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The Band - The Last Waltz (Remastered 2002 Box Set)

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Theme From The Last Waltz (with Orchestra) 3:51
  2. Up On Cripple Creek 5:31
  3. The Shape I'm In 4:10
  4. It Makes No Difference 6:51
  5. Who Do You Love (with Ronnie Hawkins) 4:50
  6. Life Is A Carnival 4:25
  7. Such A Night (with Dr. John) 4:41
  8. The Weight 4:50
  9. Down South In New Orleans (with Bobby Charles) 3:10
  10. The Wheel's On Fire 3:54
  11. Mystery Train (with Paul Butterfield) 5:03
  12. Caldonia (with Muddy Waters) 6:08
  13. Mannish Boy (with Muddy Waters) 6:40
  14. Stage Fright 4:31
Volume 4
  1. The Last Waltz Suite: The Well 3:32
  2. The Last Waltz Suite: Evangeline (with Emmylou Harris) 3:10
  3. The Last Waltz Suite: Out Of The Blue 3:20
  4. The Last Waltz Suite: The Weight (with The Staples) 4:35
  5. The Last Waltz Suite: The Last Waltz Refrain 1:31
  6. The Last Waltz Suite: Theme From The Last Waltz 3:27
  7. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Concert Rehearsal) 3:51
  8. Tura Lura Lural (That's An Irish Lullaby) (with Van Morrison) (Concert Rehearsal) 3:52
  9. Caravan (with Van Morrison) (Concert Rehearsal) 6:30
  10. Such A Night (with Dr. John) (Concert Rehearsal) 5:24
  11. Rag Mama Rag (Concert Rehearsal) 3:52
  12. Mad Waltz (Sketch Track For "The Well") (Studio Ideas) 5:30
  13. The Last Waltz Refrain (Instrumental Version) (Studio Ideas) 0:49
  14. The Last Waltz Theme (Sketch) (Studio Ideas) 3:34

Notes

Even taking into account inflation, it's ironic in this era of $250 concert tickets that critics harped when the Band charged $25 for their legendary November 1976 farewell show at San Francisco's Winterland. That price not only included Thanksgiving dinner, but also numerous guest superstars who'd influenced, worked with, and/or shared the Canadian roots of Robbie Robertson and crew. What transpired was a grand celebration of North American musical forms. There are numerous definitive performances here--from Van Morrison's goose-bump-inducing "Caravan" and solo rendition of the beautiful Irish standard "Tura Lura Lural" (Celtic music inspired those Appalachians in the first place) to Bob Dylan and "the Hawks" delivering a pop-metallic "Baby, Let Me Follow You Down," first captured on the Royal Albert Hall Concert tapes. But because this new fleshed-out version--produced and compiled by Robertson--includes surprises (late blues legend Muddy Waters's endearing take on Louis Jordan's "Caledonia"; current blues legend Dylan's "Hazel"), treasures ("This Wheels on Fire," Neil Young's "Four Strong Winds"), and two jam sessions that just don't add much, the new box set simply matches and enhances--but doesn't top--the original three-LP version of this wonderful slice of rock & roll history. --Bill Holdship