I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
Studio album by Janis Joplin
Released September 1969
Recorded June 1969
Genre Blues rock, psychedelic rock
Label Columbia
Producer Gabriel Mekler
Janis Joplin chronology
Cheap Thrills
(1968)		 I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
(1969)		 Pearl
(1971)

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is a 1969 studio album by Janis Joplin. It was the first solo studio album Joplin recorded after leaving Big Brother and the Holding Company.[1]

Contents

Record history

The LP was released on September 11, 1969 and reached gold record status within two months of its release.[2] It was issued by Columbia under #KCS 9913. The first pressing was titled only on the spine and disc labels. Later, The title of the album was added as a sticker on cellophane tape designed by R. Crumb and stuck to the cellophane sealed wrapping. The album was re-released by Columbia as WKPC 9913 and again as PC 9913 both on vinyl. The re-issued vinyls did not have the same title sticker, instead the re-issues had the title printed on the cover and the Sony's "Nice Price" sticker on the wrapping. Some of the newer PC 9913 have a bar code. A 180 Gram Limited Edition classic LP high-definition Virgin Heavy Vinyl pressing was also release in 2010. Technically, this album was reissued on vinyl a total of six times. Many collectors are mistaken in thinking the issue that included the R. Crumb sticker was the original issue, it was not. The hard to find original sealed issue is KCS 9913, which had no R. Crumb sticker, and the title was only on the spine of the cover. The CD reissue of the album additionally includes the outtake cover of Bob Dylan's "Dear Landlord" and versions of "Summertime" and "Piece of My Heart" recorded live at Woodstock as bonus tracks.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [4]
Robert Christgau (A-) [5]
Rolling Stone (favorable) [6]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)"   Jerry Ragovoy, Chip Taylor 3:57
2. "Maybe"   Richard Barrett 3:41
3. "One Good Man"   Janis Joplin 4:12
4. "As Good As You've Been to This World"   Nick Gravenites 5:27
5. "To Love Somebody"   Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb 5:14
6. "Kozmic Blues"   Joplin, Gabriel Mekler 4:24
7. "Little Girl Blue"   Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers 3:51
8. "Work Me, Lord"   Nick Gravenites 6:45
CD reissue bonus
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. "Dear Landlord" (Session outtake) Bob Dylan, Joplin 2:32
12. "Summertime" (Live at Woodstock) George Gershwin 5:04
13. "Piece of My Heart" (Live at Woodstock) Ragovoy, Bert Berns 6:31

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Janis Joplin > Biography" at Allmusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  2. ^ "American album certifications – Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22I+Got+Dem+Ol%27+Kozmic+Blues+Again+Mama%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  3. ^ "Kozmic Blues". janisjoplin.net. http://www.janisjoplin.net/music/discography/kozmic-blues/. Retrieved 10 September 2011. 
  4. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 10 September 2011.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Janis Joplin". robertchristgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=638&name=Janis+Joplin. Retrieved 10 September 2011. 
  6. ^ Burks, John (1 November 1969). "Janis Joplin: I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). ISSN 0035-791X. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/i-got-dem-ol-kozmic-blues-again-mama-19691101. Retrieved 10 September 2011. 
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