VA Woodstock Two - Vinyl 2LP Set Album

A Timeless Follow-Up to the Iconic 1969 Woodstock Soundtrack – Capturing More Legendary Performances from the Festival That Defined a Generation

Label & Catalognr:

Atlantic – Cat#: K 60002

Album Packaging

Gatefold (FOC) album cover design.

Media Format:

Record Format: 12" Double LP

Year & Country:

1970 – UK

Producers:

• Eric Blackstead – Producer For this set, Eric Blackstead is the grown-up in the room: he selects, sequences, and shapes the chaotic Woodstock tapes into a coherent 2LP story. His production decisions decide what moments make the cut, how long the jams breathe, and how the festival atmosphere stays alive without turning into pure mud. Even the “Dedicated to Jimi Hendrix” touch feels like his editorial hand, framing the whole record as a memorial and a document.

Sound & Recording Engineers:

• Edwin H. “Eddie” Kramer - Recording engineer, producer Edwin H. “Eddie” Kramer is the guy I trust when a festival mess needs to become vinyl history: he captured Hendrix in 1967–1970, engineered Beatles sessions in 1967, and helped bottle Led Zeppelin’s early-’70s thunder. His Woodstock tapes and later mixes are why these live moments still hit hard on my turntable.
  Eddie Kramer Wiki
• Lee Osborne – Location recording engineer Lee Osborne worked alongside Kramer on the ground, handling the practical chaos of location recording—mics, lines, levels, and the constant risk of something dying mid-song. On “Woodstock Two” his work translates that temporary stage into usable tapes, keeping vocals intelligible and instruments separated enough that the later mixes could actually breathe. It’s unglamorous, high-stress work, and this album’s listenability quietly depends on it.
• Sound crews of Wadleigh-Maurice, Ltd. – Location field recording The Wadleigh-Maurice field sound crews supply the glue between songs: crowd roar, stage announcements, weather, and that you-are-there festival ambience. On this album they help turn a tracklist into a lived-in documentary, especially on pieces like the Sunday rainstorm segment where the environment is basically the star of the show. Without these “in-between” sounds, the record would feel like a studio compilation wearing a tie-dye shirt.
• Gene Paul – Re-mix engineer Gene Paul steps in during the re-mix stage, taking the rough location recordings and turning them into something that works on a home turntable. On this album that means balancing booming drums, taming stage bleed, and giving guitars and vocals enough focus to cut through the festival haze—without sanding off the live edge that makes Woodstock feel real. His remix work is where the chaos becomes musical, not just historical.
  Gene Paul Wiki
• Eric Blackstead – Re-mix engineer As re-mix engineer, Eric Blackstead isn’t just rubber-stamping his own production—he’s down in the trenches shaping the final sound. For “Woodstock Two” that means deciding what stays messy (because it’s Woodstock) and what gets cleaned up so the music lands. His remix choices control the dynamics, the transitions, and the overall “in the crowd” perspective, turning raw reels into a listenable double album instead of four sides of confusion.

Recording Location:

Mastering Engineer & Location:

• George Piros – Mastering engineer George Piros is the mastering hand that makes this double set playable and punchy. He takes the mixed tapes and cuts them so the peaks don’t splatter, the bass doesn’t collapse, and the energy survives the jump to vinyl. On a live compilation like this, good mastering is the difference between ‘historic’ and ‘unlistenable’—and he keeps it on the right side. When the record stays loud without getting harsh, that’s the mastering doing its quiet magic.

Additional Production Notes:

Dedicated to Jimi Hendrix.

Recording & Licensing Information:

Original recording: Cotillion Records, U.S.A.
Under licence from Atlantic Recording Corp., U.S.A.