Big Brother and The Holding Company-1967 Sealed Mint 1st LP Mainstream Records
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This is original 1st LP release of Big Brother and The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, released in 1967 on Mainstream Records. The LP was never again released on Mainstream Records as Columbia Records bought the rights to the recording and it was subsequently reissued on Columbia.
In September 1966, with no money to return to San Francisco, Big Brother signed a contract with Mainstream Records They recorded four of the songs for the album Big Brother & the Holding Company in a studio in Chicago at the end of their four week stint at Mother Blues on Wells Street. The club had paid them for only the first two weeks. The remainder of the record was recorded in Los Angeles December 12 through 14th. Mainstream was known for its jazz records, and Big Brother was the first rock band to work with them. This may have influenced the final result, since the album sounded very different from what the band expected: acoustic and folk instead of heavy acid rock. The first single released was "Blind Man" b/w "All Is Loneliness," both from the album sessions, in July 1967. It was popular in the San Francisco Bay Area, but did not garner much national attention. A second single, "Down On Me" b/w "Call On Me" was released along with their self-titled debut album in August 1967, following the band's national success after the Monterey Pop Festival. The album debuted on Billboard charts on 9/2/67, peaking at No. 60. It stayed on the charts for a total of 30 weeks. The Pop Chronicles criticized the record as difficult to find and "technically disappointing. Down On Me had a long gestation in the marketplace and finally debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on 8/31/68, peaking at No. 43. It stayed on the charts for 8 weeks. Other singles from the album were released through the end of 1967 and 1968. One final Mainstream single, "Coo Coo" b/w "The Last Time," was released after the band's second album came out on Columbia Records, in Nov. 1968. These last songs were from the original album sessions, but were not included on the album until Columbia Records bought the rights to all the Mainstream material and reissued the LP in the 1970s.
The LP is completely sealed with no holes. cuts or corner wear on the cover, all in all a beautiful cover. Several breathe holes are also visible on both sides of LP cover
The LP is being sold without reserve and payment is expected within 3 days of auction close. Return of the LP will only be accepted if the item is still sealed
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Save me as a seller as I have over 100 sealed rare rock, blues and soul LPS that are being listed, and then thereafter over 200 open very clean MFSL and other audiophile LPS, over 200 promos, and ultimately will be selling almost 7000 LPS
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