Woodstock - 50th Anniversary

Subject: Woodstock - 50th Anniversary
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 30 May 19 - 06:06 PM

Announced by RHINO Records

Rhino - Woodstock 50years

https://www.rhino.com/article/woodstock-celebrates-50-years-with-comprehensive-38-cd-deluxe-boxed-set


Limited Edition Collection Documents The Historic Festival In A Near
Complete Chronological Reconstruction Of Every Artist Performance
Across 38 Discs And 432 Tracks,
Including Nearly 20 Hours Of Previously Unreleased Audio
Available From Rhino On August 2
10-CD, 3-CD And 5-LP Versions Will Also Be Available On June 28
This summer will be the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the defining event of a generation and one of the most iconic moments in popular music history. Despite its enduring cultural significance, no one has ever attempted to document the historic festival as it unfolded in real time. That is precisely what producers Andy Zax and Steve Woolard have done with a new 38-disc, 432-track boxed set that includes a near complete reconstruction of Woodstock across nearly 36 hours, with every artist performance from the festival included in chronological order. The collection boasts 267 previously unreleased audio tracks, totaling nearly 20 hours.
Limited to 1,969 individually numbered copies, WOODSTOCK - BACK TO THE GARDEN – THE DEFINITIVE 50TH ANNIVERSARY ARCHIVE comes in a screen-printed plywood box with canvas insert inspired by the Woodstock stage set up, designed by Grammy®-winning graphic designer Masaki Koike. The set also includes a Blu-ray copy of the Woodstock film, a replica of the original program, a guitar strap, two Woodstock posters, a reprint of a diary written by an attendee during the festival, two 8x10 prints from legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz, and essays by Zax, acclaimed music scribe Jesse Jarnow, and trailblazing rock critic Ellen Sander. Also included is a copy of Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (Reel Art Press), a comprehensive new hardbound book about the event written by Michael Lang, one of the festival’s co-creators. The collection will be available on August 2. Pre-orders are available now at the Rhino.com store, bundled with four exclusive 18x15 lithographs by Dale Saltzman, based on banners that were onsite at the original festival.
Rhino also will release two other collections earlier in the summer on June 28. WOODSTOCK – BACK TO THE GARDEN – 50TH ANNIVERSARY EXPERIENCE features 162 tracks across 10 CDs and is the first Woodstock collection to feature live recordings of every performer at the festival . WOODSTOCK – BACK TO THE GARDEN – 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION includes 42 tracks and will be available as a both 3-CD and 5-LP sets. The 10-disc version will also be available via digital download.
Between August 15-18, 1969, more than 400,000 people converged on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in upstate New York for Woodstock. Thirty-two acts performed including some of the most popular and influential musicians of the era such as Joan Baez, The Band,
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, and The Who.
The concert spawned Michael Wadleigh’s Oscar®-winning documentary as well as a pair of soundtrack albums. Together, the film and records have created a popular mythology surrounding Woodstock, one that only paints a partial picture of what actually happened. …...

Subject: RE: Woodstock - 50th Anniversary
From: saulgoldie
Date: 31 May 19 - 07:00 AM

Was then, and is still now, one and only one Woodstock. You can only break new ground once. And the music, the times, and the attendees were then. Only then. And never again.

Saul

Subject: RE: Woodstock - 50th Anniversary
From: Newport Boy
Date: 31 May 19 - 07:05 AM

At £625, I think I can make do with the memories!

Subject: RE: Woodstock - 50th Anniversary
From: Mrrzy
Date: 31 May 19 - 09:12 AM

I'd go to the 50th anniversary if they uncancel it...

Subject: RE: Woodstock - 50th Anniversary
From: punkfolkrocker
Date: 31 May 19 - 03:25 PM

A massive 'more complete than previous completes' CD quality bootleg was available on free download years ago...

..just saying...

Subject: RE: Woodstock - 50th Anniversary
From: Thomas Stern
Date: 31 May 19 - 09:57 PM

Were you at Woodstock ??

Carolyn and I drove up Saturday morning, traffic was backed up
for miles, ditched the car and walked for ?? hours to get to
festival site. The locals provided water to weary marchers.
Enjoyed the Saturday afternoon through late Sunday performances.
Sunday breakfast courtesy of Hog Farm.
An amazing event.

Thomas.

Subject: Woodstock 50th anniversary
From: michaelr
Date: 18 Aug 19 - 01:18 PM

The papers and TV over here are full of reminiscences of the festival that took place 50 years ago this weekend. What is more interesting than the nostalgia is this:

Woodstock was the phenomenon that changed the establishment's reaction to the counterculture of the `60s. Just the year before, they had been cracking heads at the Chicago Democratic convention, but Woodstock caused them to say "this is too big to squash, it needs to be subverted." So began the long journey to co-opt, corrupt, and commercialize our ideals.

Subject: RE: Woodstock 50th anniversary
From: Mrrzy
Date: 19 Aug 19 - 06:56 PM

Is Woodstock '19 happening or not? I am seeing both in the news.