‘I’m sure you’ve heard that I’m a new breed swinger now, the idol of my generation, a rock’n’roll singer. Yes fans, yes, it’s true.’ — Janis Joplin
Sixty years after Janis Joplin arrived in San Francisco, joined Big Brother and the Holding Company, and made her debut at the Avalon Ballroom, Genesis Publications presents the final 60 copies of Janis Joplin: Days & Summers, available as special Anniversary boxed sets. Once allocated, the edition will be permanently sold out.
Each Anniversary boxed set includes an exclusive Grace Slick–signed giclée portrait originally created for the fully subscribed Deluxe copies and forms part of the concluding release of the limited edition. Presented as the final chapter in the Days & Summers story, this anniversary release commemorates a pivotal moment in Janis Joplin's rise to fame.
‘Fans can take a deep dive into her personal archives with the scrapbook Janis Joplin: Days & Summers.’ — Rolling Stone
‘Genesis Publications creates a 5-star Janis Joplin scrapbook.’ – Goldmine
‘We’ve had Janis’s scrapbook for a long time. It was really important to her. Scrapbooks may sound quaint and old-fashioned today, but by sitting down, cutting these things out, sticking them in place and annotating them, Janis has given us a unique record of the period.’ — Michael Joplin
In her handmade scrapbook, Janis Joplin created a personal record of her meteoric rise to fame and the flowering of Sixties counterculture in which she was to play a lead role. From the singer's earliest intimate blues gigs in local coffee houses, to her first appearances with Big Brother and the Holding Company, to the band's breakthrough performance at Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, Janis's story is remarkable. Throughout it all, she collected posters, souvenirs, press clippings, photographs and records, and annotated them with her comments.
In Days & Summers, Janis's scrapbook is revealed for the first time. Featured alongside are previously unpublished items from her personal archive, including letters she wrote home to her family and a preceding scrapbook from her senior high school years, 1956-59. Collectively, they offer a brand new perspective on the Port Arthur girl that transformed into a rock goddess, setting the world on fire with her talent.
‘A deeply personal, kaleidoscopic, hippie-vivid portrait of a woman finding her way in the world.’ — The Telegraph
‘Her voice was so powerful it would cut through a rock... Right away we knew she was the one. We said to her, “We’re working next weekend, hope you're ready.”’ — Peter Albin, Big Brother and the Holding Company
Written by the people who really knew Janis and those inspired by her, the book's in-depth text provides a fascinating, new account of the singer's extraordinary life. With an introduction by Grace Slick and an afterword by Kris Kristofferson, the book's list of nearly 40 contributors includes Big Brother bandmates Peter Albin and Dave Getz, Jefferson Airplane members Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen, musicians Mick Fleetwood, Chrissie Hynde, Tom Jones, Taj Mahal, Michelle Philips and Jimmy Page, talk show host Dick Cavett, as well as siblings Laura and Michael Joplin.
Other figures interviewed exclusively for the project include Woodstock Festival organiser Michael Lang, American artist Stanley Mouse, writers Ben Fong-Torres, Richard Goldstein and David Dalton, plus legendary rock photographers Henry Diltz, Bob Gruen and Elliott Landy.
‘Features contributions from a who's who of the West Coast rock’n’roll establishment... Among all these voices, Laura and Michael Joplin’s recollections offer a personal and familial insight.’ — GQ
‘An amazingly talented human tornado who just whirled her way into our consciousness.’ — Grace Slick
Janis Joplin was an American singer, songwriter and arranger, from Port Arthur, Texas, who moved to San Francisco in 1966 to join local band Big Brother and the Holding Company and pursue her dream of becoming a musician. She died aged 27 on October 4, 1970. She is one of the most influential icons from the Sixties and considered one of the best female blues singers ever.
‘There was just nothing else like her — total rebelliousness, abandon, musical excellence, and connection with everyone in the audience. Pure magic. Everybody just loved her. She gave us a voice that was anti-establishment, and I've lived by it ever since.’ — Chrissie Hynde
Each book in the Days & Summers edition is estate-stamped with Janis Joplin's signature, and hand-signed by the following contributors:
Laura Joplin: Janis Joplin's sister
Michael Joplin: Janis Joplin's brother
Peter Albin: American musician, guitarist and bassist. Founding member of Big Brother and the Holding Company
Dave Getz: American musician, teacher and visual artist. Drummer in Big Brother and the Holding Company
Jorma Kaukonen: American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Founding member of Jefferson Airplane
‘We try to describe Janis, but, like being in love, it's difficult telling someone else how stunning the impact is. You know when you feel it, and Janis was probably the best at translating those all-consuming emotions.’ – Grace Slick
Created to mark the 60th anniversary of Janis Joplin's arrival in San Francisco, her joining Big Brother and the Holding Company, and her first performances at the Avalon Ballroom, each 60th Anniversary Copy includes an exclusive signed portrait of Janis by Grace Slick.
Originally produced for the fully subscribed Deluxe copies of Days & Summers, the portrait has remained unavailable for several years and has never been offered separately.
Grace Slick and Janis Joplin were among the defining voices of the San Francisco music scene during the Summer of Love era. Reunited here with Janis's personal scrapbook, the signed portrait forms part of the final release of the edition and accompanies the last copies of Days & Summers that will ever be offered.
Each print is individually hand-signed by Grace Slick and supplied alongside the signed Collector edition of Janis Joplin: Days & Summers.
• Signed by: Grace Slick
• Print size: 25.4cm x 20.3cm (10" x 8")
• Method: Archival giclée
• Paper: Hahnemühle German Etching (100% cotton rag, 310gsm)
• Edition: Limited to the final 60 Anniversary Copies
To commemorate the extraordinary week in June 1966 when Janis Joplin arrived in San Francisco, joined Big Brother and the Holding Company, and made her debut at the Avalon Ballroom, Genesis Publications presents the final 60th Anniversary Copies of Days & Summers.
Each 60th Anniversary Copy includes:
• A numbered and signed copy of Janis Joplin: Days & Summers
• Signatures from Laura Joplin, Michael Joplin, Peter Albin, Dave Getz and Jorma Kaukonen
• Janis Joplin Estate signature stamp
• A rare 7-inch vinyl single featuring two historic recordings from The Typewriter Tape, recorded by Janis Joplin and Jorma Kaukonen in 1964
• An exclusive giclée portrait of Janis Joplin by Grace Slick, hand-signed by the artist and suitable for framing
The large-format book (325mm x 305mm) reproduces Janis's personal scrapbook in extraordinary detail, alongside previously unpublished letters, photographs, memorabilia and contributions from nearly forty musicians, writers, photographers and friends.
Presented as the final 60th Anniversary Copies of the edition, this release marks the conclusion of Janis Joplin: Days & Summers.
These are the final 60 copies of the edition. Once allocated, Janis Joplin: Days & Summers will be permanently sold out.
Join us as we take you inside the Janis Joplin vault in an exclusive video made for Genesis subscribers.
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As the first-ever female rock star who dazzled listeners with her powerful voice and fierce uninhibited style, few musicians have attained the same iconic status as Janis Joplin. Now, Janis’s personal scrapbook is revealed for the first time, compiled between 1966-1968, as the singer found her star rising.
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