Only ball and chain was included in the monterey pop film that was released to cinemas throughout the united states in 1969 and shown on television in the 1970s. It felt like a wonderful dream da pennebaker on making monterey. A new edition of the complete monterey pop festival should be regarded as a milestone event for the criterion collection. See more ideas about monterey pop festival, monterey pop and rock and roll. There wasnt all that much of 1968 left when monterey pop made its theatrical debut. Monterey pop festival 1967 dmusic playlistd youtube. Original film, the festival, and live recordings produced by lou adler and john phillips. John phillips asked me if id be interested in doing a film of a music. Jimi, janis, the who, otis redding, simon and garfunkel. Pennebakers team that used newly newlydeveloped portable 16mm color cameras equipped to record synchronized sound. It marks the first occasion that a highdef 1080p transfer of a film that criterion holds the rights to distribute has been voluntarily. The who live at the monterey pop festival, june 18, 1967. When all of the rocking is over and done, youre left with a rock film that. For most of the five shows, the arena was jammed to bursting with perhaps as many as 10,000 people.
Jefferson airplane was an american rock band based in san francisco, california that became one of the pioneering bands of psychedelic rock. Those who did not attend the monterey pop festival saw the bands performance of combination of the two for the first time in 2002 when the criterion collection released the box set. Monterey pop, the rock festival that sparked it all. Monterey pop, held june 16 to 18, 1967, at the fairgrounds in monterey, calif. Formed in 1965, the group defined the san francisco sound and was the first from the bay area to achieve international commercial success.
Concert film about the prewoodstock music festival. Pennebaker also made a documentary about a 1969 concert in toronto with john lennon and a pickup band featuring eric clapton. Jimi hendrix, otis redding, the mamas and the papas, the who, ravi shankar, big brother and the holding company, jefferson airplane, paul simon, art garfunkel, country joe and the fish, hugh masakela, canned. Woodstock in terms of both quality and musical significance. Performed by big brother and the holding company peter albin, sam. The celebrated woodstock happened two years after monterey, in august, 1969. Otis at monterey, along with every available complete performance filmed by pennebaker and his crew. My criterion monterey pop dvd arrived surprisingly fast, and i was able to enjoy all performances recorded by d. Interviews are conducted with flower children, festival producer john phillips, policemen, and some of the sound and lighting crew. Featuring only the best and most relevant performances from the festival, the film also arranges them out of order so as to better serve a narrative about how the event changed rock n roll.
See more ideas about monterey pop festival, monterey pop and summer of love. A film about the greatest prewoodstock rock music festival. Indeed, the threedisc set, which consists of three separate dvd sleeves in a slipcase, dwarfs any other live 1960s rock release on film that were ever likely to see. The impetus behind the staging of the monterey international pop festival evolved one night in 1967, at mama cass elliots house.
The festival would launch the careers of jimi hendrix, janis joplin, and otis redding, but they were just a few among a diverse cast that included simon and garfunkel, hugh masekela, the mamas and the papas, jefferson airplane, eric burden and the animals, and the who. Paul mccartney, john and michelle phillips, cass and lou adler were discussing, along with other highly inspired issues, the general perception of rock n rolland that although jazz was considered an art. And the complete monterey pop festival provided a terrific look at the legendary event. Pennebaker s california music festival documentary, monterey pop, 1969. On a beautiful june weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the summer of love, the first monterey international pop festival roared forward, capturing a decades spirit and ushering in a new era of. And while not all the featured performances are thrilling, those that areprincipally by the who, jimi hendrix. During the summer of love, 1967, the first and only monterey international pop festival ushered in a new era of rock and roll. The complete monterey pop festival 1967 criterion dvd. On a beautiful june weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the summer of love, the monterey international pop festival roared forward, capturing a decades spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll. The monterey pop festival ran for three days in june 1967. Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 california festival. Otis reddings complete, electrifying performance at the historic monterey pop festival in 1967. The criterion collections complete monterey pop festival set is one of the more prodigious archival live rock releases to appear on dvd, dwarfing warner bros. Otis at monterey, along with every available complete performance filmed by.
