Blow All My Blues Away: A Retrospective 1962 - 1970

Bootleg by Janis Joplin

Released 2012

Tracklist

  • CD 1: The Early Years 1962-63
  • 1
    What Good Can Drinkin’ Do
    2:47
  • 2
    C.C. Rider
    1:58
  • 3
    San Francisco Bay Blues
    1:38
  • 4
    Winin’ Boy Blues
    1:53
  • 5
    Careless Love
    2:51
  • 6
    Drown in My Own Tears
    1:38
  • 7
    Honky Tonk Angel (1962-11-xx: [unknown coffeehouse], San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Steve Mann
    4:51
  • 8
    Empty Pillow on My Bed (1962-11-xx: [unknown coffeehouse], San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Steve Mann
    2:14
  • 9
    Gospel Ship (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    1:44
  • 10
    Stealing (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    1:59
  • 11
    Leaving This Morning (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    1:57
  • 12
    Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    2:35
  • 13
    Careless Love (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    3:54
  • 14
    Bourgeois Blues (late 1962 or early 1963: [unknown coffeehouse], Grant Avenue, North Beach, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    2:18
  • 15
    Black Mountain Blues (1963-xx-xx: Reel #1: Austin, Texas)
    3:22
  • 16
    Trouble in Mind (1963-xx-xx: Reel #1: Austin, Texas)
    1:35
  • 17
    What Good Can Drinking Do (1963-xx-xx: Reel #1: Austin, Texas)
    2:43
  • 18
    Silver Threads & Golden Needles (1963-xx-xx: Reel #1: Austin, Texas)
    2:22
  • 19
    Mississippi River (1963-xx-xx: Reel #1: Austin, Texas)
    2:36
  • 20
    Stealing (1963-xx-xx: Reel #1: Austin, Texas)
    1:51
  • 21
    No Reason for Living (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    1:59
  • 22
    I'll Drown in My Own Tears (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    1:48
  • 23
    Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    3:01
  • 24
    CC Rider (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    2:06
  • 25
    San Francisco Bay Blues (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    1:46
  • 26
    Whining Boy Blues (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    2:01
  • 27
    Careless Love (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    3:02
  • 28
    Leaving This Morning (1964-xx-xx: Reel #2: Austin, Texas)
    1:46
  • CD 2: The Middle Years 1964-68
  • 1
    [tuning]
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen
    0:44
  • 2
    Trouble in Mind (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen
    3:19
  • 3
    Kansas City Blues (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen
    3:13
  • 4
    Hesitation Blues (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen
    4:11
  • 5
    Nobody Knows You When You Are Down and Out (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen
    4:35
  • 6
    Daddy, Daddy, Daddy (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen
    4:01
  • 7
    Long Black Train Blues (1964-06-25: The Typewriter Tape: Jorma Kaukonen's mother's house, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Margaretta Kaukonen
    2:32
  • 8
    Black Mountain Blues (1965-xx-xx: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Dick Oxtot Jazz Band
    4:32
  • 9
    Walk Right In (1965-xx-xx: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Dick Oxtot Jazz Band
    2:06
  • 10
    River Jordan (1965-xx-xx: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Dick Oxtot Jazz Band
    3:51
  • 11
    Mary Jane (1965-xx-xx: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Dick Oxtot Jazz Band
    2:10
  • 12
    Call on Me (1967: Mainstream LP Session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    2:41
  • 13
    Bye, Bye Baby (1967: Mainstream LP session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    2:41
  • 14
    It's a Deal (1968-03-19: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    2:19
  • 15
    Easy Once You Know How (1968-03-19: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    3:53
  • 16
    Roadblock (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    5:31
  • 17
    Flower in the Sun (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    3:04
  • 18
    Misery'n (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:09
  • 19
    Catch Me Daddy (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:55
  • 20
    Farewell Song (1968-03-25: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:23
  • 21
    Summertime (1968-03-28: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:06
  • CD 3: The Late Years 1968-70
  • 1
    Misery'n (1968-04-01: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:12
  • 2
    Catch Me Daddy (1968-04-01: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:53
  • 3
    Harry (1968-06-12: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    1:02
  • 4
    Magic of Love (1968-03-01 or 1968-03-02: The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    2:57
