Language: English
Published by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation / Chappell & Co.,, 1979
Sheet Music First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition of this authorized Janis Joplin songbook, issued shortly after the 1979 Universal motion picture Janis. Collects 16 complete piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of her most iconic songs including Piece of My Heart, Ball and Chain, Try (Just a Little Bit Harder), Me and Bobby McGee, Cry Baby, and Mercedes Benz as performed live and on record between 1963 and 1970. Edited and designed by Bruce Steinberg, the book integrates black-and-white performance photography, lyric excerpts, and notes identifying original albums (Cheap Thrills, Pearl, Kozmic Blues Again Mama!) A key collectible for fans and musicians alike, and one of the earliest comprehensive posthumous Joplin folios. Condition: Very Good. Clean interior; unmarked music pages; minor rubbing and surface wear to wraps, with light edge scuffing; tight binding. Edition/printing diagnostics Copyright ©1979 by Chappell & Co., Inc. Distributed by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. First and only 1979 printing, identifiable by the bold sans-serif 'JANIS' masthead and full list of songs on rear wrap.
Published by Hal Leonard Publishing, 1976
Seller: The Good Books Store, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 9x12 inch 88-page soft-cover of Sheet music and Black and White photographs of Janis Joplin. Book is sound, text clean. Front and back cover shows some wear from handling.