motion picture DVD - Monterey Pop

On a beautiful June weekend in 1967, at the beginning of the Summer of Love, the 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 of the 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 watching Janis Joplin’s performance in awe.

New 16-bit 4K digital restoration, supervised by director D. A. Pennebaker
Alternate soundtrack featuring a 5.1 surround mix by recording engineer Eddie Kramer
Audio commentary from 2002 featuring Pennebaker and festival producer Lou Adler
New and archival interviews with Adler and Pennebaker
Chiefs (1968), a short film by Richard Leacock, which played alongside Monterey Pop in theaters
Audio interviews with festival producer John Phillips, festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby
Photo-essay by Elaine Mayes
Festival program