DVD
Monterey pop
Edition
Director-approved DVD special edition.
Performers
Various performers.
Publication Information
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2017]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (79 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (23 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm)
Audience
Not rated.
Uniform Title
Summary
On a June weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the Summer of Love, the Monterey International Pop Festival captured a decade's spirit and ushered 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 of the performers in a diverse lineup that included Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, the Who, the Byrds, Hugh Masekela, and Ravi Shankar. With his characteristic vérité style, D.A. Pennebaker captured it all, immortalizing moments that have become legend: Pete Townshend smashing his guitar, Jimi Hendrix burning his, Mama Cass watching Janis Joplin's performance in awe.
Notes
Title from container.
Originally released as a documentary in 1968.
Special features: New 16-bit 4K digital restoration, supervised by director D.A. Pennebaker ; alternate soundtrack featuring a 5.1 surround mix by recording engineer Eddie Kramer ; 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, festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby ; photo-essay by Elaine Mayes ; festival program ; trailers and radio spots.