The monterey international pop music festival was a threeday concert event held june 16 to june 18, 1967 at the monterey county fairgrounds in monterey, california. Criterion presents three films covering the monterey festival by d. The complete monterey pop festival is out now on bluray from the. Woodstock is more famous, altamont more notorious, but the june 1967 monterey pop festival was the first great coming together of the tribes of the rock n roll generation. The monterey pop festival, 40 years later two years before woodstock, a music festival in monterey, calif. The bad news is that the film itself isnt too great acts out of sequence and seems disjointed when compared to say woodstock. The film is now available on a standalone single disc or as part of the threedisc set, complete with extra footage and outtakes. Pennebaker 1968 organizer john phillips rides the phone backstage, then joins the mamas and other papa for california dreamin, along with a galaxy of 60s stars at their height.
The criterion collection is proud to present the most comprehensive document of the monterey international pop festival ever produced, featuring the films. On a beautiful june weekend in 1967 at the height of the socalled summer of love, the first and only monterey international pop festival roared forward capturing a decades spirit and ushering in a. The complete monterey pop festival 2002, region 1, dvd. On a beautiful june weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the summer of love, the first and only monterey international pop festival roared. Monterey herald lou rawls performs friday, june 16, 1967 at the. The blues project a flute thing 06181967 monterey pop festival monterey, ca by snookyflowers1. A record of the 1967 monterey international pop festival. The group has been noted for its interpretations of blues material and for its efforts to promote interest in this type of music and its original artists. Get the best deals for monterey pop festival poster at. Monterey pop the outtake performance two hours of performances not included in the original film, from the following artists. The complete monterey pop festival the criterion collection. Pennebaker and his crew of direct cinema filmmakers including richard leacock and al maysles descended on monterey, california in june of 1967 to shoot lou adler and john phillips threeday pop music festival, they surely had no idea that they were basically creating or, at the very least, redefining the concert documentary film. The mamas and the papas dancing in the street live monterey pop festival 1967 by aguz2211.
With otis redding, jimi hendrix, ravi shankar, country joe mcdonald. Pennebakers 79minute, 1968 film, effectively sets the scene for the festival, which took place during the fabled summer of love, when the hippie ethos was in its fullest flower, especially on the west coast. The complete monterey pop festival compelling documentary threedisc set of the trailblazing california event has been sonically enhanced and expanded with outtakes share on. Monterey pop is a ruthlessly efficient abridgment of a threeday musical extravaganza. You can also buy the extra footake jimi plays monterey shake. Pennebaker in the box set the complete monterey pop festival, which includes monterey pop, jimi plays monterey, and shake. Blues project steves song live 1967 by westcoastpaeb. The complete monterey pop festival 2002, dvd discogs. All are presented in their original aspect ratios of 1. Pennebaker that documents the monterey pop festival of 1967. Festival goers could buy a full weekend ticket, or tickets for the 5 separate shows. The complete monterey pop festival criterion collection.
The festival is remembered for the first major american appearances by the jimi hendrix experience, the who and ravi shankar, the first largescale public performance of janis joplin and the introduction of otis redding to a mass. Complete monterey pop festival by chris hegedus chris. 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. Hendrixs complete 1969 monterey pop festival performance introduced by archival footage of his debut in the u. Rent the complete monterey pop festival 1967 starring michelle phillips and paul simon on dvd and bluray.
Monterey featured careermaking performances by jimi hendrix, janis. It was launched by two blues enthusiasts alan wilson and bob hite, who took the name from tommy johnsons 1928 canned heat blues, a song about an alcoholic who. Otis at monterey, lovingly remastered and remixed exactly like monterey pop and jimi plays monterey, comes with two audio commentary tracks by softspoken music critic and historian peter guralnick, author of the book sweet soul music. Monterey featured careermaking performances by jimi hendrix, janis joplin, and otis redding, but they were just a few of the performers in a wildly diverse lineup that also included simon. They were headliners at the monterey pop festival 1967, woodstock 1969, altamont free concert 1969, and the. Film critic armond white specifically chats about monterey pop the film, and we then finish with credits that list all of the performers, the filmmakers, and the disc production staff. Roger daltrey, left, and keith moon, right, of the who perform at the monterey pop festival on june 18, 1967 in monterey, calif. The painter brice marden has an assistant camera credit, and bob neuwirth, who figured prominently in pennebakers bob dylan documentary dont look back, acted as stage manager. Among pennebakers several camera operators were fellow documentarians richard leacock and albert maysles. The first is on reddings monterey performance, song by song. Monterey featured careermaking performances by jimi hendrix, janis joplin, and otis redding, but they were just a few of the performers in a wildly diverse lineup that included simon and.