The latest blurb on the Criterion DVD site..."Nearly Two Hours of Outtake Performances to be Included in Criterion's Upcoming The Complete Monterey Pop Festival
The Criterion Collection's 3-DVD release of The Complete Monterey Pop Festival, due in stores this fall, will feature almost two hours of rarely seen outtakes. Among the confirmed performances are the following - The Association: "Along Comes Mary"; Country Joe & the Fish: "Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine"; Al Kooper: "(I Heard Her Say) Wake Me, Shake Me"; The Butterfield Blues Band: "Our Love is Driftin'"; Electric Flag: "Drinkin' Wine"; The Byrds: "Chimes of Freedom," "He Was a Friend of Mine," and "Hey Joe"; Laura Nyro: "Wedding Bell Blues" and "Poverty Train"; The Jefferson Airplane: "Somebody to Love"; The Blues Project: "The Flute Thing"; The Who: "Substitute," "Summertime Blues," and "A Quick One While He's Away"; The Mamas & the Papas: "Straight Shooter," "Somebody Groovy," "I Call Your Name," "Monday, Monday," and "Dancing in the Street". Also included in the Monterey Pop package will be the complete D.A. Pennebaker documentaries Jimi Plays Monterey and Shake! Otis at Monterey, as well as a host of other supplemental features. Check the website for complete information for this release on 8/27."
Looking forward to the "lost" Laura Nyro stuff, myself. Looks like the Simon & Garfunkel stuff is lost forever!
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