Jefferson Airplane: The Isle of Wight Pop Festival
Chris Welch, Melody Maker, 7 September 1968
A SMALL bronze medal should be struck and presented to all the survivors of the Isle of Wight Pop Festival. They are the brave men and women who trailed across the wild hinterland of that cursed isle on Saturday to see Jefferson Airplane, the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Move and many more migratory groups.
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