A virtual time capsule of great music of the late 60s & early 70s
“Monterey Pop,&#34; directed by D.A. Pennebaker (“Bob Dylan: Don’t Look Back”), was a rock music festival that took place on a June weekend in California in1967, at the beginning of the Summer of Love. Musicians included The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and Country Joe and the Fish (the San Francisco sound); Buffalo Springfield, Johnny Rivers, and Canned Heat (L.A.); Simon & Garfunkel (New York); Otis Redding and Booker T and the MGs (soul); and Hugh Masekala and Ravi Shankar (world music).<br /><br />Highlights of the movie include Janis Joplin’s rendition of “Ball ’n Chain, The Who destroying their instruments at the end of “My Generation,” and Jimi Hendrix setting his guitar of fire. The camera captures the enthusiasm and often surprise of audience members during the various sets. Setting the style for “Woodstock,” which would take place a few years later, “Monterey Pop” featured acts that would dominate the late 60s and early 70s.<br /><br />The festival was organized by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and record producer Lou Adler. The idea was to create for rock music what the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival did for their genres. Pennebaker’s seven cameramen often zoom in very tightly on the artists. The result is that animated performers like Joplin bob in an out of the frame. The editing captures the excitement and energy of both artists and audience.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the 2-Disc Blu-ray release includes two hours of performances not included in the theatrical release, from the Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Blues Project, Buffalo Springfield, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, the Byrds, Country Joe and the Fish, the Electric Flag, the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Al Kooger, the Mamas and the Papas, the Steve Miller Blues Band, Moby Grape, Laura Nyro, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Simon and Garfunkel, Tiny Tim, and the Who.<br /><br />Also included: audio commentary from 2002 featuring Pennebaker and festival producer Lou Adler; new and archival interviews with Adler and Pennebaker; “Chiefs” (1968), a short film by Richard Leacock, which played alongside “Monterey Pop” in theaters; audio interviews with festival producer John Phillips and performers Cast Elliott and David Crosby; photo essay; festival program; and trailers and radio spots.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : On a beautiful June weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the Summer of Love, the first and only Monterey International Pop Festival roared forward, capturing a decade s spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll. Monterey featured career-making performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding, but they were just a few performers in a wildly diverse lineup that included Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, the Who, the Byrds, Hugh Masekela, and the extraordinary Ravi Shankar. With his characteristic verite style and a camera crew that included the likes of Albert Maysles and Richard Leacock D. A. Pennebaker captured it all, immortalizing moments that have become legend: Pete Townshend smashing his guitar, Jimi Hendrix burning his, Mama Cass being blown away by Janis Joplin's performance. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this timeless document of a landmark event.DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES- New 16-bit 4K digital restoration of Monterey Pop, supervised by director D. A. Pennebaker, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack - Alternate soundtrack featuring a 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented in DTS-HD Master Audio - THE OUTTAKE PERFORMANCES: Two hours of performances not included in Monterey Pop, from the Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Blues Project, the Byrds, Country Joe and the Fish, the Electric Flag, Jefferson Airplane, Al Kooper, the Mamas and the Papas, Laura Nyro, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Simon and Garfunkel, Tiny Tim, and the Who - Audio commentary by Pennebaker and festival producer Lou Adler- New interviews with Adler and Pennebaker- Chiefs (1968), a short film by cameraman Richard Leacock, which played alongside Monterey Pop during its inaugural theatrical run- Interview from 2002 with Adler and Pennebaker- Audio interviews with festival producer John Phillips, festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby- Photo-essay by photographer Elaine Mayes- Monterey International Pop Festival scrapbook- More!- Trailers and radio spots - PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Chaiken.