Stereophile reports:

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 'Woodstock Music and Art Fair' held on 15-18 Aug 1969 in upstate New York, a number of pieces of Anniversary memorabilia are being released.

Including a new Rhino-produced WOODSTOCK — BACK TO THE GARDEN — 50th Anniversary 5LP collection:

- 42 tracks on 5 x LPs set - US$124.98 (Amazon have been selling a Atlantic 5LP set, US$110.30 )
- 162(?) tracks on 10 x CDs set - US$110.30

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Most of you will be too young to remember this event, the original 'Music Festival' with almost half a million young people attending over 3 days.

Those who do remember (the Woodstock film at least), will not forget iconic sets by: Richie Havens, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Who, Ten Years After, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Canned Heat, Sly & the Family Stone, & of course Santana, Jimi Hendrix.

I have to say that the CD set above looks much better value than the LP set, containing 4 times as much music & closer to a full sonic document of the event.


(The truly incredible Hendrix rendition of Star Spangled Banner, complete with aerial bombardments.)

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The 10,000 Watt vacuum tube McIntosh-JBL-Altec sound system at the event:

audiophilestyle.com/ca/bits-and-bytes/woodstock-mcintosh-an-iconic-duo-r828/

17 x McIntosh MC 3500 mono amps, each containing 14 tubes & delivering 350 Watts rms into 8 ohms




You might be impressed at what some people are asking for these original McIntosh amps...

www.ebay.com/itm/Pair-of-McIntosh-MC-3500-Mono-Block-Amplifiers-Amazing-Condition-350W-Channel-/321540647983

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You missed the mega 38 cd set Owen. Almost enough on that lot to settle down for three days and recreate the experience in real time complete with all the stage announcements etc.
www.rhino.com/article/woodstock-celebrates-50-years-with-comprehensive-38-cd-deluxe-boxed-set


I am old enough to have sat through the original movie (1970/71?) but from memory the Monterey Festival film had more impact. As you'll recall it was difficult to actually see much of the music we were buying on TV and our local music shows good best be described as average. To see The Who and Hendrix especially for the first time was an eye opening experience.
After the light and joy of Woodstock and Monterey we got the Stones Gimme Shelter around the same time, down a dark pathway. It was a sobering viewing watching how little control and power Jagger and the Stones actually had.