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'Woodstock' comes to disc in a new, lavish edition
Photo Courtesy of Warner Home Videos
Jimi Hendrix is one of the acts featured in Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music.
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Published: June 11, 2009
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music Director's Cut (Unrated): The 40th anniversary of the August 1969 concert is approaching. And now, a four-hour director's cut of the 1970 film -- a combination of documentary and concert film -- comes out on DVD and Blu-ray in a new, lavishly packaged "Ultimate Collector's Edition."
In addition to the film, the set has two hours of rare performance footage including such acts as Joan Baez, Santana, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat, Country Joe McDonald, and five acts -- including The Grateful Dead, Johnny Winter and Creedence Clearwater Revival -- who performed at Woodstock but whose footage has never appeared in any film version of the concert until now.
Other extras include bonus interviews and a documentary about the Museum at Bethel Woods. It's all packaged in a gift box with festival photos, a reprint of a Life magazine commemorative issue and an iron-on patch.
The three-disc set sells for $60 on DVD or $70 on Blu-ray. For more frugal fans, there's also a DVD of just the director's cut of the film plus the documentary about the Museum at Bethel Woods for $25.
Incidentally, if you attended Woodstock and want to share
your memories, drop us a line at features@wsjournal.com.
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