What better way to relive that magical summer of aught-nine than with the forthcoming "Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Limited Edition Revisited Blu-ray"?
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is re-issuing Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music via a Limited Edition Revisited Blu-ray release, which includes the complete 40th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition (UCE) plus new premium reproductions and brand new, never-before-seen concert footage from Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Santana, The Who and more. The Limited Edition Revisited set streets on July 29th.
Developed and directed by Michael Wadleigh, edited by assistant directors Thelma Schoonmaker and Martin Scorsese (then a twenty-six-year old fledgling still four years away from Mean Streets), and filmed on location from August 15 to August 18, 1969, Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and was nominated for two additional awards (Best Editing and Best Sound).
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York on a sometimes rain-soaked weekend in August, 1969. Half a million people of all colors, shapes, sizes, ages and sexes attended this historical event. They came by car, by truck, a few even by helicopter, but the majority walked to what turned out to be the most famous festival in history, an event that was hailed by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the "50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock 'n' Roll." 32 legendary musical acts appeared which, in addition to those mentioned above, included The Band, Canned Heat, Joe Cocker, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, John Sebastian and Sly & The Family Stone.
The new and previously exclusive Limited Edition Revisited Blu-ray concert footage breaks down as follows:
New Never-Seen Concert Footage:
- Book of Love
- Come Back Baby
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright
- Helplessly Hoping and Marrakesh Express
- Mr. Tambourine Man and Tuning My Guitar
- Oh Happy Day and I Shall Be Released
- Persuasion
- Pinball Wizard
Concert Footage Previously Available via Retailer Exclusive:
- Mama Tried
- Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
- Spanish Castle Magic
- Sparks
- Volunteers
- Woodstock Boogie
The bonus material from the original UCE contained two hours of performance footage from many of the above groups as well as a featurette gallery showcasing interviews with Martin Scorsese, Michael Lang, director Michael Wadleigh, Hugh Hefner, Eddie Kramer (the concert's original chief on-site engineer and producer-engineer for Jimi Hendrix) and others who chronicle the making of the festival and the film. Included are such segments as 3 Days in a Truck, No Rain! No Rain! and Living Up To Idealism.
- Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music Director's Cut
- Woodstock: Untold Stories, 18 performances
- Woodstock: From Festival to Feature - Interviews of the sights and sounds of the 3 day event, from concert goers, promoters, crew and musicians
