Monterey Pop (Criterion Collection) (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 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.

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

Monterey Pop (Criterion Collection)

Starring: Art Garfunkel, Country Joe & the Fish, Country Joe McDonald, Grace Slick, John Entwistle, Mama Cass Elliot, Roger Daltrey, The Animals, Alan Wilson, Band of Gypsys, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Hugh Masekela, Jack Casady, Otis Redding & Carla Thomas, Spencer Dryden, Scott McKenzie, Marty Balin, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Canned Heat, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Otis Redding, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Peter Albin, Ravi Shankar, The Mamas & the Papas, The Who

Director: John Phillips, Lou Adler