Woodstock 40 Years On - Back To Yasgur's Farm CD (2009)

In a year filled with them, Rhino offers its own homage to Woodstock's 40th anniversary by rolling out this lavish six-CD box set. Perhaps the most significant aspect of this set is that it contains tracks by almost every single artist who appeared ... Full Descriptionon the Woodstock stage in their proper sequence. We also hear from artists such as Sweetwater, Tim Hardin, Johnny Winter, Mountain, Ravi Shankar, Quill, the Incredible String Band, the Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Joe Cocker, and Blood, Sweat & Tears, and, of course, stage announcements by Chip Monck, John Morris, and Wavy Gravy.

The producers researched the original set lists exhaustively and present them here along with the music and their choices. The sound, which was done by Eddie Kramer, is as good as it can possibly get. The book is a monster, loaded with photos and featuring Bud Scoppa's wonderfully researched and presented liner essay, whose chapters account for each day, act by act.

Ultimately, however, it all comes down to the music. While we only get "Dark Star" by the Dead, we get (a bit) more music from the Who. The three tracks by CCR are all monsters, and hearing the five tracks by Crosby, Stills & Nash and then Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young all in correct sequence between BS&T and the Butterfield Blues Band is a treat.

Audio Mixers: Eddie Kramer; Allen Sides; Vic Anesini; Brian Kehew.

Liner Note Authors: Andy Zax; Budd Scoppa.

Photographers: Tom Miner; Rowland Scherman; Peter Tarnoff; Leonard Eisenberg; Ken Regan; John Dominis; Jason Laure; Elliott Landy; Bill Eppridge; Barry Levine; Baron Wolman; Dan McCoy; Henry Diltz; Jim Marshall; Lisa Law; Charles Harbutt.Entertainment Weekly (p.59) - "[With a] trove of unreleased material, some of it -- three tunes from folkie Bert Sommer, the Grateful Dead's beatific 'Dark Star' -- truly breathtaking." -- Grade: B
Record Collector (magazine) (p.92) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The first real previously-unheard gems come when Tim Hardin wrenches a fragile 'Hang On To A Dream' from his doomed soul, before a rousing 'Sing A Simple Song Of Freedom'..."

Track:
Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm CD DISC 1:

1. Handsome Johnny - Richie Havens
2. Freedom
3. "Choppity Choppity" - John Morris
4. Look Out - Sweetwater
5. Two Worlds - (previously unreleased)
6. Jennifer - Bert Sommer (previously unreleased)
7. And When It's Over - Bert Sommer (previously unreleased)
8. Smile - Bert Sommer (previously unreleased)
9. "There Goes Marilyn!" - John Morris
10. Hang On To a Dream - Tim Hardin (previously unreleased)
11. Simple Song of Freedom - (previously unreleased)
12. "Flat Blue Acid" - John Morris
13. Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat In Sawarital - Ravi Shankar (previously unreleased)
14. Momma Momma - Melanie (previously unreleased)
15. Beautiful People - Melanie
16. Birthday of the Sun - Melanie
17. Coming Into Los Angeles - Arlo Guthrie (previously unreleased)
18. Wheel of Fortune - (previously unreleased)
19. Every Hand In the Land - (previously unreleased)
20. "All You Funny People" - John Morris
    

Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm Songs DISC 2:

1. Joe Hill - Joan Baez
2. Sweet Sir Galahad
3. Hickory Wind - (previously unreleased)
4. Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man - Jeffrey Shurtleff/Joan Baez
5. "Bring Scully His Asthma Pills" - John Morris
6. "Insulin" & Quill Intro - John Morris
7. They Live the Life - The Quill (previously unreleased)
8. That's How I Eat - (previously unreleased)
9. "I Understand Your Wife is Having a Baby" - Chip Monck
10. Donovan's Reef - Country Joe McDonald (previously unreleased)
11. "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag, The - Country Joe McDonald
12. Persuasion - Santana
13. Soul Sacrifice
14. How Have You Been - John Sebastian
15. Rainbows All Over Your Blues - John Sebastian
16. I Had a Dream - John Sebastian
17. Letter, The - Incredible String Band (previously unreleased)
18. When You Find Out Who You Are - (previously unreleased)
19. "She is Lost" - Chip Monck
    

Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm Album DISC 3:

1. "We're In Pretty Good Shape" - Chip Monck
2. Going Up the Country - Canned Heat
3. Woodstock Boogie [Full-Length Version] - (previously unreleased)
4. "the Brown Acid is Not Specifically Too Good" - Chip Monck
5. Blood of the Sun - Mountain (previously unreleased)
6. Theme For an Imaginary Western - (previously unreleased)
7. For Yasgur's Farm - (previously unreleased)
8. "For Those of You Who Have Partaken of the Green Acid..." - Chip Monck
9. Green Acid Advice - Country Joe McDonald/Jerry Garcia
10. Dark Star - Grateful Dead (previously unreleased)
11. Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
12. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival (previously unreleased)
13. I Put a Spell On You - Creedence Clearwater Revival
    

Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm CD DISC 4:

1. Work Me, Lord - Janis Joplin
2. Ball and Chain - Janis Joplin
3. Medley: Dance To the Music/Music Lover/I Want To Take You Higher - Sly & The Family Stone
4. "the Politics of the Situation" - Abbie Hoffman
5. Amazing Journey - The Who (previously unreleased)
6. Pinball Wizard - (previously unreleased)
7. Abbie Hoffman Vs. Pete Townshend
8. We're Not Gonna Take It [Full Length Version] - (previously unreleased)
9. Other Side of This Life, The - Jefferson Airplane (previously unreleased)
10. Somebody To Love
11. Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon
12. "We Got a Whole Lot of Orange" - Grace Slick
13. Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane
14. "Breakfast In Bed For 400,000" - Wavy Gravy
15. "It Just Keeps Goin'" - John Morris
16. Max Yasgur Speaks - Max Yasgur
    

Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm Songs DISC 5:

1. Feelin' Alright - Joe Cocker/The Grease Band (previously unreleased)
2. Let's Go Get Stoned - Joe Cocker/The Grease Band
3. With a Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker/The Grease Band
4. Rainstorm, The
5. Rock & Soul Music - Country Joe & The Fish
6. Love - Country Joe & The Fish (previously unreleased)
7. Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine - Country Joe & The Fish (previously unreleased)
8. Summer Dresses - Country Joe & The Fish (previously unreleased)
9. Silver and Gold - Country Joe & The Fish (previously unreleased)
10. Rock & Soul Music (Reprise) - Country Joe & The Fish (previously unreleased)
11. Leland Mississippi Blues - Johnny Winter (previously unreleased)
12. Mean Town Blues
13. You've Made Me So Very Happy - Blood, Sweat & Tears (previously unreleased)
    

Woodstock 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm Album DISC 6:

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash
2. Guinnevere - Crosby, Stills & Nash
3. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills & Nash
4. 4 + 20 - Crosby, Stills & Nash
5. Sea of Madness - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
6. Wooden Ships - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
7. No Amount of Loving - Paul Butterfield Blues Band (previously unreleased)
8. Love March
9. Everything's Gonna Be Alright
10. Get a Job - Sha Na Na (previously unreleased)
11. At the Hop
12. Get a Job (Reprise) - (previously unreleased)
13. Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze/Woodstock Improvisation, The - Jimi Hendrix - (featuring Gypsy S...
14. Woodstock Farewell - Chip Monck

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