The Band Prep Expansive ‘The Last Waltz’ Box Set

The Band have announced an expansive 40th anniversary reissue campaign behind their 1978 live album/concert film, The Last Waltz. Rhino Records will release four versions of the set: a remastered two-CD version, four-CD/Blu-ray Deluxe Edition and six-LP Deluxe Edition vinyl will be released November 11th, while a massive four-CD/2-Blu-ray Collector’s Edition is set for release December 9th.

The Last Waltz finds the Band performing their iconic last concert on Thanksgiving Day 1976 at San Francisco’s Hinterland Theatre. The folk-rock quintet – Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson – were joined by a crew of all-star guests, including Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Diamond, Dr. John, Van Morrison and Muddy Waters.

Director Martin Scorsese filmed the concert for an acclaimed documentary feature of the same name that hit theaters in April 1978.

The deluxe editions feature complete audio from the concert, including rehearsals and outtakes, with the 180-gram vinyl version presented in an ornate lift-top box. The sets include rare performances not featured in the film, including “Furry Sings the Blues” (with Mitchell) and “All Our Past Times” (with Clapton). The CD version also features new liner notes from Rolling Stone‘s Ben Fong-Torres and David Fricke.

The Collector’s Edition – limited to 2,500 copies worldwide – includes complete audio, a Blu-ray of the film, a second Blu-ray with a rare 1990s interview with Scorsese and Robertson, a photo gallery and 5.1 audio mix of the original album. The set will also include a 300-page book featuring a full replication of Scorsese’s shooting script, rare and previously unseen photos and a foreword by Scorsese.

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”