Here for sale is The Band's great classic concert called, "The Last Waltz"  - It includes a special booklet. The Last Waltz is a triple album by , released on  in 1978, catalogue 3WS 3146. It is the to the 1978 , and the final album by the original configuration of the Band. It peaked at #16 on the . 






 by ReleasedApril 7, 1978RecordedNovember 25, 1976
Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CALength129:06
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The  documents the Band's "farewell" concert which took place at   on  1976. The event included an actual  for 5000 attendees, with  and a stage set for  borrowed from the .

The concert featured songs by the Band interspersed with the group backing up a variety of musical guests. These included many with whom they had worked in the past, notably their previous employers  and . , a neighbor, had co-written and sung on the track "4% Pantomime" for the  album. Individual members of the Band had played with the invitees on the following albums: in 1972 with  for his eponymous album; in 1973 with on ; in 1974 with  on  and with  for ; in 1975 with  and  on The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album; in 1976 with  on  and with  on.

Sides one through five of the album consisted of songs taken from the concert. Side six comprised "The Last Waltz Suite," new numbers composed by Robertson and performed by the Band on an . The suite featured  and, on a remake of ","  and . The music received overdubs at  and Shangri-La Studios in post-production, owing to faults recorded during the concert.

On April 16, 2002, a   arrived in stores, including everything released on the original with additional tracks taken from the concert.

Side one No.TitleWriter(s)Singer/Guest PerformerLength1."Theme from The Last Waltz"   3:282.""  Robertson4:443.""  4:164.""  Young5:475.""  Robertson4:25 Side two No.TitleWriter(s)Singer/Guest PerformerLength1.""  Mitchell5:502."Dry Your Eyes"  Diamond, Robertson3:573.""  RobertsonRick Danko6:484."Such a Night"  4:00 Side three No.TitleWriter(s)Singer/Guest PerformerLength1.""  RobertsonLevon Helm4:342.""  , , Levon Helm4:593.""  , McDaniel, 6:544.""  , Veasey5:08
Side four No.TitleWriter(s)Singer/Guest PerformerLength1.""  Robertson4:062."Down South in New Orleans"  J. Wright, J. Anglin, Dr. John3:063.""  RobertsonLevon Helm3:534.""  Shannon, Richard Manuel4:155.""  MorrisonVan Morrison6:02 Side five No.TitleWriter(s)Singer/Guest PerformerLength1.""  Danko, Helm, RobertsonLevon Helm, Rick Danko4:322.""  , 3:003.""  DylanBob Dylan3:234.""  DylanBob Dylan4:425." ()"  Davis, von SchmidtBob Dylan2:466.""  DylanBob Dylan, Richard Manuel6:22 Side six Side six

"The Last Waltz Suite" written by Robbie Robertson.

No.TitleSinger/Guest PerformerLength1."The Well"  Richard Manuel3:272."Evangeline"  Rick Danko, , Levon Helm3:173."Out of the Blue"  3:034.""  Levon Helm, , , Rick Danko4:385."The Last Waltz Refrain"  Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson1:286."Theme from The Last Waltz"   3:22 Personnel[]  – , ,   – , , vocals  – , , ,   – , drums, organ, , , vocals  – , piano, vocals The horn section[] Rich Cooper – ,  James Gordon – , ,   – ,   – , , ,  Charlie Keagle – , , ,    – , , ,  Larry Packer –  Horns arranged by , , , ,  and  Guest personnel[]  – harmonica, vocal  – vocal  – guitar, vocal  – guitar, vocal  – piano, guitar, , vocal  – guitar, vocal  – guitar, vocal  – vocal  – guitar on ""  – guitar, vocal  – vocal  – piano on "" Dennis St. John – drums on ""  – piano on ""  –  on ""  – vocal  – guitar, vocal  – harmony vocal on ""  – drums on ""  – vocals  – guitar on ""  – guitar, harmonica, vocal Production personnel[] Robbie Robertson –  John Simon - producer, string arrangements  – producer Ed Anderson –  Terry Becker, Neil Brody, Tim Kramer, Elliot Mazer and Wayne Neuendorf –  Baker Bigsby, Tony Bustos and Jeremy Zatkin –   – concert production