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Product Summary
Format: CD
Manufacturer: Rhino Records
Buy.com Sku: 211064166
UPC: 081227986452
UPC 14: 00081227986452
Release Date: 6/2/2009
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
Sample
1. Jam Back At The House - Jimi Hendrix ~ Various Artists
2. Izabella - Jimi Hendrix ~ Various Artists
3. Get My Heart Back Together - Jimi Hendrix ~ Various Artists
4. Saturday Afternoon/Won'T You Try: Saturday Afternoon / Won't You Try - Jefferson Airplane ~ Various Artists
5. Eskimo Blue Day - Jefferson Airplane ~ Various Artists
6. Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Paul Butterfield ~ Various Artists
Disc 2
Song Title
Sample
1. Sweet Sir Galahad - Joan Baez ~ Various Artists
2. Guinnevere - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ~ Various Artists
3. 4 20 - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ~ Various Artists
4. Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ~ Various Artists
5. My Beautiful People - Melanie ~ Various Artists
6. Birthday Of The Sun - Melanie ~ Various Artists
7. Blood Of The Sun - Mountain ~ Various Artists
8. Theme for an Imaginary Woman - Mountain ~ Various Artists
9. Woodstock Boogie - Canned Heat ~ Various Artists
10. Let the Sunshine In - Audience ~ Various Artists
| Following the chart-topping, multiplatinum success of 1970's Music From The Original Soundtrack And More: Woodstock, Cotillion served up even more peace and music with 1971's Woodstock Two. Originally released as a double-LP, it expands the listening experience with 16 additional performances from the historic 1969 concert event that named a generation of music fans and defined a pop culture era. Two's highlights include extra tracks from legendary sets by Hendrix and CSN&Y, and presents numbers by two performers not featured on the original soundtrack, Mountain and Melanie. Rhino's 40th anniversary 2-disc reissue of this extraordinary sonic time capsule was remastered from the original analog soundboard tapes and features a deluxe booklet with new liner notes and rare photos! |
Album Notes and Credits
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Audio Mixers: Eric Blackstead; Gene Paul. |
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Audio Remasterer: Dave Schultz. |
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After the multi-platinum success of Music from the Original Soundtrack and More: Woodstock that accompanied Michael Wadleigh's documentary film Woodstock (two million copies sold and it spent four consecutive weeks at the top of the Billboard charts, and even a Top 20 spot on its R&B chart!), Woodstock Two was inevitable as a sequel. Released as a double LP in 1971 with more stills from the film -- though none of the music here was included -- this set featured many of the same artists who'd appeared on the first volume, with two additions: Mountain, and Melanie. If anything, this set, more concise and more focused, is a better bet than its predecessor. Disc one is a stunner on more than one level. First, there are three tracks by Jimi Hendrix and his expanded lineup after breaking up the Experience (adding guitarist Larry Lee), and a trio of percussionists along with Mitch Mitchell and bassist Billy Cox. There's the killer "Jam Back at the House," which rolls in riffs and an instrumental array of tunes from his catalog including "Rainy Day Dream Away"; there's a killer take on "Izabella" that's raggedy but full of killer improvisation -- check the interaction between Cox and Mitchell -- and "Get My Heart Back Together," also known as "Hear My Train A'Comin'." These 20 minutes of music make it worth the purchase of this collection if you don't already possess the Jimi Hendrix Live at Woodstock disc. |
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Jefferson Airplane is also here with an extra 12 minutes of music. Judging by this contribution and the inclusion of "Volunteers," on volume 1, this ranks as one of their greatest live sets ever issued. They begin "Saturday Afternoon/Won't You Try" with a medley of tunes from After Bathing at Baxter's, issued early on in their career. The vocal performances by Marty Balin, Grace Slick, and Paul Kantner are simply stellar, but Jorma Kaukonen's guitar as a guiding light also really shines here, and it screams on their other selection, "Eskimo Blue Day," from the Volunteers album, even if its basic structure aped Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower." Disc one ends with the Butterfield Blues Band redeeming themselves with Little Walter's "Everything's Gonna Be Alright," after the indulgent debacle of "Love March" on volume one. |
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Disc Two features a trio of fine cuts by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young including "Marrakesh Express," and a pair from Mountain: the stellar rocker "Blood of the Sun," and the more pastoral "Theme from an Imaginary Western." Canned Heat's 13-minute "Woodstock Boogie" is a bit monotonous, but it's a blast all the same. The tracks by Melanie and Joan Baez included here add nothing to this set and should have been left off in favor of some other artists who weren't included on either volume, but that's personal preference. The Rhino edition of Woodstock Two contains new liner notes by Gene Sculatti, new photos, and completely remastered sound that's a grand improvement on any CD edition released thus far. ~ Thom Jurek |
Producer: Eric Blackstead; Eric Blackstead; Bob Maurice |
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Engineer: Eric Blackstead; Lee Osboren; Edwin H. Kramer |
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Technical Info
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Release Date : 06/01/2009 |
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Original Release Date : 1971 |
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Catalog ID : 518806 |
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Label : Cotillion |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Live |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00081227986452 |
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