Monterey Pop

Back with some more Various stuff from the depths of my collection. How bout some Festival love? The Monterey International Pop Festival was held on June 16-18th 1967 in Monterey California. The festival featured such acts as The Association, The Mammas & Papas, Canned Heat, Ravi Shankar, Buffalo Springfield, The Who, Otis Redding and many more. The festival is considering the starting point for the Hippie movement which ended with Altamont. The festival is also a turning point in music as it's the introduction of Janis Joplin who played with Big Brother And Holding Company and also the introduction stateside if you will of Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix of course is most remembered here for lighting his guitar on fire before smashing it. The festival was filmed and later turned into a movie directed by DA Pennebaker which showcases some of the artists. The festival was seen as a precursor to Woodstock and remains one of the more successful and memorable festivals of the time. So here's a 2 CD collection that features just about everyone on the bill. Great performances here by some great bands.

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