Janis Joplin – I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (VG/VG+) – LP, AU 1969

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is an LP by Janis Joplin from 1969 released on the CBS label.

About this album

I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama! is a fiery, uneven but vital statement from Janis Joplin, marking her first solo studio album after Big Brother and the Holding Company. Released in 1969, it shifted her towards a horn-driven soul-blues sound under producer Gabriel Mekler, with the Kozmic Blues Band backing her raw, emotionally exposed vocals. Songs such as Try (Just A Little Bit Harder), Maybe and Kozmic Blues show Joplin stretching beyond psychedelic rock into deeper R&B and gospel-inflected territory. Though divided critics at the time, the album has come to stand as an important transition point in her brief, extraordinary career.