On November 25, 1976 The Band ended a Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame worthy career with one of the most celebrated concerts in the history of the genre, The Last Waltz. The concert was documented by director Martin Scorsese for one of rock’s most famous concert films. Rhino Records will honor the upcoming 40th anniversary of The Last Waltz with four new anniversary editions of The Band’s finale including a collector’s edition boxed set featuring Scorsese’s never-before-seen shooting script.
A 40th Anniversary Edition of The Last Waltz features the original soundtrack with newly remastered audio from the original master tapes on two CDs, while a 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition contains complete audio from the concert, including rehearsals and outtakes, plus The Last Waltz film directed by Scorsese on Blue-Ray. There’s also a 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Vinyl featuring complete audio from the concert pressed on 180-gram vinyl for the first time and presented in an ornate lift-top box.
The aforementioned 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition will be limited to 2,500 copies. This massive set contains complete audio from the concert, The Last Waltz film on Blu-Ray and a second Blu-Ray disc including a rarely seen interview from the 1990s with Scorsese and The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson, photo gallery and 5.1 audio mix of the original album. The Collector’s Edition also includes a 300-page book bound in red faux-leather with a full replication of Scorsese’s shooting script, rare and previously unseen photos, set sketches, three foldout storyboards and a foreword written by Scorsese. All formats of the new 40th Anniversary Edition of The Last Waltz will be available on November 11 except for the Collector’s Edition, which will be issued on December 9.
The Last Waltz 40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition Tracklist
Disc One
1. “Theme From The Last Waltz” (with orchestra)
2. “Up On Cripple Creek”
3. “The Shape I’m In”
4. “It Makes No Difference”
5. “Who Do You Love” (with Ronnie Hawkins)
6. “Life Is A Carnival”
7. “Such A Night” (with Dr. John)
8. “The Weight”
9. “Down South In New Orleans” (with Bobby Charles)
10. “This Wheel’s On Fire”
11. “Mystery Train” (with Paul Butterfield)
12. “Caldonia” (with Muddy Waters)
13. “Mannish Boy” (with Muddy Waters)
14. “Stagefright”
Disc Two
1. “Rag Mama Rag”
2. “All Our Past Times” (with Eric Clapton)
3. “Further On Up The Road” (with Eric Clapton)
4. “Ophelia”
5. “Helpless” (with Neil Young)
6. “Four Strong Winds” (with Neil Young)
7. “Coyote” (with Joni Mitchell)
8. “Shadows And Light” (with Joni Mitchell)
9. “Furry Sings The Blues” (with Joni Mitchell)
10. “Acadian Driftwood”
11. “Dry Your Eyes” (with Neil Diamond)
12. “The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show”
13. “Tura Lura Lura (That’s An Irish Lullaby)” (with Van Morrison)
14. “Caravan” (with Van Morrison)
Disc Three
1. “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
2. “The Genetic Method/Chest Fever”
3. “Baby Let Me Follow You Down” (with Bob Dylan)
4. “Hazel” – with Bob Dylan
5. “I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Live We Never Have Met)” (with Bob Dylan)
6. “Forever Young” (with Bob Dylan)
7. “Baby Let Me Follow You Down” (Reprise) (with Bob Dylan)
8. “I Shall Be Released”
9. Jam #1
10. Jam #2
11. “Don’t Do It”
12. “Greensleeves” (From Movie Soundtrack)
Disc Four: “The Last Waltz Suite”
1. “The Well”
2. “Evangeline” (with Emmylou Harris)
3. “Out Of The Blue”
4. “The Weight” (with The Staples)
5. “The Last Waltz Refrain”
6. Concert Rehearsal
7. “King Harvest (Has Surely Come)”
8. “Tura Lura Lura (That’s An Irish Lullaby)”
9. “Caravan”
10. “Such A Night”
11. “Rag Mama Rag”
12. “Mad Waltz” (Sketch track for “The Well”)
13. “The Last Waltz” (Instrumental)
14. “The Last Waltz (Sketch)
Disc Five: Blu Ray
1. “Theme From The Last Waltz” (with orchestra)
2. “Up on Cripple Creek”
3. “The Shape I’m In”
4. “It Makes No Difference”
5. “Who Do You Love” (with Ronnie Hawkins)
6. “Life Is A Carnival”
7. “Such A Night” (with Dr. John)
8. “Down South In New Orleans” (with Bobby Charles)
9. “Mystery Train” (with Paul Butterfield)
10. “Mannish Boy” (with Muddy Waters)
11. “Stagefright”
12. “Further On Up The Road” (with Eric Clapton)
13. “Ophelia”
14. “Helpless” (with Neil Young)
15. “Coyote” (with Joni Mitchell)
16. “Dry Your Eyes” (with Neil Diamond)
17. “Tura Lura Lura (That’s An Irish Lullaby)” (with Van Morrison)
18. “Caravan” (with Van Morrison)
19. “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
20. “Baby Let Me Follow You Down” (with Bob Dylan)
21. “I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Live We Never Have Met)” (with Bob Dylan)
22. “Forever Young” (with Bob Dylan)
23. “Baby Let Me Follow You Down” (Reprise)
24. “I Shall Be Released” (Finale)
25. “The Well”
26. “Evangeline” (with Emmylou Harris)
27. “Out Of The Blue”
28. “The Weight” (with The Staples)
29. “The Last Waltz Refrain”
30. “Theme From The Last Waltz”
