Woodstock - Back To The Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive

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Back To The Garden: 

The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive

Day 1, Disc 1 - Richie Havens - August 15, 1969, 5:00pm - 5:45pm

CD1-01 Richie Havens– "Hello" 1:49
CD1-02 Richie Havens– From The Prison> Get Together> From The Prison 5:08
CD1-03 Richie Havens– Stranger 6:39
CD1-04 Richie Havens– "You're All Groovy, You Know" 1:23
CD1-05 Richie Havens– High Flying Bird 4:18
CD1-06 Richie Havens– I Can't Make It Anymore 6:19
CD1-07 Richie Havens– With A Little Help From My Friends 3:30
CD1-08 Richie Havens– Handsome Johnny 4:49
CD1-09 Richie Havens– "100 Million Songs" 1:34
CD1-10 Richie Havens– Strawberry Fields Forever 6:42
CD1-11 Richie Havens– Freedom 5:14
CD1-12 Sri Swami Satchidananda– "Music Is The Celestial Sound" 17:19
CD1-13 John Morris (6)– "We're All Here Now, I Guess" 0:27

Day 1, Disc 2 - Sweetwater - August 15, 1969, 6:15pm - 7:20pm

CD2-01 John Morris (6)– "We Apologize For The Noise Of The Choppity-Choppity..." 6:35
CD2-02 Sweetwater– Motherless Child 8:31
CD2-03 Sweetwater– Look Out 4:36
CD2-04 Alex Del Zoppo– "Kick Out The Jams, Folks" 1:00
CD2-05 Sweetwater– For Pete's Sake 8:27
CD2-06 Sweetwater– Day Song 2:27
CD2-07 Nancy Nevins– "Guess It's Gonna Take A Little More Time To Get Together" 0:42
CD2-08 Sweetwater– What's Wrong 15:17
CD2-09 Sweetwater– My Crystal Spider 5:14
CD2-10 Sweetwater– Two Worlds 5:51
CD2-11 Nancy Nevins– "There Sure Are A Lot Of People Here" 1:15
CD2-12 Sweetwater– Why Oh Why 4:18
CD2-13 Sweetwater– Let The Sunshine In 1:43
CD2-14 Sweetwater– Oh Happy Day 3:59


Day 1, Disc 3 - Bert Sommer - August 15, 1969, 7:35pm - 8:15pm

CD3-01 Bert Sommer– Jennifer 3:40
CD3-02 Bert Sommer– "There's Too Much Stuff To Set Up" 0:30
CD3-03 Bert Sommer– The Road To Travel 4:48
CD3-04 Bert Sommer– I Wondered Where You'd Be 3:12
CD3-05 Bert Sommer– She's Gone 3:23
CD3-06 Bert Sommer– Things Are Goin' My Way 2:31
CD3-07 John Morris (6)– "Come On, Creep-Come On Down" 2:22
CD3-08 Bert Sommer– And When It's Over 3:25
CD3-09 Bert Sommer– Jeanette 3:36
CD3-10 Bert Sommer– America 4:23
CD3-11 Bert Sommer– A Note That Read 4:17
CD3-12 Bert Sommer– Smile 3:57
CD3-13 John Morris (6)– "What We Do Here Counts" 14:45

Day 1, Disc 4 - Tim Hardin - August 15, 1969, 8:30pm - 9:35pm

CD4-01 John Morris (6)– "Let's See How Bright It Can Be" 1:04
CD4-02 Tim Hardin– How Can We Hang On To A Dream 4:29
CD4-03 Tim Hardin– Once-Touched By Flame 4:57
CD4-04 Tim Hardin– If I Were A Carpenter 5:39
CD4-05 Tim Hardin– Reason To Believe 4:42
CD4-06 Tim Hardin– You Upset The Grace Of Living When You Lie 5:22
CD4-07 Tim Hardin– Speak Like A Child 4:54
CD4-08 Tim Hardin– Snow White Lady 15:48
CD4-09 Tim Hardin– Blues On My Ceiling 10:31
CD4-10 Tim Hardin– Simple Song Of Freedom 4:40
CD4-11 Tim Hardin– Misty Roses 4:39
CD4-12 John Morris (6)– "How Is It Out There?" 11:06

Day 1, Disc 5 - Ravi Shankar - August 16, 1969, 12:00am - 12:40am

CD5-01 John Morris (6)– "Somebody Somewhere Is Giving Out Some Flat Blue Acid" 6:30
CD5-02 Ravi Shankar– Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital 11:48
CD5-03 Ravi Shankar– "I Would Like To Introduce The Instruments" 7:43
CD5-04 Ravi Shankar– Tabla Solo In Jhaptal 4:06
CD5-05 Ravi Shankar– Raga Manj Kmahaj 18:27
CD5-06 John Morris (6)– "I Guess Nobody's Thirsty Anymore" 0:34

Day 1, Disc 6 - Melanie - August 16, 1969, 1:00am - 1:25am

CD6-01 John Morris (6)– "One, Two, Three-Light 'em Up!" 6:12
CD6-02 Melanie (2)– Close To It All 3:28
CD6-03 Melanie (2)– Momma Momma 4:33
CD6-04 Melanie (2)– Beautiful People 4:10
CD6-05 Melanie (2)– Animal Crackers 2:53
CD6-06 Melanie (2)– Mr. Tambourine Man 2:26
CD6-07 Melanie (2)– Tuning My Guitar 5:16
CD6-08 Melanie (2)– Birthday Of The Sun 4:00
CD6-09 John Morris (6)– "It's A Free Concert From Now On" 7:20

Day 1, Disc 7 - Arlo Guthrie - August 16, 1969, 1:45am - 2:25am

CD7-01 John Morris (6)– "Okay, Arlo?" 0:44
CD7-02 Arlo Guthrie– Coming Into Los Angeles 3:21
CD7-03 Arlo Guthrie– "Lotta Freaks!" 1:05
CD7-04 Arlo Guthrie– Wheel Of Fortune 3:23
CD7-05 Arlo Guthrie– Walking Down The Line 5:04
CD7-06 Arlo Guthrie– The Story Of Moses 10:57
CD7-07 Arlo Guthrie– Oh Mary, Don't You Weep 4:46
CD7-08 Arlo Guthrie– "I Was The Only Person, Like, In This Whole Festival That..." 4:03
CD7-09 Arlo Guthrie– Every Hand In The Land 1:54
CD7-10 Arlo Guthrie– Amazing Grace 3:37
CD7-11 John Morris (6)– "Ain't Nothin' Can Make You High As This" 6:03

