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Audio Mixers: Eddie Kramer; Allen Sides ; Vic Anesini; Brian Kehew.
Liner Note Authors: Andy Zax; Bud Scoppa.
Photographers: Tom Miner; Rowland Scherman; Jason Laure; Dan McCoy; Leonard Eisenberg; Ken Regan; Jim Marshall ; Peter Tarnoff; Baron Wolman; John Dominis; Henry Diltz; Elliott Landy; Bill Eppridge; Barry Levine; Lisa Law; Charles Harbutt.
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 on 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.
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