Monterey pop [videorecording] / A Leacock Pennebaker release; The Foundation, a non-profit organization; The Foundation presents John Phillips, Lou Adler Production by D.A. Pennebaker.
Videodisc release of the 1967 rock festival documentary. Special features: New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by D.A. Pennebaker; New 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital and DTS; Audio commentary by festival coproducer Lou Adler and Pennebaker; Exclusive video interview with Adler and Pennebaker; Audio interviews with festival coproducer JOhn Phillips, festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby; Photo essay by photographer Elaine Mayes; Original theatrical trailer and radio spots; Monterey Pop scrapbook. Big Brother and The Holding Co. ; Scott McKenzie ; Mamas and the Pappas ; Canned Heat ; Simon and Garfunkel ; Hugh Masekela ; Jefferson Airplane ; Janis Joplin ; The Who ; Country Joe and the Fish ; Eric Burdon & The Animals ; Otis Redding ; Jimi Hendrix ; Ravi Shankar.
Contents:
Raga Bhimpulasi. San Francisco : Be sure to wear flowers in your hair -- Creeque Alley -- California dreamin' -- Rollin' and tumblin' -- Feelin' groovy -- Bajabula bonke (Healing song) -- High flying bird -- Today -- Ball and chain -- Paint it black -- My generation -- Section 43 -- Shake -- I've been loving you too long -- Wild thing -- Got a feelin' -- Raga Bhimpulasi.
Summary:
Monterey Pop is the first filmed document of a rock festival. The Monterey Pop Festival, held on California's Monterey Peninsula in 1967. It would help launch the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Otis Redding. Captured on film that became immortalized, Pete Townshend destroying his guitar and Jimi Hendrix burning his.
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