Day 1, Disc 8 - Joan Baez - August 16, 1969, 3:00am - 4:00am

CD8-01 Joan Baez– Oh Happy Day 4:31
CD8-02 Joan Baez– The Last Thing On My Mind 3:31
CD8-03 Joan Baez– I Shall Be Released 3:48
CD8-04 Joan Baez– "He's Fine, And We're Fine, Too" 3:00
CD8-05 Joan Baez– Joe Hill 3:02
CD8-06 Joan Baez– "We Three Together Constitute The Struggle Mountain Resistance Band" 2:12
CD8-07 Joan Baez– Sweet Sir Galahad 3:51
CD8-08 Joan Baez– Hickory Wind 3:53
CD8-09 Joan Baez, Jeffrey Shurtleff– Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man 2:49
CD8-10 Joan Baez– One Day At A Time 4:35
CD8-11 Joan Baez– Take Me Back To The Sweet Sunny South 2:44
CD8-12 Joan Baez– Warm And Tender Love 4:16
CD8-13 Joan Baez– Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 5:55
CD8-14 Joan Baez– "I Think It's Amazing That You People Are Still Awake" 0:42
CD8-15 Joan Baez– We Shall Overcome 4:45
CD8-16 John Morris (6)– "That Brings Us Fairly Close To The Dawn" 3:10


Day 2, Disc 9 - Quill - August 16, 1969, 12:15pm - 1:00pm

CD9-01 John Morris (6)– "Wave, Funny Little Man" 3:20
CD9-02 Quill (2)– They Live The Life 8:19
CD9-03 Quill (2)– That's How I Eat 5:31
CD9-04 John Morris (6), Hugh Romney– “Kiss Those Guys If They Start Punching Somebody” 1:23
CD9-05 Quill (2)– Driftin' 8:15
CD9-06 Unknown Artist– “We're Over At The Hog Farm, And We Have Tons Of Food" 2:15
CD9-07 Quill (2)– Waiting For You 11:59

Day 2, Disc 10 - Country Joe - August 16, 1969 1:00pm - 1:30pm

CD10-01 Chip Monck– "Please Come Down?" 10:36

CD10-02 Country Joe McDonald– Janis 2:50
CD10-03 Country Joe McDonald– Donovan's Reef 4:04
CD10-04 Country Joe McDonald– Heartaches By The Number 3:06
CD10-05 Country Joe McDonald– Ring Of Fire 2:50
CD10-06 Country Joe McDonald– Tennessee Stud 3:11
CD10-07 Country Joe McDonald– Rockin' Round The World 1:59
CD10-08 Country Joe McDonald– Flying High 2:06
CD10-09 Country Joe McDonald– I Seen A Rocket 1:50
CD10-10 Country Joe McDonald– The "Fish" Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag 3:17
CD10-11 Country Joe McDonald– I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag (Reprise) 1:51
CD10-12 Chip Monck– "Cut, Bleeding, Whatever" 3:37

Day 2, Disc 11 - Santana - August 16, 1969, 2:00pm - 2:45pm

CD11-01 Santana– Waiting 5:11
CD11-02 Santana– Evil Ways 4:34
CD11-03 Santana– You Just Don't Care 4:21
CD11-04 Santana– Savor 5:22
CD11-05 Santana– Jingo 5:45
CD11-06 Santana– Persuasion 3:25
CD11-07 Santana– Soul Sacrifice 13:04
CD11-08 Santana– Fried Neck Bones And Some Home Fries 6:33
CD11-09 Chip Monck– "Wheat Germ, Holly Has Your Bag" 16:19

Day 2, Disc 12 - John Sebastian - August 16, 1969, 3:30pm - 3:55pm

CD12-01 Chip Monck– "If It's Out Of Reason, I Trust Someone Will Tell Me" 1:23
CD12-02 John Sebastian– How Have You Been 6:29
CD12-03 John Sebastian– Rainbows All Over Your Blues 3:43
CD12-04 John Sebastian– I Had A Dream 3:41
CD12-05 John Sebastian– Darling Be Home Soon 5:57
CD12-06 John Sebastian– Younger Generation 4:15
CD12-07 John Morris (6), Chip Monck– "They’re With Us, Man!" 1:36

Day 2, Disc 13 - Keef Hartley - August 16, 1969, 4:45pm - 5:30pm

CD13-01 Chip Monck– “Please Meet Harold At The Stand With The Blood Pills” 5:59
CD13-02 The Keef Hartley Band– Spanish Fly 6:58
CD13-03 The Keef Hartley Band– She's Gone 7:10
CD13-04 The Keef Hartley Band– Too Much Thinking 7:19
CD13-05 The Keef Hartley Band– Believe In Me 7:43
CD13-06 The Keef Hartley Band– Medley: Sinnin' For You> Leaving Trunk> Just To Cry 17:57
CD13-07 Chip Monck– “Le Dernière Parte de la Stage, Immédiatement, S'il Vous Plait” 15:10


Day 2, Disc 14 - Incredible String Band - August 16, 1969, 6:00pm - 6:30pm

CD14-01 Chip Monck– “Puppet Theatre Will Be Going On At The Hog Farm At 6:15” 3:55
CD14-02 The Incredible String Band– Invocation 1:42
CD14-03 The Incredible String Band– The Letter 5:37
CD14-04 Chip Monck– “Please Excuse This Interruption” 1:30
CD14-05 The Incredible String Band– Gather 'Round 6:30
CD14-06 Robin Williamson– “It Makes Me Fantastically Happy” 0:44
CD14-07 The Incredible String Band– This Moment 6:13
CD14-08 The Incredible String Band– Come With Me 3:40
CD14-09 Robin Williamson– “I Just Want To Acknowledge All The Requests” 1:00
CD14-10 The Incredible String Band– When You Find Out Who You Are 8:56
CD14-11 Chip Monck– “Could We Please Have The Driver Of Sly’s Truck, Please?” 1:14
CD14-12 Hugh Romney– “I Don’t Think There’s Such A Thing As A Bum Trip” 0:56
CD14-13 Chip Monck– “Let’s See If We Can Get Some Semblance Of Order Going” 11:37

Day 2, Disc 15 - Canned Heat - August 16, 1969, 7:30pm - 8:45pm

CD15-01 Chip Monck– "There’s Been A Little Tremor Of Paranoia" 4:19
CD15-02 Canned Heat– I'm Her Man 6:17
CD15-03 Canned Heat– Going Up The Country 6:09
CD15-04 Canned Heat– A Change Is Gonna Come / Leaving This Town 8:25
CD15-05 Canned Heat– Rollin' Blues 8:39
CD15-06 Canned Heat– Woodstock Boogie 28:29

Day 2, Disc 16 - Canned Heat - August 16, 1969, 7:30pm - 8:45pm

CD16-01 Bob Hite, Chip Monck– “Sure, Man. Go Right Ahead.” 3:01

CD16-02 Canned Heat– On The Road Again 10:57
CD16-03 Chip Monck– “Welcome Yourselves To This Experiment” 18:53

