Monterey Pop DVD

Release Year: 1968

Runtime: 80 min

Director: D. A. Pennebaker

Cast: Scott McKenzie, Denny Doherty, Cass Elliot, John Phillips, Michelle Phillips

Studios: John Phillips-Lou Adler, Leacock-Pennebaker

Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.

Special Features:

New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by D. A. Pennebaker

New 5.1 mix by legendary recording engineer Eddie Kramer, presented in Dolby Digital and DTS

Audio commentary by festival coproducer Lou Adler and Pennebaker

Exclusive video interview with Adler and Pennebaker

Audio interviews with festival coproducer John Phillips, festival publicist Derek Taylor, and performers Cass Elliot and David Crosby

Photo essay by photographer Elaine Mayes

Original theatrical trailer and radio spots

Monterey Pop scrapbook

Technical Specifications:

• High-definition digital transfer
• Dolby Digital
• DTS
• Stereo
• 1.33:1 aspect ratio