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Pennebaker-Hegedus Films
Directed by: D.A. Pennebaker
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.
Details by Film
Monterey Pop
Year: 1967
Time: 78
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Stereo 2.0
English PCM Stereo 2.0
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Streaming Options
26541.
+26406
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Jimi Plays Monterey
Year: 1986
Time: 49
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Stereo 2.0
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Streaming Options
18502.
+9053
Shake! Otis at Monterey
Year: 1989
Time: 19
Aspect Ratios
1.33:1
Audio
English PCM Stereo 2.0
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Streaming Options
Release Information:
Technical Specifications
Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33:1
Audio Options:
English PCM Stereo 2.0
English DTS-HD MA Surround 5.1
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Audio Commentary, Interview, Audio Interview, Video Essay, Theatrical Trailer, Radio Advertisement, Gallery, Outtakes, Short Film, Booklet
- 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
- Audio commentary by Festival producer Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker
- Audio commentary by music critic and historian Charles Shaar Murray
- Two audio commentaries by music critic and historian Peter Guralnick: the first on Otis Redding's Monterey performance, song by song, and on Redding before and after Monterey
- New interviews with Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker
- Chiefs (1968), a short film by cameraman Richard Leacock, which played alongside Monterey Pop during its inaugural theatrical run
- Video interview with Lou Adler and D.A. Pennebaker from 2002
- Interview with Phil Walden, Redding's manager
- 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 Pop Festival scrapbook
- Original theatrical trailer
- Radio spots
- Theatrical trailer for Jimi Plays Monterey
- Essays by critics Michael Chaiken, Armond White, David Fricke, Barney Hoskyns, and Michael Lydon
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Jimi Plays Monterey
Monterey Pop
Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Monterey, Shake! Otis at Monterey, and the outtake performances are presented in their original aspect ratio of 1.33:1. On widescreen televisions, black bars will appear on the left and right of the image to maintain the proper screen format. The new digital transfer of Monterey Pop was created in 16-bit 4K resolution on a Lasergraphics Director film scanner from the 16 mm original A/B camera reversal at Metropolis Post in New York. The 4K digital restoration was undertaken at L'immagine Ritrovata in Bologna, Italy, with additional restoration performed at Criterion Post in New York. The high-definition digital transfers of Jimi Plays Monterey and Shake! Otis at Monterey were created on a Spirit DataCine from the 35 mm duplicate negatives. The digital transfers of the outtake performances were created from 16 mm reversal prints. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, scratches, splices, and warps were manually removed using MTI Film's DRS, while Digital Vision's Phoenix was used for jitter, flicker, small dirt, grain, and noise management.
The original stereo soundtrack for Monterey Pop was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track. The stereo and 5.1 surround remixes for Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Monterey, and Shake! Otis at Monterey were created by Eddie Kramer from the original analog 8-track tapes made at the concerts by Wally Heider, and conformed to picture by Ted Hall at POP Sound in Santa Monica, California. The audio for the outtakes was mixed by Howard Frank and Dennis Dragon from the original concert recordings. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD.
The original stereo soundtrack for Monterey Pop was remastered from the 35 mm magnetic track. The stereo and 5.1 surround remixes for Monterey Pop, Jimi Plays Monterey, and Shake! Otis at Monterey were created by Eddie Kramer from the original analog 8-track tapes made at the concerts by Wally Heider, and conformed to picture by Ted Hall at POP Sound in Santa Monica, California. The audio for the outtakes was mixed by Howard Frank and Dennis Dragon from the original concert recordings. Clicks, thumps, hiss, and hum were manually removed using Pro Tools HD.
Shake! Otis at Monterey