Day 2, Disc 17 - Mountain - August 16, 1969 9:00pm - 10:00pm

CD17-01 Chip Monck– “The Brown Acid That Is Circulating Around...” 9:26
CD17-02 Mountain– Blood Of The Sun 3:01
CD17-03 Mountain– Stormy Monday 7:18
CD17-04 Mountain– Theme For An Imaginary Western 5:13
CD17-05 Mountain– Long Red 5:45
CD17-06 Mountain– Who Am I But You And The Sun (For Yasgur's Farm) 3:47
CD17-07 Mountain– Beside The Sea 3:32
CD17-08 Mountain– Waiting To Take You Away 4:50
CD17-09 Mountain– Dreams Of Milk And Honey 16:11
CD17-10 Mountain– Southbound Train 6:17
CD17-11 Chip Monck– “The Green Acid Is Really A Great Deal More Serious Than We Thought” 2:28
CD17-12 Chip Monck, Joshua White– “Open Your Eyes Wide, ‘cause Here It Comes” 5:57

Day 2, Disc 18 - Grateful Dead - August 16, 1969, 10:30pm - 11:50pm

CD18-01 Ken Babbs, Chip Monck– “It’s The Ninth Wave” 9:12
CD18-02 The Grateful Dead– St. Stephen 2:05
CD18-03 The Grateful Dead– Mama Tried 2:41
CD18-04 “All Us People From The Bay Area, We're Real Lsd Freaks!” 11:08
CD18-05 The Grateful Dead– Dark Star 19:10
CD18-06 The Grateful Dead– High Time 6:18

Day 2, Disc 19 - Grateful Dead - August 16, 1969 10:30pm - 11:50pm

CD19-01 The Grateful Dead– Turn On Your Lovelight 39:01
CD19-02 Ken Babbs, Chip Monck– “This Is Richie And He’s Lost His Chick” 6:26

Day 2, Disc 20 - Creedence Clearwater Revival - August 17, 1969, 12:30am - 1:20am

CD20-01 John Morris (6), Chip Monck– "You're Carrying Janis' Wah-wah Pedals" 4:42
CD20-02 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Born On The Bayou 5:22
CD20-03 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Green River 3:17
CD20-04 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do) 4:46
CD20-05 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Bootleg 3:38
CD20-06 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Commotion 2:47
CD20-07 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Bad Moon Rising 2:13
CD20-08 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Proud Mary 3:50
CD20-09 Creedence Clearwater Revival– I Put A Spell On You 4:27
CD20-10 Creedence Clearwater Revival– The Night Time Is The Right Time 3:39
CD20-11 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Keep On Chooglin' 10:28
CD20-12 Creedence Clearwater Revival– Suzie Q 10:52
CD20-13 Chip Monck– “It’s Going To Be A Very Long Evening” 1:08

Day 2, Disc 21 - Janis Joplin - August 17, 1969, 2:00am - 03:00am

CD21-01 Chip Monck– “Douglas!” 1:27
CD21-02 Janis Joplin– Raise Your Hand 5:16
CD21-03 Janis Joplin– As Good As You've Been To This World 6:23
CD21-04 Janis Joplin– To Love Somebody 5:31
CD21-05 Janis Joplin– Summertime 5:23
CD21-06 Janis Joplin– Try (Just A Little Bit Harder) 5:15
CD21-07 Janis Joplin– Kozmic Blues 4:43
CD21-08 Janis Joplin– "This Is Snooky Flowers" 0:57
CD21-09 Janis Joplin– I Can't Turn You Loose 6:40
CD21-10 Janis Joplin– Work Me, Lord 8:24
CD21-11 Janis Joplin– Piece Of My Heart 4:39
CD21-12 Janis Joplin– “Music’s Not For Putting Yourself Through Bad Changes” 1:31
CD21-13 Janis Joplin– Ball And Chain 6:29
CD21-14 Chip Monck– “If That’s To Your Liking” 9:12

Day 2, Disc 22 - Sly & The Family Stone - August 17, 1969, 3:30am - 04:20am

CD22-01 Chip Monck– “A Little Exercise” 1:12
CD22-02 Sly & The Family Stone– M'Lady 6:55
CD22-03 Sly & The Family Stone– “We Have Some Equipment That Is Not Working Properly” 0:44
CD22-04 Sly & The Family Stone– Sing A Simple Song 5:15
CD22-05 Sly & The Family Stone– You Can Make It If You Try 5:34
CD22-06 Sly & The Family Stone– Medley: Everyday People / Dance To The Music / Music Lover / I ant To Take You Higher 22:53
CD22-07 Sly & The Family Stone– Love City 5:46
CD22-08 Chip Monck– “Get It Out In All One Big Burst” 1:54
CD22-09 Sly & The Family Stone– Stand 3:35
CD22-10 Chip Monck– “A Wallet Lost” 2:24

Day 2, Disc 23 - The Who - August 17, 1969, 5:00am - 6:05am

CD23-01 Abbie Hoffman– “I Think We, Like, Oughtta Do Something About John Sinclair” 2:11
CD23-02 The Who– Heaven And Hell 3:34
CD23-03 The Who– I Can't Explain 2:25
CD23-04 The Who– It's A Boy 0:37
CD23-05 The Who– 1921 2:30
CD23-06 The Who– Amazing Journey 5:41
CD23-07 The Who– Sparks 3:27
CD23-08 The Who– Eyesight To The Blind 2:00

CD23-09 The Who– Christmas 3:17
CD23-10 The Who– Acid Queen 3:34
CD23-11 The Who– Pinball Wizard 2:57
CD23-12 Abbie Hoffman, Pete Townshend– “Fuck Off My Fucking Stage!” 0:31
CD23-13 The Who– Do You Think It's Alright 0:49
CD23-14 The Who– Fiddle About 1:14
CD23-15 The Who– There's A Doctor I've Found 0:22
CD23-16 The Who– Go To The Mirror Boy 3:25
CD23-17 The Who– Smash The Mirror 1:06
CD23-18 The Who– I'm Free 2:25
CD23-19 The Who– Tommy's Holiday Camp 1:00
CD23-20 The Who– We're Not Gonna Take It 9:21
CD23-21 The Who– Summertime Blues 3:36
CD23-22 The Who– Shakin' All Over 6:17
CD23-23 The Who– My Generation 6:43
CD23-24 Chip Monck– “Welcome This New Day” 0:54

