No mention of the 40th anniversary of 1967, also known as the Summer Of Love, would be complete without a mention of the Monterey Pop Festival from June of '67. A joint venture between Razor & Tie and Starbucks, a 2 CD retrospective of the first Monterey International Pop Festival compiles 26 tracks cut live at the festival with the best and the brightest of the class of ‘67 including The Byrds, The Buffalo Springfield, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Simon & Garfunkel, The Association and loads more. The sound quality of this 2007 reissue set is first rate and the richly detailed booklet features timeless b&w photos and interesting and thankfully legible (easy on the eyes) 2007 liner notes written by Andrew Loog Oldham in Bogata, Columbia. www.razorandtie.com

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