MFSL Woodstock Program

[Ben]

A coupon came with the MFSL Woodstock LP and CD sets that allowed the purchaser to acquire a Woodstock program....

Does anyone here have this program? If they do, can you tell me if it is a reproduction of the festival program and/or does it include info on the records or CD's issued by MFSL?

I purchased a beautiful copy of the CD set but it didn't have the little booklet so I am trying to determine if I can buy a replica Woodstock program ($40 on eBay) or should I seek out the MFSL flavor of the program (probably more $$$, right?)because it might contain info on the recordings....

Thanks for the help!

Ben

[Mike V]

Hi Ben,

I've never seen one, but I have the Woodstock set. It was my intro to MFSL actually (not a sonic treat, that's for sure). But the booklet was advertised as a replica of the original program. To my knowledge, that was it - no recording notes, etc.

Mike

[TommyTunes]

I sent in my coupon when the CD set came out and have the MFSL booklet. However I don't have nor have I ever seen an original Woodstock program. With the exception of a white "waxed paper" type of page inside the cover stating this is a MFSL reproduction it look's like it could be an exact copy. I'm not sure if the MFSL Woodstock programs came in the Boxed LP set, my MFSL LP set is still sealed.
Hope this helps .

[Sckott]

The original Woodstock program looks like this... (It's at home, under some old Lps)

Size of a comic book but thicker, cover is grass and daisys, with the small, discreet white print that says "3 Days Of Peace And Music". Immediately after the cover, there's some tissue paper liner, and a earthy illustration of "Aquarius" I believe.

Some of it, as I'm pulling it from memory, includes an article from a few political views, one small article about John Sinclair, a 3-page article from a Senior VP of Reprise on "how to say no to artists" basically. That was funny. All during the article he tries to prove he's sensitive and can spot talent but he has to say no when some artists want to do their 29 min opus on one side of an LP. "No."

The bulk of it included pictures of all the artists with small poems describing their talents. I wish I remembered what was under Janis Joplin's picture.

The advertisements were great. Some promos for talent at NY radio, a few interesting promos, like for Leslie West's "Mountain" solo LP, a full-page ad by Elektra (with a dove instead of a butterfly), an RCA full pager called "Why The Jefferson Airplaine Hates Us" and the back was also an ad smothered in I Ching, mostly blue in color. Also more promos for amplifiers, guitar strings and the like.

Now, the program billed the situation as a Music & Art Fair. We all know the best art performed were from the musical artists and the hog farm.

My mom pulled out the LIFE magazine that included a lot of well known pictures we've all seen on Woodstock. Just one more picture of skinny dipping made it worth it. She went, I was 3 months old at home with Grandmom.

I don't think you got this kinda' thing by sending a coupon to MFSL.

[John Buchanan]

That sounds familiar - I think it came with the vinyl boxed set