Day 3, Disc 24 - Jefferson Airplane - August 17, 1969, 8:00am - 09:40am

CD24-01 Chip Monck– “That’s Not A Piece Of Rope That You’re Hanging On” 2:30
CD24-02 Jefferson Airplane– The Other Side Of This Life 8:29
CD24-03 Grace Slick– “One Of Those Sloppy Things That Goes On And Cannot Be Repeated” 3:50
CD24-04 Jefferson Airplane– Somebody To Love 4:38
CD24-05 Jefferson Airplane– 3/5 Of A Mile In 10 Seconds 5:44
CD24-06 Jefferson Airplane– Won't You Try / Saturday Afternoon 5:28
CD24-07 Jefferson Airplane– Eskimo Blue Day 6:11
CD24-08 Grace Slick– “We Got A Whole Lot Of Orange And It Was Fine” 1:03
CD24-09 Jefferson Airplane– Plastic Fantastic Lover 4:31
CD24-10 Jefferson Airplane– Wooden Ships 22:07

Day 3, Disc 25 - Jefferson Airplane - August 17, 1969, 8:00am - 09:40am

CD25-01 Jefferson Airplane– Uncle Sam Blues 6:43
CD25-02 Jefferson Airplane– Volunteers 4:14
CD25-03 Grace Slick– “It’s Pooneil 1” 1:05
CD25-04 Jefferson Airplane– The Ballad Of You & Me & Pooneil 15:57
CD25-05 Jefferson Airplane– Come Back Baby 6:05
CD25-06 Jefferson Airplane– White Rabbit 2:27
CD25-07 Jefferson Airplane– The House At Pooneil Corners 9:17
CD25-08 “There Is Always A Little Bit Of Heaven In A Disaster Area” 2:24
CD25-09 John Morris (6)– “The Roads Are Fairly Clear Now” 1:21
CD25-10 Muskrat (2)– “We Got A Times” 1:21
CD25-11 Hugh Romney, John Morris (6)– “Bugsy To The Pink And White Tent” 3:33

Day 3, Disc 26 - Joe Cocker - August 17, 1969, 2:00pm - 3:25pm

CD26-01 Max Yasgur– “I Think You People Have Proven Something To The World” 2:53
CD26-02 John Morris (6), The Grease Band– “Now Is The Time!” 2:19
CD26-03 The Grease Band– Rockhouse 4:15
CD26-04 The Grease Band– Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 4:28
CD26-05 Joe Cocker– “That Farming Guy Who Came Out, He Seemed A Nice Little Bloke” 0:21
CD26-06 Joe Cocker– Dear Landlord 8:05
CD26-07 Joe Cocker– Something's Coming On 4:02
CD26-08 Joe Cocker– Do I Still Figure In Your Life 3:30
CD26-09 Joe Cocker– “An English Variation On Somebody’s Head-bashing Tune” 0:35
CD26-10 Joe Cocker– Feelin' Alright 4:54
CD26-11 Joe Cocker– “A Ballad Of Grecian Quantity” 0:30
CD26-12 Joe Cocker– Just Like A Woman 6:23

Day 3, Disc 27 - Joe Cocker - August 17, 1969, 2:00pm - 3:25pm

CD27-01 Joe Cocker– Let's Go Get Stoned 7:04
CD27-02 Joe Cocker– I Don't Need No Doctor 12:01
CD27-03 Joe Cocker– “Just Shows You What You Can Do With A Few Shillelaghs” 0:37
CD27-04 Joe Cocker– I Shall Be Released 5:50
CD27-05 Joe Cocker– Hitchcock Railway 7:02
CD27-06 Joe Cocker– Something To Say 9:08
CD27-07 Joe Cocker– With A Little Help From My Friends 8:07
CD27-08 John Morris (6), Barry Melton– “Maybe We Can Stop This Rain” 10:03

Day 3, Disc 28 - Country Joe And The Fish - August 17, 1969, 6:00pm - 07:50pm

CD28-01 Chip Monck– “Leave The Fences For Last When You Take Firewood” 10:21
CD28-02 Country Joe And The Fish– Rock & Soul Music 2:08
CD28-03 Country Joe And The Fish– Love 3:08
CD28-04 Country Joe And The Fish– Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine 4:28
CD28-05 Country Joe And The Fish– Sing Sing Sing 3:16
CD28-06 Country Joe And The Fish– Summer Dresses 5:37
CD28-07 Country Joe And The Fish– Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife 2:27
CD28-08 Country Joe And The Fish– Silver And Gold 4:48
CD28-09 Country Joe And The Fish– Maria 4:13
CD28-10 Country Joe And The Fish– The Love Machine 5:25
CD28-11 Country Joe And The Fish– Ever Since You Told Me That You Love Me (I'm A Nut) 2:47
CD28-12 Country Joe And The Fish– Crystal Blues 6:03
CD28-13 Country Joe And The Fish– Rock & Soul Music (Reprise) 13:07
CD28-14 Country Joe And The Fish– The "Fish" Cheer / I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die-Rag 3:10
CD28-15 Chip Monck– “We’ll Start With Minimal Lighting” 4:18

Day 3, Disc 29 - Ten Years After - August 17, 1969, 8:15pm - 9:15pm

CD29-01 Chip Monck– “Please Do Come Down” 1:19
CD29-02 Ten Years After– Spoonful 7:31
CD29-03 Ten Years After– Good Morning Little School Girl (1) 2:08
CD29-04 Ten Years After– Good Morning Little School Girl (2) 1:23
CD29-05 Ten Years After– Good Morning Little School Girl (3) 4:41
CD29-06 Ten Years After– Hobbit 8:08
CD29-07 Ten Years After– I Can't Keep From Crying Sometimes 18:00
CD29-08 Ten Years After– Help Me 17:56
CD29-09 Ten Years After– I'm Going Home 12:15
CD29-10 Chip Monck– “There's Been An Awful Lot Of Broken Limbs” 5:22

Day 3, Disc 30 - The Band - August 17, 1969m 10:00pm - 10:50pm

CD30-01 Chip Monck– “B.B. King, Freddie King, Herbie Mann” 10:57
CD30-02 The Band– Chest Fever 5:42
CD30-03 The Band– Don't Do It 4:24
CD30-04 The Band– Tears Of Rage 5:37
CD30-05 The Band– We Can Talk 3:25
CD30-06 The Band– Long Black Veil 4:25
CD30-07 The Band– Don't Ya Tell Henry 3:52
CD30-08 The Band– Ain't No More Cane 5:08
CD30-09 The Band– This Wheel's On Fire 3:57
CD30-10 The Band– I Shall Be Released 3:38
CD30-11 The Band– The Weight 6:18
CD30-12 The Band– Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever 5:14
CD30-13 Chip Monck– “Help, I’m Being Busted!” 3:22

