoplingreatest1.jpg?v=1711765058"},{"product_id":"janis-joplin-pearl-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"JANIS JOPLIN 'Pearl' Vinyl LP (1971 Blues Rock)","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1971\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eReleased after her death, this was Janis Joplin's finest hour, recorded with producer Paul Rothchild and her Full Tilt Boogie Band. 'Me and Bobby McGee' hit number one, and 'Mercedes Benz' was sung a cappella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39665777901726,"sku":"GM03714","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/janisjoplinpearl1.jpg?v=1684110236"},{"product_id":"janis-joplin-pearl-mfsl-mobile-fidelity-45rpm-180g-vinyl-2lp","title":"JANIS JOPLIN 'Pearl' MFSL Mobile Fidelity 45rpm 180g Vinyl 2LP","description":"\u003cp class=\"goldmine-year\"\u003eYear of release: 1971\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"goldmine-blurb\"\u003eReleased after her death, this was Janis Joplin's finest hour, recorded with producer Paul Rothchild and her Full Tilt Boogie Band. 'Me and Bobby McGee' hit number one, and 'Mercedes Benz' was sung a cappella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\/Sealed\/Mint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43970681897181,"sku":"GM03716","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9434\/3070\/files\/janisjoplinpearlMFSL1.jpg?v=1690265203"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.goldminerecords.com.au\/collections\/janis-joplin-vinyl.oembed","provider":"Goldmine Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}