Monterey Pop Festival 1968: New Criterion Collection 4K Digital Restoration Of Monterey Pop DVD DTS 5.1 Release Date 2017 12/12/17
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.
- New 16-bit 4K digital restoration of Monterey Pop, supervised by director D. A. Pennebaker
- Alternate soundtrack featuring a 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer
- 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
- Trailers and radio spots
- PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Chaiken
- STARRING: Art Garfunkel, Country Joe & the Fish, Country Joe McDonald, Grace Slick, Mama Cass Elliot, John Entwistle, Roger Daltrey, The Animals, Alan Wilson, The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- UPC: 715515206518
- DIRECTORS: D.A. Pennebaker, D. A. Pennebaker
- RATED: NR
- GENRE: Rock, Music Video (Concert/Performance)
- RELEASE DATE: 12/12/2017
- PRODUCT ID: CRRN2832DVD
- ORIGINAL YEAR: 1968
- RUN TIME: 79 minutes
- DISTRIBUTOR/STUDIO: Criterion
- WEIGHT: .24 lb