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THE BAND WITH GUESTS: PAUL BUTTERFIELD ERIC CLAPTON NEIL DIAMOND BOB DYLAN EMMYLOU HARRIS RONNIE HAWKINS DR. JOHN JONI MITCHELL VAN MORRISON STAPLE SINGERS RINGO STARR MUDDY WATERS RON WOOD AND NEIL YOUNG - THE LAST WALTZ - 3-LP SET - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FROM THE 1977 MOVIE - ORIGINAL WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS 1977 STEREO 3-LP SET 3WS-3146 WITH BOOKLET
ORIGINAL U.S. PRESSING
ORIGINAL BURBANK BOULEVARD PALM TREES WARNER BROTHERS LABEL, MID-70 s STYLE
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL, AUTHENTIC, FIRST U.S. PRESSING THIS IS NOT A REISSUE, AN IMPORT, OR A COUNTERFEIT PRESSING.
INCLUDES ORIGINAL, CUSTOM-MADE INNER SLEEVES, UNIQUE TO THIS TITLE.
INCLUDES ORIGINAL BOOKLET/CONCERT PROGRAM
ORIGINAL, THIN CARDBOARD COVER NO THICK CARDBOARD COVERS WERE EVER PRODUCED FOR THIS TITLE
ORIGINAL TEXTURED CRUDE FINISH COVER WITH GILDED GOLD LETTERING NOT A REISSUE WITH THE LETTERS MATCHING THE SMOOTH TEXTURE AND COLOR OF THE COVER.
COVER IS STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK CELLOPHANE WRAP
CLEAN, WEAR-FREE LABELS
THICK, HEAVY VINYL PRESSING
MATRIX NUMBER IN TRAIL-OFF VINYL DEAD WAX ENDS WITH -WW1/-WW1/-WW1/-WW2/-WW1/-WW1 . ON SOME LABELS, SUFFIX 1 DENOTES THE VERY FIRST, ORIGINAL PRESSING
PLEASE SEE THE IMAGE OF THE COVER, LABEL OR BOTH, SHOWN BELOW
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As a film, The Last Waltz was a triumph -- one of the first and still one of the few rock concert documentaries that was directed by a filmmaker who understood both the look and the sound of rock roll, and executed with enough technical craft to capture all the nooks and crannies of a great live show. But as an album, The Last Waltz soundtrack had to compete with the Band s earlier live album, Rock of Ages, with which it bears a certain superficial resemblance -- both found the group trying to create something grander than the standard-issue live double, and both featured the group beefed up by additional musicians. While Rock of Ages found the Band swinging along with the help of a horn section arranged by Allen Toussaint, The Last Waltz boasts a horn section using Toussaint s earlier arrangements on a few cuts and more than a baker s dozen guest stars, ranging from old cohorts Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan to contemporaries Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Van Morrison. the Band are in fine if not exceptional form here on most cuts, they don t sound quite as fiery as they did on Rock of Ages, though their performances are never less than expert, and the high points are dazzling, especially an impassioned version of It Makes No Difference and blazing readings of Up on Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down Levon Helm has made no secret that he felt breaking up the Band was a bad idea, and here it sounds if he was determined to prove how much they still had to offer . Ultimately, it s the Band s special guests who really make this set stand out -- Muddy Waters ferocious version of Mannish Boy would have been a wonder from a man half his age, Van Morrison sounds positively joyous on Caravan, Neil Young and Joni Mitchell do well for their Canadian brethren, and Bob Dylan s closing set finds him in admirably loose and rollicking form. One question remains -- what exactly is Neil Diamond doing here? And while the closing studio-recorded Last Waltz Suite sounds like padding, the contributions from Emmylou Harris and the Staple Singers are beautiful indeed. It could be argued that you re better off watching The Last Waltz on video than listening to it on CD, but either way it s a show well worth checking out.
EXCERPT FROM AN ONLINE REVIEW BY MARK DEMING, ALL MUSIC GUIDE /ALLMUSIC.COM/
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CONDITION:
THE RECORDS
IMPORTANT NOTE: unless otherwise noted below, ALL records are graded visually, and NOT play-graded we grade records under the normal room light or discrete sunlight
a WE GRADE THE VINYL AS STRONG NEAR MINT. The original luster is very much intact, and the vinyl shines and sparkles almost like new.
b The album comes with original booklet still intact
c The records come in their original, custom, inner sleeves, which are UNIQUE to this title
d The records are pressed on a beautiful, thick, inflexible vinyl, which was usually used for the very first pressings. Usually, the sound on such thick vinyl pressings is full-bodied, exceedingly vivid, and even dramatic. Do not expect to obtain such a majestic analog sound from your compact disc
e Of course, this is a full-bodied ANALOG recording, and not an inferior, digital recording
THE COVER
COVER IS STRONG NEAR MINT, STILL IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINK WRAP
The following flaws or imperfections are noted on the cover:
- Cover shows some light yellowing along the opening side nothing significant
- Cover has two microscopic bumps dents on the opening side VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY
- Minor discoloration color fading noted on the spine and the back panel VISIBLE ON BACK SIDE ONLY
NO OTHER VISIBLE FLAWS OR IMPERFECTIONS ON THE COVER
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