Day 3, Disc 31 - Johnny Winter - August 18, 1969, 12:00am - 1:05am

CD31-01 Chip Monck– “There’s Evidently A Trickle” 3:09
CD31-02 Johnny Winter– Mama, Talk To Your Daughter 5:22
CD31-03 Johnny Winter– Leland Mississippi Blues 5:13
CD31-04 Johnny Winter– Mean Town Blues 11:13
CD31-05 Johnny Winter– You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now 17:02
CD31-06 Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter– I Can't Stand It 6:26
CD31-07 Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter– Tobacco Road 10:17
CD31-08 Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter– Tell The Truth 7:48
CD31-09 Johnny Winter– Johnny B. Goode 5:35
CD31-10 Chip Monck– “Amplifier Section, Come In, Please” 6:52

Day 3, Disc 32 - Blood, Sweat And Tears - August 18, 1969, 1:30am - 2:30am

CD32-01 Chip Monck– “It’s Really Annoying To Have To Constantly Make This Announcement” 2:34
CD32-02 Blood, Sweat And Tears– More And More 2:51
CD32-03 Blood, Sweat And Tears– Just One Smile 4:45
CD32-04 Blood, Sweat And Tears– Somethin' Comin' On 2:29
CD32-05 Blood, Sweat And Tears– I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know 7:29
CD32-06 Blood, Sweat And Tears– Spinning Wheel 4:56
CD32-07 Blood, Sweat And Tears– Sometimes In Winter 3:30
CD32-08 Blood, Sweat And Tears– Smiling Phases 10:22
CD32-09 Blood, Sweat And Tears– God Bless The Child 6:54
CD32-10 Blood, Sweat And Tears– And When I Die 5:18
CD32-11 Blood, Sweat And Tears– You've Made Me So Very Happy 4:24
CD32-12 Unknown Artist– “What About The Moody Blues?” 8:08


Day 3, Disc 33 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - August 18, 1969, 3:00am - 4:00am

CD33-01 Crosby, Stills & Nash– “Tell ‘em Who We Are, Man” 1:02
CD33-02 Crosby, Stills & Nash– Suite: Judy Blue Eyes 8:38
CD33-03 Crosby, Stills & Nash– Blackbird 2:45
CD33-04 Crosby, Stills & Nash– Helplessly Hoping 3:05
CD33-05 Crosby, Stills & Nash– Guinnevere 5:55
CD33-06 Crosby, Stills & Nash– Marrakesh Express 2:36
CD33-07 Crosby, Stills & Nash– 4 + 20 2:44
CD33-08 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– Mr. Soul 6:31
CD33-09 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– I'm Wonderin' 1:51
CD33-10 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– You Don't Have To Cry 3:31
CD33-11 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– “Is Everybody Ready?” 0:46
CD33-12 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– Pre-Road Downs 2:51
CD33-13 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– Long Time Gone 6:12
CD33-14 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– Bluebird Revisited 4:32
CD33-15 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– Sea Of Madness 2:52
CD33-16 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– Wooden Ships 6:45
CD33-17 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– Find The Cost Of Freedom 2:09
CD33-18 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– “Good Luck, Fellas” 1:19
CD33-19 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young– 49 Bye-Byes 5:19
CD33-20 Chip Monck– “We’ll Have To Talk About It” 0:50

Day 3, Disc 34 - The Paul Butterfield Blues Band - August 18, 1969, 6:00am - 7:10am

CD34-01 Chip Monck– “Doriza Of Utica” 2:15
CD34-02 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band– Born Under A Bad Sign 13:38
CD34-03 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band– No Amount Of Loving 6:12
CD34-04 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band– Driftin' And Driftin' 12:08
CD34-05 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band– Morning Sunrise 8:01
CD34-06 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band– All In A Day 7:50
CD34-07 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band– Love March 11:20
CD34-08 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band– Everything's Gonna Be Alright 9:21
CD34-09 Chip Monck– “Good Morning” 0:19


Day 3, Disc 35 - Sha-Na-Na August 18, 1969, 7:30am - 8:00am

CD35-01 Sha Na Na– “Test, Test” 1:36
CD35-02 Sha Na Na– Get A Job 2:27
CD35-03 Sha Na Na– Come Go With Me 2:32
CD35-04 Sha Na Na– Silhouettes 2:58
CD35-05 Sha Na Na– Teen Angel 3:31
CD35-06 Sha Na Na– (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame 2:08
CD35-07 Sha Na Na– Wipe Out 2:13
CD35-08 Sha Na Na– Book Of Love 2:01
CD35-09 Sha Na Na– Little Darlin' [Incomplete] 0:44
CD35-10 Sha Na Na– At The Hop 3:05
CD35-11 Sha Na Na– Duke Of Earl 2:00
CD35-12 Sha Na Na– Get A Job (Reprise) 0:27
CD35-13 Chip Monck– "Thank You For Making All This Possible" 8:12


Day 3, Disc 36 - Jimi Hendrix - August 18, 1969, 9am - 11:10am

CD36-01 Jimi Hendrix– Introduction 2:21
CD36-02 Jimi Hendrix– Message Of Love 7:21
CD36-03 Jimi Hendrix– Hear My Train A Comin' 9:49
CD36-04 Jimi Hendrix– Spanish Castle Magic 7:06
CD36-05 Jimi Hendrix– Red House 5:24
CD36-06 Jimi Hendrix– Lover Man 5:12
CD36-07 Jimi Hendrix– Foxey Lady 5:07
CD36-08 Jimi Hendrix– Jam Back At The House 7:45

Day 3, Disc 37 - Jimi Hendrix - August 18, 1969, 9am - 11:10am

CD37-01 Jimi Hendrix– Izabella 6:42
CD37-02 Jimi Hendrix– Fire 3:02
CD37-03 Jimi Hendrix– Voodoo Child (Slight Return) 13:40
CD37-04 Jimi Hendrix– The Star-Spangled Banner 3:43
CD37-05 Jimi Hendrix– Purple Haze 4:24
CD37-06 Jimi Hendrix– Woodstock Improvisation 4:00
CD37-07 Jimi Hendrix– Villanova Junction 4:28
CD37-08 Jimi Hendrix– Hey Joe 5:53

Day 3, Disc 38 - Appendix (Stage Announcements & Audience Sounds)

