Woodstock is a 1970 documentary film of the watershed counterculture woodstock festival. How to relive woodstock from the comfort of your couch the. It topped the billboard charts for four weeks and sold two million copies. Woodstock was originally released by atlantics cotillion imprint as a threelp set in a gatefold sleeve. Revisiting woodstock soundtracks peace, love, hippie music. Colors are bright, but poster has fold and edge wear with various tears and scotch tape, as shown. Music from the original soundtrack and more 1970 this selection of 21 songs from joan baez, joe cocker and hendrix, among others, many of which featured in the. Taking woodstock, the 2009 comedy by director ang lee, was inspired by the diaries of elliot tiber, whose family was, by happenstance, a big part of making the woodstock music and arts festival the cultural event it was. This is a vintage original 1970 woodstock italian 4sheet 1st release movie poster it is not a reprint or reproduction. The world may not have needed another woodstock movie, but this pbs documentary succeeds by prioritizing regular people over the performers. Six movies, 12 album collections, two songs and 17 books that will take. Woodstock by various artists album, film soundtrack. The original documentary of woodstock will be returning to movie theaters this august 15th, 2019, right ahead of the supposed return of woodstock 50 although that festival remains up in the air.
Michael wadleighs film captured the beauty and chaos of the. Woodstock was a music festival held august 1518, 1969, on max yasgurs dairy farm in bethel, new york, 40 miles 65 km southwest of woodstock. Three days that defined a generation soundtrack on. In 1969, 500,000 people descended on a small patch of field in a littleknown town in upstate new york called woodstock. Pbss 50th anniversary woodstock doc has nothing new to. But this documentary film itself, aside from being able. How to relive woodstock from the comfort of your couch. Thirtytwo acts performed outdoors despite sporadic rain.
Sri swami satchidananda opened the 1969 woodstock music festival in bethel, new york on august 15, addressing a crowd of approximately 500,000. Film soundtrack, rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock. The original score was written by danny elfman and is a separate release from this accompanying soundtrack there are a number of packages on the market, and some combine. The film deservedly won the academy award for best documentary, and its still a stunning. I am overwhelmed with joy to see the entire youth of america gathered here in the name of the fine art of music. This has been the phrase that has been most associated with the monumental music event that is woodstock. A playlist featuring thunderclap newman, bobby hackett quartet, booker t. In august 1969against a backdrop of a nation in conflict over sexual politics, civil rights, and the vietnam warhalf a million people converged on a smal. But the festival is soon overrun by a huge crowd of peaceloving youth who come to party, listen to music and get stoned. Photos from 1970s festival the great british woodstock.
Entertainment weekly called this film the benchmark of concert movies and one of the most entertaining documentaries ever made the film was directed by michael wadleigh. It tells the story of a festival that starts quite small with an estimated number of 50,000 visitors per day, a wooden stage, little security and almost no parking spots. Music from the original soundtrack and more wikipedia. Music from the original soundtrack and more is a live album of. Download various artists woodstock 1970 1986, mfsl. I only played the songs i liked back then and that hasnt changed. Its a documentary about the highs and lows of the society that formed itself briefly at woodstock before moving on. Veteran producer eddie kramer was the sound engineer during the threeday event. Woodstock music from the original soundtrack and more vinyl. Three days that defined a generation 2019 tvma 1h 37m historical documentaries for the 50th anniversary of the legendary woodstock festival, organizers and attendees reminisce about one of the defining moments of the 1960s. It has a lot of music in it, photographed with a startling intimacy with the performers, but its not simply a music movie. Originally released in 1970 as a triplelp, music from the original. Various woodstock music from the original soundtrack.
Like the music videos and rock movies of the eighties, the main purpose of the film was to introduce haley to a worldwide film audience. Woodstock music from the original soundtrack and more. Originally released on atlantic records cotillion label as a triple album on may 11, 1970, it was rereleased as a twocd set in 1994. Released by atlantic records in 1970 sd 5002 containing music from woodstock 1970. Vintage original 1970 woodstock movie poster 1sh film. Seeing people in their teens and twenties manage to put something so massive and so successful on is especially jarring in todays world where a music festival like this one would have dozens of corporate sponsors and. Seven editors are credited, including thelma schoonmaker, martin scorsese, and. As of june 2017, heres a quick rundown of the various north american releases of the woodstock film and special features. The description of the soundtrack and more of woodstock does mention that. Woodstock 3 days of peace and music the movie directors cut 1. Overview of woodstock, 1970, directed by michael wadleigh, with crosby, stills, nash and young, canned heat, ritchie havens, at turner classic movies. It has a lot of music in it, photographed in an incredible intimacy with the performers, but its not by any means only a rock music movie.
A series of classic photos have been released of the 1971 weeley festival, which has been dubbed the great british woodstock. Woodstock serves as an important documentary as well as concert film. Purple haze was heavily cut in the original woodstock film and soundtrack, and. Get the movie, buy individual songs i was when this was originally released in 1970 and bought the lp around that time. Its a documentary about the society that formed itself briefly at woodstock before moving on, showing how the musicians sang to it, the hog farm commune fed it and the portosan man provided it with toilet facilities. The release of the movie, along with a triplerecord soundtrack album and a. The songs influence has been second only to that of michael wadleighs oscarwinning 1970 concert film woodstock, which fixes its gaze mostly on a stage that few attendees could see. The music is amazing, the editing enhances the movie so much, but the real star of the movie is the sheer youth of festival. Music, film, tv and political news coverage 1970 woodstock documentary will head to theaters for one night only rolling stone woodstock.
The soundtrack cd features songs from a collection of music icons including. Who and several others are different from those in the movie with different versions that. Originally released in 1970 as a triplelp, music from the original soundtrack and more. Woodstock soundtrack from 1970, composed by various artists. When woodstock the movie came along in 1970, it established a beachhead on the pop culture scene that is now defined by three subgenres. Released in may 1970, eight months after the festival took place in new york, the films soundtrack cemented the legacy of 60s music and. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Poster has fold and edge wear with various tears and plenty of scotch tape, as shown.
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