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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 6:23 pm 
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https://www.criterion.com/boxsets/326-t ... -festival/

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 vérité 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 the most comprehensive document of the Monterey International Pop Festival ever produced, featuring the films Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Monterey, and Shake! Otis at Monterey, along with every available complete performance filmed by Pennebaker and his crew.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

New 16-bit 4K digital restoration of Monterey Pop, supervised by director D. A. Pennebaker, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack
Restored high-definition digital transfers of Jimi Plays Monterey and Shake! Otis at Monterey with uncompressed stereo soundtracks
Alternate soundtracks for all three films featuring 5.1 mixes 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 commentaries by Pennebaker and festival producer Lou Adler, and music critics and historians Charles Shaar Murray and Peter Guralnick
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
Interviews from 2002 with Adler and Pennebaker and with Phil Walden, Otis Redding’s manager
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
Trailers and radio spots
More!
PLUS: Essays by critics Michael Chaiken, Armond White, David Fricke, Barney Hoskyns, and Michael Lydon


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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
PostPosted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 11:23 pm 
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Wasn't their a previous Criterion out takes version of this?

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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:11 am 
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Geff R. wrote:
Wasn't their a previous Criterion out takes version of this?

Yes, in 2009. The draw this time appears to be the 4K restoration. I believe everything else in this new special edition was also part of the 2009 special edition.


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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:34 pm 
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Thanks! I don't have 4k, so will pass.

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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:35 pm 
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Geff R. wrote:
Thanks! I don't have 4k, so will pass.


I as well and that's even if I had 4K. I have the Criterion SE Blu-ray so I'm good.

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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
PostPosted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 8:53 pm 
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If this is going to hit the same price point as the current Criterion set, I'll consider waiting for the next B&N sale for the new one. If not, I'll just pick up the old version.

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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
PostPosted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 3:55 am 
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I'm certain there is more footage, you tube has heaps more. Bizarre they didn't include stuff like Buffalo Springfield etc....

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 Post subject: [2017-12-12] The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
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I've got some of the Buf Spring footage somewhere, I don't remember where right now.

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