Woodstock - 40 Years On: Back To Yasgur's Farm is a 6-CD
live box-set album of the 1969 Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York.
Its release marked the 40th Anniversary of the festival.
At six CDs, it is the most complete collection ever released of the festival. Every artist who performed at Woodstock is featured on the set, with the curious exception of Ten Years After, The Band and the Keef Hartley Band. Unlike Ten Years After and The Band, the Keef Hartley Band has never been featured on any Woodstock recording, nor were they featured in the film version.
After a labor-intensive process of reviewing every inch of multi-track tape, co-producer Andy Zax selected the very best from each of the thirty-three sets (thirty-two acts + the Abbie Hoffman appearance) and furthered the collection’s authenticity by including stage announcements, set banter, the sounds of rain, a cameo appearance by Abbie Hoffman, and the graciousness of Max Yasgur’s address to the crowd, heard for the first time in its entirety.
Over the years, many of the Woodstock albums have featured "doctored" recordings in which mistakes, feedback, and bad micing were either edited or re-recorded. This set features the recordings as close to the original versions as possible in order to simulate actually being at the festival.
CD1:
01. Richie Havens - Handsome Johnny
02. Richie Havens - Freedom
03. John Morris - 'Choppity Choppity'
04. Sweetwater - LookOut
05. Sweetwater - Two Worlds
06. Bert Sommer - Jennifer
07. Bert Sommer - And When It's Over
08. Bert Sommer - Smile
09. John Morris - 'There Goes Marilyn!'
10. Tim Hardin - Hang On To A Dream
11. Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom
12. John Morris - 'Flat Blue Acid'
13. Ravi Shankar - Raga Puriya-Dhanashri + Gat In Sawarital
14. Melanie - Momma Momma
15. Melanie - Beautiful People
16. Melanie - Birthday Of The Sun
17. Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles
18. Arlo Guthrie - Wheel Of Fortune
19. Arlo Gutherie - Every Hand In The Land
20. John Morris - 'All You Funny People'
CD2:
01. Joan Baez - Joe Hill
02. Joan Baez - Sweet Sir Galahad
03. Joan Baez - Hickory Wind
04. Joan Baez feat. Jeffrey Shurtleff - Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
05. John Morris - Speech: 'Bring Scully His Asthma Pills'
06. John Morris - Speech: 'Insulin' & Quill Intro
07. Quill - They Live The Life
08. Quill - That's How I Eat
09. Chip Monck - Speech: 'I Understand Your Wife Is Having A Baby'
10. Country Joe Mcdonald - Donovan's Reef
11. Country Joe McDonald - The 'Fish' Cheer + I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
12. Santana - Persuasion
13. Santana - Soul Sacrifice
14. John B. Sebastian - How Have You Been
15. John B. Sebastian - Rainbows All Over Your Blues
16. John B. Sebastian - I Had A Dream
17. Incredible String Band - The Letter
18. Incredible String Band - When You Find Out Who You Are
19. Chip Monck - Speech: 'She Is Lost'
CD3:
01. Chip Monck - Speech: 'We're In Pretty Good Shape'
02. Canned Heat - Going Up The Country
03. Canned Heat - Woodstock Boogie
04. Chip Monck - Speech: 'The Brown Acid Is Not Specifically Too Good'
05. Mountain - Blood Of The Sun
06. Mountain - Theme For An Imaginery Western
07. Mountain - For Yasgur's Farm
08. Chip Monck - Speech: 'For Those Of You Who Have Partaken Of The Green Acid'
09. Jerry Garcia & Country Joe McDonald - Green Acid Advice
10. Grateful Dead - Dark Star
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
13. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You
CD4:
01. Janis Joplin - Work Me, Lord
02. Janis Joplin - Ball And Chain
03. Sly & The Family Stone - Medley: Dance To The Music - Music Lover - I Want To Take You Higher
04. Abbie Hoffman - Speech: 'The Politics Of The Situation'
05. The Who - Amazing Journey
06. The Who - Pinball Wizard
07. The Who - Speech: 'Abbie Hoffman vs. Pete Townshend'
08. The Who - We're Not Gonna Take It
09. Jefferson Airplane - The Other Side Of This Life
10. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
11. Jefferson Airplane - Won't You Try - Saturday Afternoon
12. Grace Slick - We Got A Whole Lot Of Orange
13. Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
14. Wavy Gravy - Speech: 'Breakfast In Bed For 400,000'
15. John Morris - It Just Keeps Goin'
16. Max Yasgur - Speech: 'Max Yasgur Speaks'
CD5:
01. Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright
02. Joe Cocker - Let's Go Get Stoned
03. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
04. The Rainstorm - The Rainstorm
05. Country Joe & The Fish - Rock & Soul Music
06. Country Joe & The Fish - Love
07. Country Joe & The Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
08. Country Joe & The Fish - Summer Dresses
09. Country Joe & The Fish - Silver And Gold
10. Country Joe & The Fish - Rock & Soul Music (Reprise)
11. Johnny WInter - Leland Mississippi Blues
12. Johnny WInter - Mean Town Blues
13. Blood, Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy
CD6:
01. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
02. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Guinnevere
03. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express
04. Crosby, Stills & Nash - 4 + 20
05. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Sea Of Madness
06. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Wooden Ships
07. Butterfield Blues Band - No Amount Of Loving
08. Butterfield Blues Band - Love March
09. Butterfield Blues Band - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
10. Sha Na Na - Get A Job
11. Sha Na Na - At The Hop
12. Sha Na Na - Get A Job (Reprise)
13. Jimi Hendrix - The Star Spangled Banner - Purple Haze - Woodstock Improvisation
14. Chip Monk - Speech: 'Woodstock Farewell'
At six CDs, it is the most complete collection ever released of the festival. Every artist who performed at Woodstock is featured on the set, with the curious exception of Ten Years After, The Band and the Keef Hartley Band. Unlike Ten Years After and The Band, the Keef Hartley Band has never been featured on any Woodstock recording, nor were they featured in the film version.