CD38-01 Chip Monck– "Good Wishes, Good Day, And A Good Life" 4:33
CD38-02 Unknown Artist– "This Is Groesbeek" 0:16
CD38-03 Unknown Artist– "Hungry Wet Hordes” 4:48
CD38-04 Unknown Artist– "Sun Dance" 0:10
CD38-05 Unknown Artist– "Cancel Out Whatever I Said About The Morning" 0:26
CD38-06 Unknown Artist– "Lotsa Kooks Around Here" 0:39
CD38-07 Unknown Artist– "National Outdoor Leadership Types" 1:17
CD38-08 Unknown Artist– "Why Aren’t You Dishonest Like Everybody Else?” 1:17
CD38-09 Unknown Artist– “I Just Saw The Titles On This Thing" 0:16
CD38-10 Unknown Artist– "We’ve Had Hassles” 0:30
CD38-11 Unknown Artist– "This Is Up At The Hospital Tent” 2:07
CD38-12 Unknown Artist– "It’s Monday Afternoon” 0:49
CD38-13 Unknown Artist– "It’s My Geiger Counter” 1:25
CD38-14 Unknown Artist– "Uh… Boys By The American Flag” 1:22
CD38-15 Unknown Artist– "Magic Terry Knows What He’s Talking About” 5:57
CD38-16 Unknown Artist– “150 Logs” 4:15
CD38-17 Unknown Artist– "There’s A Little Tin Box Full Of Hash Around Somewhere” 0:43
CD38-18 Unknown Artist– "Here’s A Guy Slightly Freaked Out” 1:14
CD38-19 Unknown Artist– "Walking Up The Hill” 0:35
CD38-20 Unknown Artist– The Rain Chant [Original Field Recording] 1:12
CD38-21 Muskrat (2)– "Please Go To The Information Booth, Man” 0:15
CD38-22 Muskrat (2)– "Around That Crane In A Three Foot Radius” 0:35
CD38-23 Muskrat (2)– "On Sunday, Man, The Times Gave A Very Favorable Editorial” 0:49
CD38-24 Muskrat (2)– "It’s Gonna Take Me A Few Weeks To Fully Comprehend It” 1:50
CD38-25 Unknown Artist– "We Are Making Announcements" 1:30
CD38-26 Unknown Artist– "Other People’s Pills” 0:16
CD38-27 Chip Monck– "Please Bear With Us” 1:36
CD38-28 Unknown Artist– "If Anybody Can Understand What I’m Saying, Stand Up And Move” 1:17
CD38-29 Unknown Artist– "A Matter Of Life And Death—Dig It!” 0:25
CD38-30 Unknown Artist– "Up Against The Wall, Boys” 2:06
CD38-31 Unknown Artist– "Rap Central, Near The First Aid Trailer” 4:15
CD38-32 Unknown Artist– "For Those Of You Who Haven’t Heard Of The Bindy Bazaar” 1:06
CD38-33 Unknown Artist– "Three; Richie’s Voice” 1:00
CD38-34 Unknown Artist– "Hello!” 0:16


Limited edition boxed set; a total of 1969 numbered copies were released. Box numbers may be printed in white or black ink.
238 promotional copies—all numbered #0000/1969—were also issued.

Credits:
Produced for Release by Andy Zax & Steve Woolard
Sound Produced by Andy Zax & Brian Kehew
Compiled, assembled and edited by Andy Zax, 2005-2019

Mixed by Brian Kehew at OFR and Timeless, North Hollywood, CA, 2005-2019

Except:
Richie Havens and Mountain (from vintage mixes; original engineers unknown)
Melanie (from mono soundboard reel restored by BK)
Jimi Hendrix (Eddie Kramer)

Art Direction & Design: Masaki Koike at Phyx Design

Came in a wooden box wrapped by a guitar strap packed in an additional cardboard box. Contains 38 CDs packed in 3 individual books (1 day per book), a Blu-ray disc in a Digipak-kind case, a 288-paged book in a cardboard slipcase and a folder containing photographies, 2 posters, a facsimile of a notebook and the original Woodstock programme and a BethelWoods commercial sheet.

Orders placed with Rhino for the big box included exclusive Dale Saltzman 18×15 lithographs based on banners from the original festival.

Fifty years after the three-day concert made rock’n’roll history, a gargantuan, 38-disc set attempts to tell the full story of the event for the very first time.

The mythological status of 1969’s Woodstock Music and Arts Festival can sometimes feel overpowering. The festival is the ultimate expression of the 1960s. Moments from the three-day concert have crystallized as symbols of the era, with details like Richie Havens’ acoustic prayer for freedom, Roger Daltrey’s fringed leather vest, or Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” held up as sacred countercultural relics.

Partly to blame are both Michael Wadleigh’s 1970 documentary film and the accompanying triple-LP soundtrack, which multiple generations of fans encountered through older relatives or at midnight showings at revival houses. The truth about what happened on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in upstate New York is vastly more interesting than the myth, but for years, there was no counter-argument available.

With the festival’s 50th anniversary, producers Andy Zax and Brian Kehew made the case that this was the time to set the record straight and get it right. As Zax writes in the liner notes, “If we’re still thinking and arguing and opining about the meaning of Woodstock after half a century, shouldn’t we at least have a set of baseline facts about what happened there?” The result is the limited edition 38-CD set Woodstock - Back to the Garden: The Definitive 50th Anniversary Archive. (Several abridged versions—10xCD, 3xCD and 5xLP sets—were released in June.)

Over the course of the set’s 432 tracks, producers Zax and Kehew unveil an exhaustive, end-to-end reconstruction of the festival in precise chronological order, the result of 10 years of careful research, audio reconstruction, and debunked myths, as Zax relates in the 88-page liner notes. But the true revelation of this release is simply how great the newly restored recordings sound. Zax and Kehew approached the mixing by referring to photographic documentation, which allowed them to situate the performers within the mix based on where they were standing onstage. Comparing the original soundtrack to the 2019 product is like switching from black and white to Technicolor: The compression and flatness that choked the life out of the original release is gone. The result is a sonically welcoming experience that is as immersive as you could want; it is a joy to listen to.

A glance at the complete lineup drives home the fact that there was an abundance of talent onstage at Woodstock. The stretch from late Saturday night into early Sunday morning stands out in particular, beginning with Creedence Clearwater Revival at 12:30 a.m., then Janis Joplin (who took the stage to an enormous roar at 2 a.m.), Sly and the Family Stone, and the Who, finishing as dawn broke purple behind the stage, with Jefferson Airplane (who were on the orange acid, as opposed to the brown acid featured in the now-infamous warning over the PA), providing what lead singer Grace Slick proclaimed “morning maniac music!” at 8 a.m. The experience of hearing these sets back to back is extraordinary. As ’60s rock chronicler Ellen Sander says in the liner notes, “Just when you thought it couldn’t get any more fabulous, it did. It was like being in the heartbeat of a mythic beast.”

Almost all the artists involved allowed their full, actual sets to be included this time around. (The lone exception was Jimi Hendrix: The owners of his catalog held back two songs from his set.) John Fogerty complained for decades about Creedence following the Dead, but their set turns out to have been 50 minutes of high-octane choogle, including three recent Top Ten singles. The Band’s set, originally rejected by the group because “it wasn’t totally up to our standard,” proves to be delicate, gorgeous, and heart-wrenchingly evocative. Crosby Stills & Nash substituted tracks from a later Fillmore East performance on the first Woodstock album, but their set at the festival was better, transmitting an ebullience and energy that feels more like they’re singing together for the first time in Joni Mitchell’s house than onstage in front of half a million people; both “Wooden Ships” and “Long Time Gone” have an electric depth that still resonates 50 years later. And the Dead’s longtime assertion that they were a disaster is greatly exaggerated, even if 40 minutes of “Turn on Your Lovelight” is a little much, even for Deadheads.

