The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey Coming to DVD, CD, LP

by Staff.

On Sunday, June 18, 1967, the third and final day of the Monterey International Pop Festival, 24-year-old Jimi Hendrix set the music world on fire with a nine-song set that included blistering versions of originals and covers. Who guitarist Pete Townshend describes what it felt like performing after Hendrix: "We came on after him, and all I could do was just stand there and strum." On October 16, 2007, Experience Hendrix/Geffen/UMe will release a DVD, CD, and vinyl LP version of that historic performance titled The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey. According to a related press release, "The original 16mm camera reversal footage shot by D.A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop film crew has been transferred to high-definition specs and is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The DVD soundtrack features new 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo mixes by Eddie Kramer, the engineer so closely associated with the Jimi Hendrix and his legacy, from the original eight-track live recordings made at the concert by remote engineer Wally Heider."

See the related press release for more information.