Actors: Jimi Hendrix, Chris Hegedus, Noel Redding, John Mitchell

Director: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus

Language: ENGLISH: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, ENGLISH: LPCM 2.0

Subtitles: None

Region: Region A

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1

Number of Discs: 3

Rating: Not Rated

Orig. Release Date: 1968-1986

Studio: Criterion

Release Date: 12/12/2017

Run Time: 146 Min.

• NEW 16-bit 4K RESTORATION of Monterey Pop, supervised by director D. A. Pennebaker, with uncompressed stereo soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Chaiken

DISC ONE - MONTEREY POP

• Interviews - in addition to the vintage interviews from the previous release, there are two exclusive new interviews with Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker that were conducted in 2017.
  1. NEW Interview - Lou Adler, producer of the Monterey International Pop Festival, discusses the 50th anniversary of the Monterey Festival and the special celebration event that was held on June 16, 17, and 18 2017. In English, not subtitled. (12 min, 1080p).
  2. NEW Interviews - director D.A. Pennebaker discusses the conception and his personal experience of makingMonterey Pop fifty years earlier. The interviews were recorded in Bologna (Italy), Monterey, and New York City in 2017. In English, not subtitled. (15 min, 1080p).
  3. Adler and Pennebaker - this video interview with festival producer Lou Adler and filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker was conducted in the summer of 2001 in Los Angeles. (30 min, 1080i).
  a) Lou Adler's beginnings
  b) On to Monterey
  c) D.A. Pennebaker
  d) California and John Phillips
  e) Festival headquarters
  f) Sound and sight
  g) The film takes shape
  4. Audio Interviews -
  a) John Phillips
  b) Cass Elliot
  c) David Crosby
  d) Derek Taylor

• Promotional Materials -
  1. Theatrical Trailer (3 min, 1080p).
  2. Rerelease Trailer (3 min, 1080p).
  3. Radio Spots

• Festival Ephemera -
  1. Elaine Mayes Photographs
  2. Festival Program

• MIPFF - information about the mission of the Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation. In text-format.

• Chiefs - when Monterey Pop was introduced in theaters in 1968, it was accompanied by Chiefs, a short film directed by Richard Leacock, D.A. Pennebaker's partner in Leacock-Pennebaker Productions. Chiefs is presented here in its entirety. In English, not subtitled. (20 min, 1080p).

• Commentary - this audio commentary features Monterey Pop Festival producer Lou Adler and filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker. It was recorded for the Criterion in 2002, and also appeared on the first Blu-ray release of Monterey Pop.
  1. Creating the titles
  2. Scott McKenzie/Chip Monck
  3. Taking care of artists
  4. Two factions
  5. Structuring a concert film
  6. "A complete show every night"
  7. Paul Simon's other role
  8. Getting the shot
  9. Jefferson Airplane's involvement
  10. Through a filmmaker's eyes
  11. Joplin's encore
  12. The blues as theater
  13. "No one knew what to expect"
  14. "Get into yourself"
  15. Deciding to use two songs
  16. Otis' aura
  17. "Not prepared for Hendrix"
  18. Pop music ends
  19. Filming Ravi

DISC TWO - THE OUTTAKE PERFORMANCES

• Outtakes - more than two hours of performances not included in Monterey Pop, from the Association, Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Blues Project, the Byrds, Country Joe and the Fish, the Electric Flag, Jefferson Airplane, Al Kooper, the Mamas and the Papas, Laura Nyro, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Simon and Garfunkel, Tiny Tim, and the Who. In English, not subtitled. (130 min, 1080p).
  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" - video cut and full performance), 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", original and 5.1 mix), Buffalo Springfield ("For what it's worth"), The Who ("Substitute", "Summertime Blues", "A Quick One While He's Away", original and 5.1 mix) and The Mamas and the Papas.
  d) 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").
  e) Artist Index -

• Booklet - 72-page illustrated booklet featuring:
  • "Pop: Ancient and Modern" by Michael Chaiken
  • "Monterey Pop: People in Motion" by Armond White
  • "Jimi Plays Monterey and Shake! Otis at Monterey: Bold, Beautiful, and Black" by David Frickle
  • "The Meeting of the Twain": Monterey and the Great California Divide" by Barney Hoskyns
  • "Monterey Pop: The First Rock Festival" by Michael Lyndon
  • Artists information
  • Technical credits

JIMI PLAYS MONTEREY

• Trailer - original trailer for Jimi Plays Monterey. In English, not subtitled. (4 min, 1080i).

• Interview with Pete Townshend - in this archival interview, Pete Townshend discusses his memory of the Monterey International Pop Festival and his struggle to communicate with Jimi Hendrix at the time. The interview was conducted in London in 1987 and produced for VH1 by Tom Kaniewski. In English, not subtitled. (5 min, 1080i).

• Commentary - an audio commentary, with additional audio excerpts, featuring music critic and historian Charles Shaar Murray, recorded in London in the Spring of 2002. The audio excerpts provide further details on the music career of Jimi Hendrix. The commentary was also included on the first The Complete Monterey Pop Festival release.
  1. Denny Dent
  2. Beginnings
  3. The Saville Theatre
  4. A distinct atmosphere
  5. An audience in shock
  6. Jimi's sonic universe
  7. An act of audacity
  8. R&B tradition
  9. Liberating pop music
  10. The calm before the storm
  11. Pure sound, pure theater
  12. Breakout performances
  AUDIO EXCERPTS
  1. The path to Monterey
  2. Success in London
  3. A crossover artist
  4. Hendrix's legacy
  5. Style and equipment
  6. Hendrix and social politics
  7. Pete Townsend and the Who
  8. Robert Christgau

SHAKE! OTIS AT MONTEREY

• Interview - presented here is an archival interview with Phil Walden, Otis Redding's manager from 1959 until Otis's death in 1967. The interview was recorded in Atlanta in the spring of 2002.In English, not subtitled. (19 min, 1080i).
  1. An interest in R&B
  2. Johnny Jenkins to Otis Redding
  3. Generosity
  4. Stax
  5. Europe to Monterey
  6. After Monterey

• Two Commentaries - presented here are two audio commentaries featuring music historian Peter Guralnick recorded in Boston in the winter of 2002. The first commentary is a song-by-song reading of the film. The second is a look at Otis's career, pre- and post-Monterey. These commentaries were also included on the previous The Complete Monterey Pop Festival release.

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 vérité 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 the most comprehensive document of the
Monterey International Pop Festival ever produced, featuring the films
Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Monterey, and Shake! Otis at Monterey, along
with every available complete performance filmed by Pennebaker and his
crew.