Also restored and contextualized in this release are all the legendary stage announcements from production team members John Morris and Chip Monck—each one of which, writes Zax, might serve as “the start of a miniature novel”: Louis Price is summoned with a number to call in Washington, D.C.; Wheat Germ is told that the bag containing his medicine is in the possession of Holly; Edward Shea needs to meet Barbara at the car right away. Special mention goes to the idiots who climbed the lighting \scaffolding and spent the festival being admonished twice an hour by an increasingly annoyed-sounding Monck. The mundanity and humanity of these details draw you in, and it’s a much more believable scenario than the Wadleigh documentary with its triple-split-screens and jump cuts. Ultimately, the announcements are the mechanism that places the attendees within the story. As the Who’s Roger Daltrey astutely (and affectionately) notes, “The stars of Woodstock were the audience.”

The one negative of this project is its inaccessibility. Rhino only manufactured 1,969 box sets; each one retailed at $799.98, (And now resellers offer them with a starting price of $2000 and there are no plans to make the 38-disc version available on streaming services. For those with smaller budgets, the 10xCD version is still worthwhile, as it’s the first Woodstock compilation to feature every artist that appeared at the festival, and was assembled with the same intent of conveying the experience of the three days. What the 38-disc box set succeeds at is not just righting the record, or presenting a mammoth set of live songs, but in creating an environment that effectively transports the listener to that muddy pasture in upstate New York. In the spirit of the original event, that experience should be extended as widely as Woodstock’s influence.

Below is my stream of conciousness notes from listening to this set. Most of the notes were written as I listened, except for the day 1 notes that were written right after I'd finished those sets. Also, I've included the approximate times that each act performed, because I think that it adds a whole lot to the listening experience. For instance, without know that The Who came on at 5:00am, it wouldn't make sense as to why they trimmed so much out of Tommy. Anyway, without further ado...

I just finished day 1, and let me say that they did an amazing job. The unexpurgated comments alone are fascinating. My biggest pleasant surprises from day one are:

5:00pm - Richie Havens' set is wonderful... all up to the quality for the 2 tracks that had been released before. The myth that praised him for playing 3 hours has solidly been dispelled here. However, the comments that he played and ran out of things is probably true. He doesn't know the words to The Beatles' songs, and he makes up Freedom on the spot. All in all, a wonderful, powerful performance to kick off the festival.

6:15pm - Sweetwater is so good that I've now listened to two of their albums. Kind of an Airplane meets Blood, Sweat & Tears kind of thing. I simply love the horns. Too bad about the ensuing tragedy that cut their career short... they could have been incredible.

7:15pm - Bert Sommer was up next with a short acoustic set. I've heard this before on the bootlegs, but it is much better here, complete and high fidelity. While I'm not a hardcore folkie, I really enjoyed this performance and will listen to it again... particularly his version of America.

9:00pm - Apparently, Tim Hardin was so fucked up that he couldn't get onto the stage on time. In my mind it shows. This is a really rocky, unsatisfying set that has left this listener noting that he will not be listening to Mr. Hardin any time soon. A waste of precious stage time.

10:00pm - They say that the rain storm was in full fury during Ravi Shankar's set, but you really can't hear it on the tapes. While this style of Indian music really doesn't jiuve with my tastes, I can absolutely say that it is intricate, beautiful and well performed. I also incredibly enjoyed his discussion of the various instruments and how they are used.

11:00pm - Melanie Safka's set is, in my mind, one of the most beautiful things about the first day. She has an innocence that somehow just screams Woodstock! I've never heard the set intact before, but you can bet that I'll be listening to it again.

12:00am - I just love Arlo Guthrie... I always have. His combination of humor, song selection, delivery and shenanigans are on full display during this set. Unfortunately, he's pretty drunk so there's some slop as well. But the Moses Story is worth the price of admission on its own. Listen to this one!

1:00am - Easily the strongest performer of day one, the Joan Baez set is incredible. There were already a lot of things released, but it's so nice to hear this in its entirety. Her voice is gorgeous, the set list is strong, and the recording is amazing

12:15pm - Quill, a band that I'd only vaguely heard from the bad recordings of Woodstock that I had previously found, is here in glorious sound. They are an interesting band... almost proggy, but with horns. Nothing amazing, but worth a spin.

Day 2

1:15pm - Country Joe solo (along with John Sebastian who would follow Santana), is a fascinating set for the simple reason that he wasn't scheduled to perform. It was completely ad hoc, and in a lot of ways it shows. A forgettable (except that it's Woodstock) set, but still cool from that perspective. Also, it has the Fish cheer. Gimme an 'F'...

2:00pm - The Santana set seriously deserves all of the praise that's been heaped upon it. For an unknown and without an album, this shit is absolutely incredible! The unreleased (until recently) tracks are every bit as good as Soul Sacrifice... particularly the amazing Fried Neckbones encore. Honestly, everything they played is stellar and essential. And, even after having bought both of the Columbia releases of the first album with Woodstock thrown in, this is so much clearer. If you have ever wondered what was so special about Santana, the answer is here in spades.

3:30pm - The John Sebastian set, another totally impromptu performance, is pretty much forgettable... except for the fact that he is tripping balls so hard! Seriously, this cat sounds spaced out like a wook after a long weekend. I'm almost getting a contact buzz just listening to his set. It's a really fun hot mess!

4:45pm - I just don't understand why the Keef Hartley set has never been released, or even why none of the tracks was included on the record or movie. This is some hot shit. Maybe not at the Santana level, but this jazz/blues/rock combo with a wicked horn section is really very good. This is so worth listening to... I'm positive that this will stay on my playlist for a while. Very much in line with Blood, Sweat & Tears, but not nearly as commercial. I'll lump them in with Sweetwater as a band that I need to explore more closely. I guess, after doing a little Googling, that their manager screwed them over by trying to dictate terms for them to appear in the movie, and the producers just said no. What a loss. This is one of the performances that is almost entirely "newly discovered" as the bootlegs didn't have much.

6:00pm - Apparently, The Incredible String Band refused to play their scheduled set on Friday night because of the rain. So they were slotted in at this time, and contained to a really short time slot. Honestly, their entirely acoustic set just really doesn't fit with the rock acts that they found themselves surrounded by. As a result, there is really no flow and, again apparently, there was a rather poor reception to this set. It's not a bad set, but it's not a good set either. I can certainly understand why there was a cold reaction from the crowd. If they had played on Friday, perhaps we would be listening to a lot more of their music... or maybe not. This is the first performance that I'm not really enjoying. This may be the last time that I listen to this disc.

