Sometimes a record will linger for months before even a little success, like this one from Big Brother and the Holding Company. They brought Janis Joplin on board (I’ve heard of her!) just prior to their first album, partly recorded in Chicago where the group was stranded after a concert promoter stiffed them. “Cheap Thrills” was actually their second LP. Right around this time (Oct. 20, 1968) the band played at the Alexandria (Va.) Roller Rink - yes, a roller rink. The opening act was the Jeff Beck Group, with a relatively unknown Rod Stewart on lead vocals.
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