Now Available: THE LAST WALTZ

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the final concert by Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson as The Band. The performance, appropriately dubbed “The Last Waltz,” took place at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco, with the boys in The Band joined by a wide variety of guest stars, including – but not limited to – Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Muddy Waters, and Neil Young. Thankfully, the whole affair was filmed, with director Martin Scorsese delivering the end result to movie theaters in April 1978.

To commemorate the anniversary of this performance, we here at Rhino have just released three new 40th Anniversary Editions of THE LAST WALTZ, and we’ve got one more coming on December 9. All of them are pretty sweet, but trust us when we say that the last one – the Collector’s Edition – is going to be well worth your wait.

So which ones are available now?

40th Anniversary Edition (2-CD, $19.98) – Original soundtrack with newly remastered audio from the original master tapes on two CDs 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (4-CD/Blu-Ray, $64.98) – Complete audio from the concert, including rehearsals and outtakes, plus The Last Waltz film on Blu-Ray 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Vinyl (6-LP, $119.98) – Complete audio from the concert, including rehearsals and outtakes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl for the first time and presented in an ornate lift-top box

But as to the one that’s hitting record store shelves on December 9, brace yourselves, Band fans…

40th Anniversary Collector’s Edition (4-CD/2-Blu-Ray, $259.98) Limited to 2,500 copies Complete audio from the concert. The Last Waltz film on Blu-ray. Second Blu-Ray disc including a rarely seen interview from the 1990s with Martin Scorsese and Robbie Robertson, photo gallery, and 5.1 audio mix of the original album. 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 by Scorsese.

Okay, we’ve kept you in suspense long enough: it’s time to unveil the full track listings for all of these different versions. We think you’ll agree that we’ve done a bang-up job in terms of pulling together as many rarities as possible for this set, to the point where you may have already stopped reading to go buy yourself a copy, but for the rest of you, here you go…

40th Anniversary Collector's Edition Track Listing

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”
Concert Rehearsal
6. “King Harvest (Has Surely Come)”
7. “Tura Lura Lura (That’s An Irish Lullaby)”
8. “Caravan”
9. “Such A Night”
10. “Rag Mama Rag”
11. “Mad Waltz” – Sketch track for “The Well”
12. “The Last Waltz” – Instrumental
13. “The Last Waltz – Sketch

Disc Five: Blu Ray (5.1 Surround Sound Mix)
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”