Feature: The Woodstock Experience

This summer marks the 40th anniversary of 1969's historic Woodstock Music And Arts Festival. As part of the celebration, Sony/Legacy Recordings is releasing a limited edition series of deluxe, double disc recordings by five of the artists whose performances at Woodstock changed the world.

Dubbed The Woodstock Experience, each double-CD set pairs a classic 1969 album from the featured artist, along with their full festival performance. All of the concert recordings — by Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter, Sly And The Family Stone, and Santana — appear on these CDs in their entirety for the first time ever. All are packaged in eco-friendly sleeves that include a mini-version of the original album cover and a 16 X 20 inch double-sided fold-out poster. With this series, which we are also calling The Woodstock Experience, Blogcritics will be reviewing each of these commemorative sets.

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Glen Boyd

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• Music Review: Johnny Winter - The Woodstock Experience

  Johnny is joined by brother Edgar at Woodstock for a white-hot set of Texas blues.

  Review by Glen Boyd — on Jun 30, 2009

• Music Review: Janis Joplin - The Woodstock Experience

  When you have an instrument as great as the voice of Janis Joplin, why would you emphasize anything else?

  Review by Glen Boyd — on Jun 29, 2009

• Music Review: Sly And The Family Stone - The Woodstock Experience

  Sly And The Family Stone's amazing Woodstock set is simply in a class all its own.

  Review by Glen Boyd — on Jun 28, 2009

• Music Review: Santana - The Woodstock Experience

  By the time they got to Woodstock, Carlos and company would become pretty much set for life.

  Review by Glen Boyd — on Jun 27, 2009

• Music Review: Jefferson Airplane - The Woodstock Experience

  Jefferson Airplane opens our series on the new Woodstock Experience double disc sets from Legacy.

  Review by Glen Boyd — on Jun 26, 2009