  • 5
    Down on Me (1968-03-01 or 1968-03-02: The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    2:51
  • 6
    Piece of My Heart (1968-03-01 or 1968-03-02: The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, MI, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:01
  • 7
    Maybe (1969-04-01: Amsterdam, Netherlands)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    4:10
  • 8
    Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (1969-04-01: Amsterdam, Netherlands)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    5:21
  • 9
    Ball and Chain (1969-04-01: Amsterdam, Netherlands)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    6:41
  • 10
    Dear Landlord (1969-06 or 1969-07) (outtake)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    2:35
  • 11
    Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out (1969-06 or 1969-07) (demo)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    5:09
  • 12
    Try (Just a Little Bit Harder) (1969-06 or 1969-07) (demo)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    4:21
  • 13
    Let's Don't Quit (1969-06 or 1969-07) (demo)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    3:47
  • 14
    Get It While You Can (take 1) (1969-06 or 1969-07) (demo)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    4:26
  • 15
    Get It While You Can (take 2) (1969-06 or 1969-07) (demo) (incomplete)
    The Kozmic Blues Band
    3:48
  • 16
    One Night Stand (take 1) (1970-03-28: studio session) (outtake)
    Janis Joplin & The Butterfield Blues Band
    3:06
  • 17
    One Night Stand (take 2) (1970-03-28: studio session) (outtake)
    3:12
  • 18
    Get It While You Can (1970-06-25: Dick Cavett Show, ABC TV)
    3:36
  • CD 4: Live Big Brother
  • 1
    Call on Me (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:09
  • 2
    Combination of the Two (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    6:36
  • 3
    Blow My Mind (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    5:51
  • 4
    Down on Me (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    3:04
  • 5
    All Is Loneliness / Drum Solo (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    12:34
  • 6
    Road Block (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    8:05
  • 7
    Light Is Faster Than Sound (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    6:38
  • 8
    Bye Bye Baby (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    6:14
  • 9
    Goin' to Brownsville (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    9:12
  • 10
    Ball and Chain (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    8:37
  • 11
    I Know You Rider (live: 1967-02-12: California Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    2:57
  • CD 5: Early Janis
  • 1
    Black Mountain (196x-xx-xx: unknown studio session)
    3:34
  • 2
    Careless Love (196x-xx-xx: unknown studio session)
    3:49
  • 3
    Gospel Ship (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    1:45
  • 4
    Stealin' (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    2:02
  • 5
    Leavin' This Mornin' (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    2:01
  • 6
    Daddy Daddy Daddy (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    2:41
  • 7
    [talking] (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    0:21
  • 8
    Careless Love (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    3:42
  • 9
    Bourgeoise Blues (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    2:27
  • 10
    Black Mountain (live: Fall 1962: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    3:29
  • 11
    Honky Tonk Angel (live: 1962-12-xx: Folk Theater, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Steve Talbot
    4:57
  • 12
    Empty Pillow (live: 1962-12-xx: Folk Theater, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Steve Talbot
    2:18
  • 13
    Red Mountain Burgundy (live: 1962-12-xx: Folk Theater, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Steve Talbot
    4:00
  • 14
    [unknown] (live: 1962-12-xx: Folk Theater, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Steve Talbot
    2:34
  • 15
    Mary Jane (live: 1962-12-xx: Folk Theater, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Steve Talbot
    2:29
  • 16
    Black Mountain (1963-01-18: KPFA Studios, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins & Gert Cherito
    4:14
  • 17
    Columbus Stockade (1963-01-18: KPFA Studios, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Larry Hanks, Roger Perkins & Gert Cherito
    4:18
  • 18
    Winin' Boy Blues (1964-xx-xx: Jorma Kaukonen's House, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Steve Mann
    3:20
  • 19
    Trouble in Mind (1964-xx-xx: Jorma Kaukonen's House, San Jose, CA, USA)
    Janis Joplin, Jorma Kaukonen & Steve Mann
    3:01
  • CD 6: Live Big Brother 1968
  • 1
    Combination of the 2 (cuts in) (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:39
