The recordings were released on both Compact Disc and DVD on November 28, 2007 in the United States.

The CD and DVD releases sold more than two million copies worldwide and reached various international charts.

[2] Murray guided the viewers throughout the event, introduced artists and recalled a little bit of their impact on the American music scene.

AllMusic critic Hal Horowitz rates the release with four out of possible five stars and thinks that "Guitar is the operative word here, since all the participants are six-string players".

Horowitz also rates the variety of music genres as superb and sums his review up by saying: "The DTS surround sound is superb, the camera work classy if occasionally too arty, and the top-notch presentation worthy of the high-quality music and artists involved".