Product Details

• Actors: Jimi Hendrix, Noel Redding, Mitch Mitchell, John Phillips, George Harrison
• Directors: D.A. Pennebaker, Chris Hegedus
• Producers: Alan Douglas, Frazer Pennebaker
• Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Criterion
• DVD Release Date: June 13, 2006
• Run Time: 68 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E5LEW4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,724 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Jimi Plays Monterey / Shake! Otis at Monterey (The Criterion Collection)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Jimi Hendrix and Otis Redding arrived at California’s Monterey International Pop Festival virtually unknown. Returning stateside from London, where he had moved to launch his musical career, Hendrix exploded onstage, flooring an unsuspecting audience with his maniacal six-string pyrotechnics. Redding, a venerable star of Memphis’s Stax record label, seduced the "love crowd" in one of his best—and last—shows. Jimi Plays Monterey and Shake! Otis at Monterey, acclaimed documentarian D. A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop companion pieces, feature the entire sets by these legendary musicians, performances that have entered rock and roll mythology.

Customer Reviews

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great cleaned-up version!!!, December 7, 2006

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Lenny Flack (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jimi Plays Monterey / Shake! Otis at Monterey (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

I had this on video tape and watched it hundreds of times. I recently transferred it to DVD and watched it another dozen times. I waited to buy this because I couldn't find any reviews about the picture and sound quality. I finally bought it and am glad I did. They did a fantastic job on the transfer. The picture is 1000% better than my old video tape or the DVD I made from it. They say they removed thousands of dust marks from the picture. The black background is actually black. The colors are nice and bright.

The sound is great. I don't have a 5.1 system yet, but I will soon. This will probably be the first DVD I try in it. It sounds so good on stereo, that I can't even imaging it sounding better.

Very impressive upgrade from previous versions.

The concert speaks for itself. It is a classic. This is my favorite Hendrix concert video by far. The songs are great and the performance is mind-blowing.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The career perfornances of 2 legandary artists, June 18, 2006

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Michael Wheeler "Stratocaster" (Las Vegas, Nevada United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jimi Plays Monterey / Shake! Otis at Monterey (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

I have been a Jimi Hendrix fan since the mid 60's and have bought everything I could get my hands on by Jimi Hendrix.
I have had the VHS tape and the vinyl copy of Monterey.
The vinyl recording was very good as was the VHS tape. Finally its out on DVD.
There is nothing new here that has not been released before. Jimi Hendrix collectors like myself have to have it on DVD as well though. This of course is the performance that started it all. This concert is legandary to say the least. Jimi pulls out all of the stops. You will never find a better performance by Jimi Hendrix anywhere else.
What does set this apart is the Otis Redding performance. Otis does Shake along with I've been Loving you too long, Satisfaction and Try a little Tenderness.
There is also an interview by Pete Townshend as he recollects the festival and the legandary coin toss to see who performs first and who has to go on last. John Phillips gave his account and Townshend's acount is a little different. Townshend says the late Brian Jones actually tossed the coin. I guess we will never really know for sure who did.
This is a worthy addition to any collection........enjoy

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Originally an LP back in the Day, October 26, 2007

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John P. Roth (Indy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jimi Plays Monterey / Shake! Otis at Monterey (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

I wore out the record of this match up in the early seventies.
This year was the 40th anniversary of this version of Monterey Pop
Festival, and these two artists definately left a permanent impression
on the music scene of that day. Otis Redding was one of the most vibrant
and powerful singers ever; and this recording; along with back-up bandmates Booker T & the MG's (feat. Donald "Duck" Dunn and Steve Cropper
of Blues Bros. fame) was one of the best live sets ever filmed.

Jimi's performance was nothing short of spectacular as He wowed
the crowd with guitar work few had ever seen until this day-

I heartily recommend this concert dvd.