Montery Pop (1968) on DVD

Actor :             Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas
Director:          D. A. Pennebaker
Genre:             Documentary
Year:                1968
Studio:             Criterion Collection
Length:            79 minutes
Released:        12/12/17
Rating:             Not Rated
Format:            AC-3, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Misc:                NTSC
Language:       English
Subtitles:         N/A
Dubbed:           N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Legendary California music festival (pre-Woodstock) that launched the state-side careers of several performers, most notably Jimi Hendrix. Check out Mama Cass being absolutely blown away while watching Joplin sing. Here there be REAL acid rock. DIRECTOR-APPROVED DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: 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