  • 2
    I Need a Man to Love (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    7:11
  • 3
    Flower in the Sun (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    3:09
  • 4
    Light Is Faster Than Sound (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    6:12
  • 5
    Summertime (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:42
  • 6
    Mr. Natural (cuts out) (live: 1968-06-23: Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    1:59
  • 7
    Bye Bye Baby (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    4:12
  • 8
    Women Is Losers (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    5:08
  • 9
    All Is Loneliness (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    9:02
  • 10
    Call on Me (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    3:40
  • 11
    Ball & Chain (live: 1968-xx-xx: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    10:50
  • CD 7: Blow All My Blues Away
  • 1
    So Sad to Be Alone (live: 1965-xx-xx)
    5:02
  • 2
    San Francisco Bay Blues (live: 1963-xx-xx: San Francisco, CA, USA)
    1:51
  • 3
    Apple of My Eye (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
    2:22
  • 4
    219 Train (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
    3:12
  • 5
    Codine (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
    4:22
  • 6
    Down and Out (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
    3:36
  • 7
    Turtle Blues (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
    2:42
  • 8
    I Ain't Got a Worry (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
    3:31
  • 9
    Brownsville (1966-xx-xx: James Gurley reel)
    2:45
  • 10
    Catch Me Daddy (live: 1968-04-xx: New Generation Club, New York City, NY, USA)
    4:53
  • 11
    Piece of My Heart (live: 1968-04-xx: New Generation Club, New York City, NY, USA)
    4:20
  • 12
    Down on Me (live: 1966: Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    3:08
  • 13
    Summertime (live: 1968-10-26: Hollywood Palace, CA, USA)
    4:14
  • 14
    I Need a Man to Love (live: 1968-10-26: Hollywood Palace, CA, USA)
    4:47
  • 15
    Chat (with Don Adams) (live: 1968-10-26: Hollywood Palace, CA, USA)
    1:27
  • 16
    Combination of the Two (1968-xx-xx: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    5:26
  • 17
    Farewell Song (1968-xx-xx: Cheap Thrills studio session outtake)
    Big Brother & the Holding Company
    5:12
  • CD 8: Blow All My Blues Away
  • 1
    Piece of My Heart (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
    5:44
  • 2
    Summertime (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
    4:38
  • 3
    Coo Coo (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
    6:22
  • 4
    Combination of the Two (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
    7:36
  • 5
    Ball & Chain (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
    8:16
  • 6
    Down on Me (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
    2:58
  • 7
    Piece of My Heart (reprise) (live: 1968-08: Newport Festival)
    2:00
  • 8
    [interview] (1969-04: Swedish TV)
    4:08
  • 9
    Piece of My Heart (1969-04: Swedish TV)
    3:48
  • 10
    Summertime (1969-04: Swedish TV)
    5:10
  • 11
    Me (1969-04: Swedish TV)
    4:14
  • 12
    Raise Your Hand (1969-04: Swedish TV)
    2:55
  • 13
    Work Me Lord (1969-04: Swedish TV)
    7:16
  • 14
    Stay With Me (live: 1969-03-21: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    5:13
  • 15
    Walk Right (live: 1969-03-21: Winterland, San Francisco, CA, USA)
    6:13
  • CD 9: Blow All My Blues Away
  • 1
    [introduction] (1969-07-xx: Dick Cavett Show)
    Dick Cavett
    0:43
  • 2
    To Love Somebody (1969-07-xx: Dick Cavett Show)
    3:32
  • 3
    [interview] (1969-07-xx: Dick Cavett Show)
    Janis Joplin & Dick Cavett
    6:10
  • 4
    Little Girl Blue (1969-12-xx: Tom Jones Show)
    3:38
  • 5
    Raise Your Hand (1969-12-xx: Tom Jones Show)
    Janis Joplin & Tom Jones
    3:36
  • 6
    Kozmic Blues (live: 1969-12-11: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)
    6:19
  • 7
    Ego Rock (live: 1969-12-11: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Johnny Winter
    10:37
  • 8
    Help Me Baby (live: 1969-12-11: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA, USA)
    Janis Joplin & Johnny Winter
    5:14
  • 9
    One Night Stand (1970-03-xx: Columbia Studios)
    Janis Joplin & The Paul Butterfield Band
    3:38
  • 10
    Mercedes Benz (live: 1970-08-12: Harvard Stadium)
    2:09
  • 11
    Try (live: 1970-08-12: Harvard Stadium)
    3:57
  • 12
    My Baby (live: 1970-08-12: Harvard Stadium)
    4:05
  • 13
    My Baby (1970-03-xx: Dick Cavett Show)
    4:29
  • 14
    Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (1970-07-10: Ken Threadgill’s Birthday Party, Austin, TX, USA)
    5:12

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