May 14, 2019

All 433 songs played at Woodstock in a box set

36 hours of hippie happiness is about to be let loose to the world through a box set with all the songs performed at the original Woodstock festival. ‘Woodstock 50 – Back To The Garden: The Definitive Anniversary’ will be released on August and collect 432 tracks across 38 CDs, including 276 songs that were previously unreleased, with familiar names - Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Santana, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Joan Baez... The box set is housed in a screen-printed plywood box, it includes Blu-ray copy of the Woodstock film, a replica of the original program, a guitar strap, two Woodstock posters, a reprint of a diary written by an anonymous attendee during the festival, two 8×10 prints from legendary rock photographer Henry Diltz, and essays by Andy Zax, acclaimed music scribe Jesse Jarnow, and trailblazing rock critic Ellen Sander. The full version is limited to a run of 1,969 copies, priced at £629.99. NME...