7:30pm - The last of the daytime acts was Canned Heat. This set was the second fantastic set of the afternoon. Canned Heat came into this thing as a well respected west coast band. They left as a flag bearer of the Woodstock Nation. Their infectious boogie rock is really well recorded and we can finally hear the whole thing including the 30 minute Woodstock Boogie... in the context in which it was played. It's just so much better than the previous presentation. After this raucus performance, the crowd was hopped up for the evening that followed.

It should be noted that the announcements from day 2 daytime are made by Chip Monck, who spelled John Morris during the daytime acts. It's pretty interesting to hear Chip talking about "getting the f*** off of the towers", when he was the one who actually designed and oversaw construction of those towers! He had a very vested interest. It is so amazingly cool that every word uttered from the main stage is available on this box... it's just fascinating. The number of announcements, and their content, is just mesmerizing. I can't imagine this happening now. In some ways it's a relic, and in some ways it's really too bad that society doesn't care anymore like they did at this festival.

I'll be back with more after I listen to the evening performances from day 2 (and what a stacked lineup that is!)

9:00pm - The Mountain set is loud and furious, if not particularly nuanced. Sometimes I love them, sometimes I'm bored. This show I'm bored.

10:30pm - The Dead set is both better and worse than it has been traditionally labeled. In the better camp is the Dark Star... it's a really solid effort and as good as many of it's comtemporary performances. In the worse column is the 40 minute Lovelight that continues to be boring way past its point of pain... I wanted so badly to just shut this off and move on. The rest of the show is just okay... the Stephen could have been great, if they hadn't shut it down for... Mama Tried??? Really???

12:30am - CCR comes out and absolutely blows the doors... err... blades of grass... off this thing! Admittedly, Fogerty is pretty much a dickwad with his commentary later in life, but at Woodstock these guys absolutely rocked.

2:00am - For many, many years I've been hearing that the Janis set was subpar because she was so fucking wasted. For what it's worth, I don't hear that at all. What I hear is probably the strongest recorded performance, post-Big Brother, that Janis ever recorded. It's such a shame that this remained mothballed for so many years. And the previous release of the entire set was not mixed properly. This recording presents the whole set in technicolor... so nice!

3:30am - Another blistering set in the dead of the night, Sly & The Stone had to have had everything in the Catskills shaking their goddamned tail feathers... even the cows! This particular set has aged incredibly well, in many ways as relevant today as it was in '69. Permanent rotation material here.

5:00am - The Who set follows the same format as their other contemporary performances (Leeds, Hull, Wight), although in my opinion, this one is not as strong as any of those. It's okay, but not even close to the strength of Santana, Canned Heat or Sly Stone.

Day 3

8:00am - So the "new" day began less than 2 hours after the "old" day ended. Jefferson Airplane was supposed to close out day 2, but in reality since the sun was already up and shining, Grace welcomed day 3 with a boisterous "Good morning, people!". If I had to pick just one performance as the very best of Woodstock, this would be the one. I have heard dozens of Airplane shows, but none compare to the palpable energy of this set. High out of their minds on "the orange", they deliver the goods and prove once again why, at this point in time, they were the biggest band on the planet.

2:00pm - We've all heard Joe Cocker do Help From My Friends, but there is so much more amazing music from his set. This band (The Grease Band) is very adept and they do a fantastic job lending a backdrop to the outstanding vocalist. This set is right up with the Mad Dogs thing in my book. So full of raw soul and funk... absolutely wonderful, superb set!

3:00-6:00pm - A wicked storm rages through the area. There is a great snippet from the stage mics where you can hear lots of announcements about the towers. Very cool to hear... it would have sucked to be in the middle of it!

6:30pm - Country Joe McDonald becomes the only performer to appear twice, this time with his electric band The Fish. This is a planned set and it shows, being very similar to his other contemporary shows. The set is super solid, tight, and a whole lot of fun. So much of this show was missing and it all deserves to be heard! Plus, the electric version of the Fish Cheer / Fixin' to Die is well worth the listen. Plus, Martha Lorraine really should have been on the original album / in the movie... it was such a huge commentary at the time. And Love Machine was another big highlight of this show.

8:15pm - Ten Years After hits the stage with their mega electric blues. It's a solid set from Alvin Lee and company, long believed to have not been recorded due to technical problems. I honestly find this a bit boring, but if you're into high speed blues shredding, then look no further.

10:00pm - Having been pushed back to a much later slot due to the rain storm, The Band played a set full of favorites but found themselves a little bit wobbly. To wit, listen to Chest Fever and its cacaphonous playing. Still, well worth listening to.

12:00am - Johnny Winter brings his ridiculous shredfest to Woodstock. This is as strong a JW set as I've ever heard... really good!

1:30am - Blood, Sweat & Tears come out and do a blistering set. The horn section is positively on fire and the vocals are on the mark. Some of the best BS&T that I've every heard.

3:00am - I don't need to tell anyone about how this was their second gig and they were scared shitless. But this performance absolutely cemented their legacy. And it is such a joy to finally hear the Neil Young portion of this thing in beautiful fidelity. I've been waiting a very long time for this, and I'm not disappointed.

And finally, the day after day 3 report (there wasn't supposed to be a day 4)

6:00am - The Butterfield Blues Band comes on and does a very respectable set of traditional blues. The vast majority of the material is much, much better than the Love March that was originally released. Absolutely no surprises.

7:30am - Pure silliness ensues with Sha Na Na. Certainly not the highlight of the weekend, they still are entertaining enough... at least if you come without expectations.

9:00am - The gods descend and Jimi Hendrix absolutely destroys Woodstock. Easily the biggest act of the weekend, this isn't just a great Jimi show... it might just be one of the absolute best Jimi shows ever! 1969-1970 were probably the apex of Jimi's brief career. So good!

More thoughts:

For most of my adult life, I have listened and re-listened and listened again to the bits of this festival that slowly found their way into the light. I was about 15 years too young to be there, or you can absolutely bet that I would have. For most of this period of time, most of my perceptions have been shaped by the Wadleigh film and the corresponding soundtrack. I truly believed that Country Joe played on the first day. That Santana played following the huge rain storm. That Joan Baez came after Sha Na Na. It is so fucking refreshing to hear this monster in its entirety, unexpurgated, and IN THE CORRECT ORDER!

This set is phenomenal. Listening to it end-to-end is a journey. I am so happy that I have taken this journey. I know that many of you are as big of music freaks as I am, and all I can say is... this is the real shit! Peace out.