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Various Artists - Woodstock (1969)

Track listing:
CD1
  1. I had A Dream John Sebastian 2:33
  2. Going up the country Canned Heat 3:19
  3. announcements 2:13
  4. Freedom Richie Havens 5:26
  5. Rock & Soul music Country Joe & the fish 2:09
  6. Coming into los Angeles Arlo Guthrie 2:44
  7. At the hop Sha na na 2:36
  8. The "fish" Cheer I-Feel-like-I'm-fixin'-to-die rag Country Joe McDonald 3:16
  9. Drug Store truck Drivin' man Joan Baez 2:46
  10. Joe Hill Joan Baez 5:19
  11. Suite Judy blue eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash 8:49
  12. Sea of Madness Crosby, Stills & Nash 4:30
  13. Wooden ships Crosby, Stills & Nash 5:56
  14. We're not gonna take it The Who 5:05
  15. annoucements 1:28
  16. With a little help from my friends Joe Cocker 10:19
CD2
  1. Rain Chant Various 2:47
  2. Soul Sacrifice Santana 8:30
  3. Stage Announcements Various 2:28
  4. I'm Going Home Ten Years After 9:49
  5. Volunteers Jefferson Airplane 3:01
  6. Max Yasgur Max Yasgur 0:43
  7. Dance to the Music Sly & The Family Stone 2:23
  8. Music Lover Sly & The Family Stone 7:12
  9. I Want to Take You Higher Sly & The Family Stone 4:27
  10. Rainbows All Over Your Blues John Sebastian 3:57
  11. Love March The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 10:19
  12. Star Spangled Banner, Purple Haze & Solo Jimi Hendrix 13:47
CD3
  1. Rock & Soul Music Country Joe & The Fish 2:41
  2. Volunteers Jefferson Airplane 3:08
  3. Somebody to Love Jefferson Airplane
  4. Saturday Afternoon/Won't You Try Jefferson Airplane 5:05
  5. Uncle Sam Blues [#] Jefferson Airplane 6:09
  6. White Rabbit [#] Jefferson Airplane 2:53
  7. Let's Go Get Stoned [#] Joe Cocker 5:42
  8. With a Little Help from My Friends Joe Cocker 7:57
  9. I'm Going Home Ten Years After 12:02
  10. Long Black Veil [#] The Band 3:11
  11. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever [#] The Band 5:04
  12. The Weight [#] The Band 4:47
CD4
  1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes Crosby, Stills & Nash 9:00
  2. Guinnevere Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 5:30
  3. Marrakesh Express Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 2:32
  4. 4 + 20 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 2:44
  5. Sea Of Madness Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 3:33
  6. Find The Cost Of Freedom Crosby, Stills & Nash 1:50
  7. Love March The Paul Butterfield Blues Band 11:01
  8. At The Hop Sha Na Na 2:15
  9. Intro Jimi Hendrix 0:53
  10. Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) -Stepping Stone Jimi Hendrix 12:23
  11. Star Spangled Banner Jimi Hendrix 3:43
  12. Purple Haze Jimi Hendrix 3:46

Notes

This four-disc box set was released commemorating the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival that took place in August 1969, and combined both of the Woodstock albums released in 1970 and 1971 with previously unreleased material. It's a well-known part of the festival's history that many of the participants played self-confessed lackluster sets. However, considering the surrounding circumstances in which this music was conceived — not enough food or water, an abundance of drugs, and thunderstorms — these artists manage to rise above it more often than not. What is most interesting about this box set are the unreleased tracks by the Band, Tim Hardin, Johnny Winter, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Ritchie Havens. A whittled down single-disc sampler featuring many of the aforementioned unreleased tracks are also available on Woodstock Diary containing Mountain's "Southbound Train," Sly and the Family Stone's "Love City," and CS&N's "Blackbird" which aren't included on the box set.