BIG BROTHER & THE

Janis Joplin‘s breakout album and her final one with the band - will be reissued on November 30th via Columbia/Legacy Recordings. The 50th anniversary set will be released under its original title, Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills, which Columbia considered too controversial in 1968... Big Brother The Holding Company were pioneers of the San Francisco sound of the 60s. The band launched the career of Janis Joplin and recorded "Cheap Thrills' one of the greatest albums of all time.

Also known as: Big Brother & the Holding, BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING CO

Primary location: San Francisco United States