"Don't be decived: BIG BROTHER & THE HOLDING COMPANY may not sound like much on their rare Mainstream recordings, but they're one of the toughest, freshest groups going. Janis Joplin's piercing voice, Jim Gurley's strange lead guitar style, David Getz's mad drumming (he sounds like a man possessed), and the entire group's ability to work in musical patterns far outside the ken of ordinary persons, create music that is as valuable and exciting as anything to come out of the Bay Area. ::: Warner Brothers has just signed JIMI HENDRIX, and his Experience, paying Jimi more than $50,000 for his signature, the highest fee that company has ever paid for a new artist. ..."
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