Janis Joplin Big Brother & the Holding Company/CA,USA 1967 Japanese Broadcast

Janis Joplin burst onto the scene in 1967 as the singer of BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY. A TV special featuring the best early pro shots has been decided to be released. This work includes the program “COME UP THE YEARS” produced by KQED TV in the United States. This is the Japanese broadcast version. This video is a 30-minute program that combines a scorching studio live performance and an interview. It was recorded on “April 25, 1967 San Francisco”. At that time, their debut work “BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY” had been completed, but it had not yet been released. On the contrary, it was about two months before the “Monterey Pop Festival” where Janis attracted attention, and you can see the moment of the dawn with multi-camera professional shots. This video itself is one of the classics, but the quality of this work is exceptional. This is the version that was aired on a certain broadcasting association’s program “Golden Western Music Live” in recent years, and the video without deterioration that is unique to digital broadcasting is truly master quality. Although it is monochrome, you can enjoy the visual beauty of a completely official level. In addition to the quality, another thing that makes me happy is the Japanese subtitles. This program also features interviews with the members in between the studio live performances of the six songs. He talks about the origin of the band’s name, his thoughts on music, and the social conditions at the time, including repeated conflicts with his parents’ generation, and the contents are conveyed vividly. Peter Alvin speaks mainly, but Janis also interjects words in between. “Everyone keeps asking me who Big Brother is. I don’t want to answer,” she said in disgust. “I was a folk singer and sang blues. Mostly country blues. I used to work as a waitress at a bowling alley. ” and talked about his background. Although she doesn’t say many words, each word is very typical of Janis: “It feels like music that you can get lost in, and it’s fun. That’s what it’s all about. You get to experience all kinds of things and get absorbed in them.” “Children also want to express themselves,” she says, revealing the way she lived a life that loved only her sensibilities. And what these words connect is a passionate studio live performance that overflows with passion. Speaking of their live shows, the ones from 1968 are the main ones, but this work is very early. In “Coo Coo”, not only Janis but also James goes to the microphone, and in “Blow My Mind” he sings wildly with Peter. Furthermore, there will be a psychedelic cover of Peer Gynt’s “In the Mountain King’s Palace.” Of course, having said that, the main character is still Janis. Just when she starts singing, the atmosphere changes all at once, and the world is transformed into a world completely different from that of ordinary psychedelic rock. They will also perform their debut songs “Down On Me” and “Light Is Faster Than Sound,” but the highlight is Big Mama Thornton’s “Ball And Chain.” Her singing voice is endlessly rich and deep, and the 24-year-old’s soul trembles with a roar. It is a number that will become a legend at the “Monterey Pop Festival” about two months after this work, but you can hear plenty of the same passionate singing voice in this work. Janis Joplin passed away at the age of 27. This is a professional shot where you can witness her appearance in 1967, when she was about to take flight. Janice’s singing voice influenced later female singers… no, all singers, and took the emotional expression of “rock” to another level. And that expression of innocence. US TV “Come Up The Years” Live filmed at KQED TV, The PBS Station, San Francisco, CA, USA 25th April 1967 PRO-SHOT (30:36) 1. Down On Me 2. Interview Part 1 3. Cuckoo 4. Interview Part 2 5. In the Hall of the Mountain King 6. Interview Part 3 7. Blow My Mind 8. Interview Part 4 9. Ball And Chain 10. Interview Part 5 11. Light Is Faster Than Sound 12. Interview Part 6 Janis Joplin – lead vocals Sam Andrew – guitar, vocals James Gurley – guitar, vocals Peter Albin – bass Dave Getz – drums PRO-SHOT B&W NTSC Approx.31min.