After a labor-intensive process of reviewing every inch of multi-track tape, co-producer Andy Zax selected the very best from each of the thirty-three sets (thirty-two acts + the Abbie Hoffman appearance) and furthered the collection’s authenticity by including stage announcements, set banter, the sounds of rain, a cameo appearance by Abbie Hoffman, and the graciousness of Max Yasgur’s address to the crowd, heard for the first time in its entirety.
Over the years, many of the Woodstock albums have featured "doctored" recordings in which mistakes, feedback, and bad micing were either edited or re-recorded. This set features the recordings as close to the original versions as possible in order to simulate actually being at the festival.
CD1:
01. Richie Havens - Handsome Johnny
02. Richie Havens - Freedom
03. John Morris - 'Choppity Choppity'
04. Sweetwater - LookOut
05. Sweetwater - Two Worlds
06. Bert Sommer - Jennifer
07. Bert Sommer - And When It's Over
08. Bert Sommer - Smile
09. John Morris - 'There Goes Marilyn!'
10. Tim Hardin - Hang On To A Dream
11. Tim Hardin - Simple Song Of Freedom
12. John Morris - 'Flat Blue Acid'
13. Ravi Shankar - Raga Puriya-Dhanashri + Gat In Sawarital
14. Melanie - Momma Momma
15. Melanie - Beautiful People
16. Melanie - Birthday Of The Sun
17. Arlo Guthrie - Coming Into Los Angeles
18. Arlo Guthrie - Wheel Of Fortune
19. Arlo Gutherie - Every Hand In The Land
20. John Morris - 'All You Funny People'
CD2:
01. Joan Baez - Joe Hill
02. Joan Baez - Sweet Sir Galahad
03. Joan Baez - Hickory Wind
04. Joan Baez feat. Jeffrey Shurtleff - Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man
05. John Morris - Speech: 'Bring Scully His Asthma Pills'
06. John Morris - Speech: 'Insulin' & Quill Intro
07. Quill - They Live The Life
08. Quill - That's How I Eat
09. Chip Monck - Speech: 'I Understand Your Wife Is Having A Baby'
10. Country Joe Mcdonald - Donovan's Reef
11. Country Joe McDonald - The 'Fish' Cheer + I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
12. Santana - Persuasion
13. Santana - Soul Sacrifice
14. John B. Sebastian - How Have You Been
15. John B. Sebastian - Rainbows All Over Your Blues
16. John B. Sebastian - I Had A Dream
17. Incredible String Band - The Letter
18. Incredible String Band - When You Find Out Who You Are
19. Chip Monck - Speech: 'She Is Lost'
CD3:
01. Chip Monck - Speech: 'We're In Pretty Good Shape'
02. Canned Heat - Going Up The Country
03. Canned Heat - Woodstock Boogie
04. Chip Monck - Speech: 'The Brown Acid Is Not Specifically Too Good'
05. Mountain - Blood Of The Sun
06. Mountain - Theme For An Imaginery Western
07. Mountain - For Yasgur's Farm
08. Chip Monck - Speech: 'For Those Of You Who Have Partaken Of The Green Acid'
09. Jerry Garcia & Country Joe McDonald - Green Acid Advice
10. Grateful Dead - Dark Star
11. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
12. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
13. Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Put A Spell On You
CD4:
01. Janis Joplin - Work Me, Lord
02. Janis Joplin - Ball And Chain
03. Sly & The Family Stone - Medley: Dance To The Music - Music Lover - I Want To Take You Higher
04. Abbie Hoffman - Speech: 'The Politics Of The Situation'
05. The Who - Amazing Journey
06. The Who - Pinball Wizard
07. The Who - Speech: 'Abbie Hoffman vs. Pete Townshend'
08. The Who - We're Not Gonna Take It
09. Jefferson Airplane - The Other Side Of This Life
10. Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love
11. Jefferson Airplane - Won't You Try - Saturday Afternoon
12. Grace Slick - We Got A Whole Lot Of Orange
13. Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
14. Wavy Gravy - Speech: 'Breakfast In Bed For 400,000'
15. John Morris - It Just Keeps Goin'
16. Max Yasgur - Speech: 'Max Yasgur Speaks'
CD5:
01. Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright
02. Joe Cocker - Let's Go Get Stoned
03. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
04. The Rainstorm - The Rainstorm
05. Country Joe & The Fish - Rock & Soul Music
06. Country Joe & The Fish - Love
07. Country Joe & The Fish - Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
08. Country Joe & The Fish - Summer Dresses
09. Country Joe & The Fish - Silver And Gold
10. Country Joe & The Fish - Rock & Soul Music (Reprise)
11. Johnny WInter - Leland Mississippi Blues
12. Johnny WInter - Mean Town Blues
13. Blood, Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy
CD6:
01. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
02. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Guinnevere
03. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Marrakesh Express
04. Crosby, Stills & Nash - 4 + 20
05. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Sea Of Madness
06. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Wooden Ships
07. Butterfield Blues Band - No Amount Of Loving
08. Butterfield Blues Band - Love March
09. Butterfield Blues Band - Everything's Gonna Be Alright
10. Sha Na Na - Get A Job
11. Sha Na Na - At The Hop
12. Sha Na Na - Get A Job (Reprise)
13. Jimi Hendrix - The Star Spangled Banner - Purple Haze - Woodstock Improvisation
14. Chip Monk - Speech: 'Woodstock Farewell'
