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180gm vinyl LP pressing of the original mono LP pressing of this 1968 album. Cheap Thrills was the last album Janis Joplin recorded with the band before going solo. The album was released in the summer of 1968, one year after their debut album, and reached #1 on the Billboard charts in it's eighth week in October. It kept the #1 spot for eight (nonconsecutive) weeks while the single, InchPiece of My HeartInch, also became a huge hit. By the end of the year it was the most successful album of 1968, having sold nearly a million copies. Album Tracks 1. Combination of the Two (Mono Version) 2. I Need a Man to Love (Mono Version) 3. Summertime (Mono Version) 4. Piece of My Heart (Mono Version) 5. Turtle Blues (Mono Version) 6. Oh, Sweet Mary (Mono Version) 7. Ball & Chain (Mono Version)
