Forty years ago on Thanksgiving Day 1976, The Band took the stage at San Francisco's Winterland for their final performance.  Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Muddy Waters and others joined Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel for the concert event known as The Last Waltz.  Director Martin Scorsese's film of the evening was released in April 1978, setting a high bar for concert movies.

On November 11, Rhino will mark this landmark anniversary of The Last Waltz with four new editions, including the first time the film has been paired with the soundtrack.

• 40th Anniversary Edition (2-CD) - Original soundtrack with newly remastered audio from the original master tapes on two CDs.
• 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (4-CD/1-BD) - Complete audio from the concert, including rehearsals and outtakes, plus The Last Waltz film on Blu-ray.
• 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Vinyl (6-LP) - Complete audio from the concert, including rehearsals and outtakes, pressed on 180-gram vinyl for the first time and presented in a lift-top box.
• 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition (4-CD/2-Blu-ray) - Limited to 2,500 copies and due on December 9, this version includes: 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 and an essay by screenwriter Mardik Martin.

Available as a 4-CD/Blu-ray set and - for the first time - on vinyl as a 6-LP set, the 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the original soundtrack has 54 tracks, including the entire concert, as well as rehearsals and outtakes.  This set reprises the track listing from Rhino's 2002 box set which premiered 24 tracks including "Shadows and Light" and "Furry Sings the Blues" with Joni Mitchell, "Four Strong Winds" with Neil Young, "Hazel" with Bob Dylan, rehearsals with Van Morrison and Dr. John, and more.

The CD version also includes newly-penned liner notes revered music journalists David Fricke and Ben Fong-Torres along with a classic essay from 1977 written by iconic author Emmett Grogan.  (Fricke penned the lengthy notes for the 2002 box set, as well.)

The Last Waltz's 40th anniversary sets come at a busy time for Robbie Robertson. On November 15, his new memoir Testimony arrives in stores, joined by a companion anthology of the same name released on November 11 by UMe.   (Watch for more details on that soon!)

You can peruse the track listing to the upcoming Deluxe Edition at the links below!  The 2-CD, 4-CD and 6-LP iterations are due on November 11, with the limited edition set following on December 11.  All pre-order links are not yet active, so watch this space!

The Last Waltz: 40th Anniversary (Rhino, 2016)

2-CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

6-LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

4-CD/1-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada TBD

Track Listing for 4-CD/1-BD edition below:

CD 1

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"

CD 2

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

CD 3

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)

CD 4

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. Theme from "The Last Waltz" (*)

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"

Stereo Ideas

13. "The Last Waltz" - Instrumental
14. "The Last Waltz - Sketch

Disc 5 - Blu-ray (Film available in 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"

(*) Note that the press release indicates 54 tracks - the identical number of tracks to the 4-CD box set issued in 2002 - but lists only 53.  "Theme from The Last Waltz" (CD 4, Track 6) was omitted, most likely in error. We will confirm.