180-gram 45 RPM double LP
Limited, numbered edition
Janis Joplin at her peak: Chart-topping Pearl includes hits ‘Me and Bobby McGee,’ ‘Mercedes Benz,’ and ‘Get It While You Can’
Mastered from the original master tapes: Mobile Fidelity reissues are definitive-sounding versions of masterpiece Ranked No. 135 on Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Joplin displays impeccable timing, devastating vulnerability, and raw emotion: 1971 album steeped in soul, shaded toward country, and loaded with spirit
Janis Joplin wouldn’t be denied on Pearl. The powerhouse vocalist had kicked her addictions, teamed with a stupendous band, and partnered with a producer that knew how to best showcase her voice on record. She came to the sessions with an armload of astonishing songs, and a burst of creative energy that mirrored her rejuvenated emotional state and undeniable spirit. You can hear it on every note of the 1971 record. Ranked #135 on Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, Pearl sold more than four million copies and stands as the first female rock superstar’s definitive studio work. Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD presents the lasting artwork like never before.
| Lado 1 | |
| 1 | Move Over |
| 2 | Cry Baby |
| Lado 2 | |
| 3 | A Woman Left Lonely |
| 4 | Half Moon |
| 5 | Buried Alive In the Blues |
| Lado 3 | |
| 6 | My Baby |
| 7 | Me and Bobby McGee |
| Lado 4 | |
| 8 | Mercedes Benz |
| 9 | Trust Me |
| 10 | Get It While You Can |