Johnny Winter:The Woodstock Experience (2CD) [Limited Edition]

Johnny Winter | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Sony Legacy
• ASIN: B0026BD2HE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,712 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #35 in Music > Blues > Slide Guitar
  • #36 in Music > Blues > Regional Blues > Texas Blues

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I'm Yours And I'm Hers

2. Be Careful With A Fool

3. Dallas

4. Mean Mistreater

5. Leland Mississippi Blues

6. Good Morning Little School Girl

7. When You Got A Good Friend

8. I'll Drown In My Own Tears

9. Back Door Friend

Disc: 2

1. Mama, Talk To Your Daughter (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

2. Leland Mississippi Blues (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

3. Mean Town Blues(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)

4. You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

5. I Can't Stand It (with Edgar Winter)(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

6. Tobacco Road (with Edgar Winter)(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

7. Tell The Truth (with Edgar Winter)(Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)(Previously unreleased)

8. Johnny B. Goode (Recorded Live At The Woodstock Music & Art Fair,Sunday,August 17,1969)

Editorial Reviews

One goal of the Woodstock festival was to highlight lesser-known acts along with the superstars. Johnny Winter was such an artist, yet there is no doubt his performance was on the level of a superstar. His recently released self-titled album highlighted Winter's prowess in the blues rock world, and his high energy performance at Woodstock elevated him to the level of guitar god.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars JOHHNY WINTER LIVE AT WOODSTOCK, July 1, 2009

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Stuart Jefferson (San Diego,Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Johnny Winter:The Woodstock Experience (2CD) (Audio CD)

Two discs 34 and 68 minutes each approximately. The sound is very good,especially a live recording from so long ago. The studio set has been remastered in the recent past,and is fine also.

This package contains Winter's first album for Columbia Records. It's the original album,without the "bonus" tracks which are on the latest reissue.
By now most Winter fans will already own the original record,so not much has to be said. It was a good first album,though lacking some of the fire found on his Sonobeat/Liberty Records album,"The Progressive Blues Experiment".

The live set is Winter's complete set at Woodstock. At the time he was a relative unknown-his appearance at this festival made him a star. Winter is accompanied by Tommy Shannon on bass,and "Uncle" John Turner on drums. Edgar Winter is also here,playing and singing on a number of tracks. Winter's guitar was on fire during his entire set. No matter what the tempo,his guitar playing was always scorching and his technique left quite an impression on people,especially his slide playing,which was razor-sharp yet had that "dirty " tone that was so popular. For those listeners who like blues/rock guitar,backed with some gritty vocals-this is it. Winter fans will find much to like here. His playing is close to the Sonobeat/Liberty album mentioned above. There are seven unreleased tracks-all worthwhile,the only track that's been released is "Mean Town Blues". Why these tracks were never released is a mystery. Its nice to finally have the entire set in one nice package.

The packaging is nice. Both discs are housed in a cardboard slip-case. Inside,each disc is in another cardboard sleeve,and inside that is a paper sleeve that houses the disc. The graphics are nice on all the sleeves. The original album is housed in a facsimile of the original album cover. The live disc is in a sleeve with photographs of Winter playing live. The inside paper sleeve has information on the tracks and a short essay on Woodstock. The poster is nice but not essential-especially since it's folded over several times to fit in the slip-case.
This is,possibly,one of the better sets in Sony's new Woodstock releases. Don't wait-this is worth it.

26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 40 years late!, July 8, 2009

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T. McCool "old married guy" (Lafayette, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Johnny Winter:The Woodstock Experience (2CD) (Audio CD)

It is a major crime that Johnny Winter's performance at Woodstock has sat in a vault for 40 years! It is also a crime that not one song from his performance appeared in the movie or the soundtrack album. Luckily, Johnny's talent was too great to keep secret, as we all know he later became a blues and rock star. Johnny just plain tears it up during his set. Brother Edgar joins Johnny's three piece band, supplying keyboards and sax, and the lead vocals on an incendiary Tobacco Road. The LP-style sleeves are pretty cool, right down to the replica Columbia label on the CD. By comparison, the studio CD is understated, but it still burns white hot. I didn't have Johnny's first solo album in my collection so I was happy to buy this. If you love the blues at all, you have to own this. Each package is individually numbered.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A GIFT AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!, July 22, 2009

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J.Brahin (Winnetka, Il. U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Johnny Winter:The Woodstock Experience (2CD) (Audio CD)

First of all, forget the first CD. You know it, you love it and that's that. BUT...The Woodstock CD....damn, most people didn't even know he played there, but to finally hear what he was doing in 1969, LIVE, was absolutely among the best takes I've heard JW do! It's fresh, it's gritty and it's the best white-man playing the blues EVER. His guitar work sizzles as always and his vocals are just superb. Johnny is not one of those musicians who needs to stay in a studio. His talent is live and it's right on. To hear what my contemporaries heard in rural NY in 1969 is now my treat and it's as good as it gets. I LOVE "new old" stuff like this. Simply amazing.