Monterey Pop (1968) Criterion 1080p BluRay HEVC DTS FLAC-SARTRE + Extras

The first concert film of the rock & roll era, Monterey Pop is an invaluable record of some of the major musical figures of the late 1960s. The organizers of the Monterey International Pop Festival, held June 16-18, 1967, wisely chose to record the proceedings on film for commercial distribution. Even if some of the festival's big acts -- the Byrds, the Grateful Dead, and Buffalo Springfield -- didn't make the final cut for various reasons, the roster of performers who did reads like a who's who of the era: Jimi Hendrix, Otis Redding, the Who, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & the Holding Company (featuring Janis Joplin), Simon & Garfunkel, and the Mamas & the Papas (that group's leader, John Phillips, was one of the festival's principal organizers). The festival's "international" tag is well-earned by one performer in the film: Ravi Shankar, whose final-day performance was one of the festival's highlights and closes the movie on an exuberant note. Though the festival seemed to be anticipating nearby San Francisco's Summer of Love, the film chooses to concentrate on the musical performers, with only brief intimations of the burgeoning counterculture.

Performances

• The Mamas & the Papas – "Creeque Alley" and "California Dreamin'"
• Canned Heat – "Rollin' and Tumblin'"
• Simon & Garfunkel – "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)"
• Hugh Masekela – "Bajabula Bonke (The Healing Song)"
• Jefferson Airplane – "High Flyin' Bird" and "Today"
• Big Brother and the Holding Company – "Ball and Chain"
• Eric Burdon & The Animals – "Paint It Black"
• The Who – "My Generation"
• Country Joe and the Fish – "Section 43"
• Otis Redding – "Shake" and "I've Been Loving You Too Long"
• The Jimi Hendrix Experience – "Wild Thing"
• The Mamas & the Papas – "Got a Feelin'"
• Ravi Shankar – "Dhun" ("Dadra and Fast Teental")




Extras

• Concert Outtakes (720p)

a) Friday, June 16 - Performances by The Association ("Along Comes Mary") and Simon & Garfunkel ("Homeward Bound" and The Sounds of Silence").

b) Saturday, June 17 - Performances by Country Joe & The Fish ("Not-so-sweet Martha Lorraine"), Al Kooper ("I Heard Her Say Wake Me, Shake Me"), The Paul Butterfield Blues Band ("Driftin' Blues"), Quicksilver Messenger Service ("All I Ever Wanted To Do Was Love You"), The Electric Flag ("Drinkin' Wine"), The Byrds ("Chimes of Freedom", He Was a Friend of Mine", "Hey Joe"), Laura Nyro ("Wedding Bell Blues", Poverty Train"), and Jefferson Airplane ("Somebody to Love").

c) Sunday, June 18 - Performances by The Blues Project ("The Flute Thing"), Big Brother and the Holding Company ("Combination of the Two"), Buffalo Springfield ("For what it's worth"), The Who ("Substitute", "Summertime Blues", "A Quick One While He's Away") and The Mamas and the Papas.

• The Hunt Club - Using only the illumination of a cigarette lighter, D. A. Pennebaker captured Tiny Tim performing a number of traditional songs at Monterey's Hunt Club, the official greenroom for the festival ("King for a Day", "Laugh, Clown, Laugh", "May God Be With Our Boys Tonight" and "My What a Funny Little World This Is"). (720p)

• Interviews - A video interview with festival producer Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker conducted in the summer of 2001 in Los Angeles, plus four audio-only interviews with John Phillips, Cass Elliot, David Crosby, and Derek Taylor.  (720p)

• Promotional Material - A theatrical trailer and radio spots.

• Festival Ephemera - Elaine Mayes photographs and Festival Program.

• Commentary - An audio commentary recorded for the Criterion Collection in 2002, featuring Monterey Pop Festival producer Lou Adler and filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker.