Last Updated on 25 January 2026 by Massimo M.

Big brother and the holding company discography

Studio Discography

Big Brother and the Holding Company – Released in 1967 – Mainstream Label S/6099

Cheap Thrills – Released in 1968 – Columbia Label KCL 2900 (mono) / KCS 9700 (stereo)

Be a Brother – Released in 1970 – Columbia Label C 30222

How Hard It Is – Released in 1971 – Columbia C Label 30738

Can’t Go Home Again – Contains recordings made between October 1970 and December 1971 – Released in 1997 – Legend Label

Do What You Love – Released in 1999 – Cheap Thrills Label 4370

Big Brother & the Holding Company: Live in San Francisco 1966 – Released in 1966

In Concert – with Janis Joplin – Released in 1972

Cheaper Thrills – Released in 1984 – Label Made To Last Records MTL001 J

oseph’s Coat – Released in 1986 – Edsel LABEL ED170

Live (California Hall, San Francisco – July 28, 1966) – Released in 1984 – Rhino Records Label RNLP 121

Janis Joplin With Big Brother And The Holding Company – Live At Winterland ’68 – Released in 1998 – Columbia Label, Legacy CK 64869

Hold Me (Burg Herzberg Festival, Germany July 15, 2005. Sophia Ramos on vocals) – Released in 2006 – Cheap Thrills

The Lost Tapes Label – Released in 2008

Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 – Released in 2012