- Record Label: Atlantic
- Release Date: Jun 28, 2019
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UncutJul 25, 2019Woodstock 50 is an archival feat, an exhaustive capsule melding bygone sentiments with timeless performances. [Sep 2019, p.49]
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Jul 25, 2019The comprehensive nature changes our perception of an event we all thought we already knew.
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Aug 2, 2019The one negative of this project is its inaccessibility. Rhino only manufactured 1,969 box sets; each one retails at $799.98, and there are no plans to make the 38-disc version available on streaming services. For those with smaller budgets, the 10xCD version is still worthwhile. ... What the 38-disc box set succeeds at is not just righting the record, or presenting a mammoth set of live songs, but in creating an environment that effectively transports the listener to that muddy pasture in upstate New York.
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 25, 2019Producers Andy Zax and Steve Woolard have considerably expanded available sets by Richie Havens, Sha Na Na, Janis Joplin, Mountain and dying-a-death Incredible String Band; but analysis reveals more often just adding one extra track, albiet good ones. [Aug 2019, p.90]
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Jul 25, 2019The 10CD version is a patchy collection of familiar highlights and sometimes enjoyable outtakes.