ジャニス・ジョプリンの名盤『Pearl』(1971年)の2CDエディション『The Pearl Sessions』が米ソニーのLegacy Recordingsから4月17日発売。
ジャニスの誕生日である1月19日にプレスリリースが発表された本エディションは、オリジナル・アルバム・ディスクに、『Pearl』楽曲の別ヴァージョンやアウトテイクなどを新たに発見された未発表なものを含めて収めたレア音源集ディスクを付属。ディスク1のオリジナル・アルバム・ディスクには、モノ・シングル音源6曲がボーナストラックとして追加されます。
●『The Pearl Sessions』
[DISC ONE]
※The Pearl Album - produced by Paul Rothchild
Move Over
Cry Baby
A Woman Left Lonely
Half Moon
Buried Alive In The Blues
My Baby
Me and Bobby McGee
Mercedes Benz
Trust Me
Get It While You Can
※Bonus Tracks - the Mono Single Masters - produced by Paul Rothchild
Me and Bobby McGee
Half Moon
Cry Baby
Get It While You Can
Move Over
A Woman Left Lonely
[DISC TWO]
The Pearl Sessions & more...
Overheard in the Studio...
Get It While You Can (take 3) - previously unissued
Overheard in the Studio...
Get It While You Can (take 5) - previously unissued
Overheard in the Studio...
Move Over (take 6) - previously unissued
Move Over (take 13) - previously unissued
Move Over (take 17) - previously unissued
Me and Bobby McGee (demo version)
Me and Bobby McGee (take 5 - alternate) - previously unissued
Cry Baby (alternate version)
A Woman Left Lonely (alternate vocal)
Overheard in the Studio...
My Baby (alternate take) - previously unissued
Overheard in the Studio...
Get It While You Can (take 3) - previously unissued
My Baby (alternate take)
Pearl (instrumental) - Full Tilt Boogie Band
※Bonus Tracks
Tell Mama (Live) - June 28, 1970 - Toronto
Half Moon (Live) - August 3, 1970 - from "The Dick Cavett Show"