Pearl (180g Vinyl) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

BRAND NEW

Label:    Columbia – 88697 97825 1, Columbia – KC 30322
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Country:    US
Released:    Apr 21, 2012
Genre:    Rock, Funk / Soul
Style:    Blues Rock, Soul

A1        Move Over
Written-By – J. Joplin*
3:40
A2        Cry Baby
Written By – J. Ragovoy - B. Berns
Written-By – B. Berns*, J. Ragovoy*
3:55
A3        A Woman Left Lonely
Written-By – D. Penn*, S. Oldham*
3:26
A4        Half Moon
Written-By – J. Hall*
3:50
A5        Buried Alive In The Blues
Written-By – N. Gravenites*
2:23
B1        My Baby
Written-By – J. Ragovoy*, M. Shuman*
3:43
B2        Me & Bobby McGee
Acoustic Guitar – Pearl (8)
Written By – K. Kristofferson - F. Foster
Written-By – F. Foster*, K. Kristofferson*
4:28
B3        Mercedes Benz
Written-By – J. Joplin*, M. McClure*
1:45
B4        Trust Me
Acoustic Guitar – Bobby Womack
Written-By – B. Womack*
3:14
B5        Get It While You Can
Written-By – M. Shuman*
3:22

Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment
Distributed By – Columbia Records
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 20106
Designed At – Camouflage Productions
Bass – Brad Campbell
Chorus [Chorus Voice] – Full Tilt Boogie, John Cooke, Pearl (8), Phil Badella, Vince Mitchell
Congas [Conga], Bongos – Bobbie Hall*
Drums – Clark Pierson
Engineer – Phil Macy
Guitar – John Till
Lacquer Cut By – RJ*
Organ – Ken Pearson
Photography By, Design – Barry Feinstein, Tom Wilkes (2)
Piano – Richard Bell (4)
Producer [Produced By] – Paul A. Rothchild
Tambourine – Sandra Crouch
Vocals – Janis Joplin
'RSD First' release
RSD release date is 21 April 2012, but some shops started selling it earlier on April 17

May have up to 3 stickers on the protective shrink-wrap - hype and "HQ-180 RTI" on the front; barcode on the back. There was also a small printed insert for "The Pearl Sessions".

On sticker :
• Janis' masterpiece album on 180-gram audiophile vinyl
• Sourced from the original master
• Jacket meticulously recreated from the original art

On back cover :
℗ 1971, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment / Originally released in 1971.
Distributed by Columbia Records a Division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Photography & Design by Barry Feinstein & Tom Wilkes for Camouflage Productions

On spine :
Printed in U.S.A.

On labels :
℗ 1971, 2011 Sony Music Entertainment / Originally released in 1971.

Written-By Credits have differences between the back cover and the labels. The latter have been used.

Runouts are etched except "STERLING" is stamped.
Barcode (Printed, sticker): 8 86979 78251 8
Barcode (Scanned UPC-A, sticker): 886979782518

1988)/PEARL (1970). Janis Joplin's PEARL, from 1971, is a bluesy, organ-drenched benediction for the flower-child sound of the free-and-easy 60's. It is also one of great singer's most consistent and representative efforts. Gone are the ear-shattering sonics of Big Brother and the Holding Company, and Full Tilt Boogie, the backing band here, steps in to offer a degree of polish and control that frames Joplin's vocals nicely. Yet the band still grooves hard with the fierceness her voice demands. Guitarist John Till's riffs, chords, and solos, in particular, are exciting and tightly executed. "A Woman Left Lonely" and Bobby Womack's "Trust Me" are rain-on-the-windows ballads that come alive with Joplin's gritty vocal brilliance, while the burbling "Move Over" and "Half Moon" are among her funkiest, most driving cuts. The dramatic "Cry Baby" is offset by the tongue-in-cheek a cappella number "Mercedes Benz," while Joplin's version of Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee" went on to become her signature song. Joplin died during the sessions for PEARL, making these tracks the final word on her towering talent and a superb addition to her enduring legacy.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: ROCK
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 05/22/2012