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Big Brother signed a contract with Mainstream Records. They recorded four of the songs for the album Big Brother & the Holding Company. The remainder of the record was recorded in Los Angeles on December 12–14. Mainstream was known for its jazz records, and Big Brother was the first rock band to appear on the label.
- 1965–1968, 1969–1972, 1987–present
- San Francisco, California
- Peter Albin, Dave Getz, Tom Finch, Darby Gould, David Aguilar, Kate Russo Thompson
Learn about the band that launched Janis Joplin's career and recorded 'Cheap Thrills', one of the greatest albums of all time. Find out their latest news, music, tour dates and more.
Big Brother & the Holding Company is the debut album of Big Brother and the Holding Company, with Janis Joplin, their main singer. Recorded during three days in December 1966 for Mainstream Records, it was released in the summer of 1967, shortly after the band's major success at the Monterey Pop Festival. Columbia took over the band's contract ...
- 23:51
- August 23, 1967
- December 12–14, 1966, Los Angeles
- Psychedelic rock
Big Brother & the Holding Company was a prime example of a band where the chemistry was right, where the whole was greater than the sum of its parts. writings by SAM ANDREW I used to go on long walks through the city where every block seemed like a different chapter in a good book.
DISCOGRAPHY - Big Brother & the Holding Company. Big Brother And The Holding Company were formed at the end of 1965. The initial line-up of the group was Sam Andrew, James Gurley, Peter Albin and Chuck Jones. Chuck Jones was replaced by David Getz in early 1966. Janis Joplin joined the group later in 1966. This line-up recorded and performed ...
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Sam Andrew died in 2015. Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the same psychedelic music scene that produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Jefferson Airplane. After some initial personnel changes, the band became well known with the lineup of ...
Learn about the San Francisco rock band who featured Janis Joplin and had a hit with "Piece of My Heart." Find songs, albums, reviews, bio and more on AllMusic.
