The Band/CA,USA 1976 Complete Video Monitor Edition

The concert “THE LAST WALTZ”, which was not only the band’s last live performance, but also a milestone for rock in the 1970s, was filmed by Martin Scorsese and has become a classic rock movie that has been passed down to the present day. However, since a concert event that lasted for a long time with many guest appearances was compiled into a 120-minute video work, it is impossible to expect a complete recording of the event. After all, it’s only natural that people would want to hear and see more of that day’s performance, and it wasn’t the existence of footage recorded separately from the movie that dampened the excitement of such enthusiasts. Is it? This is a black and white video taken with a video camera installed at Winterland in San Francisco, which was the venue for the event. It is assumed that it was intended to be played in the lobby or dressing room of the venue, but the video itself was recorded with only one camera. Therefore, the state of the video has the taste of “audience shot video with stable shooting”, but on the other hand, the audio is recorded firmly in soundboard recording even though it is monaural. The video gradually leaked out, and the audio was first released on CD in the form of “THE COMPLETE LAST WALTZ”, depending on the recording state. After that, the video itself has seen the light of day on a DVD called “THE LOST WALTZ”. It was great that we were finally able to get a bird’s-eye view of the entire historical event, but both had their own flaws, especially in the case of the video, where the dubbing stopped in the middle of “Jam 1.” It was intentionally left in an incomplete state. Also, this could be said for both, but there was some deterioration due to repeated dubbing, and despite its valuable content, it was clearly “hard to watch” or “hard to listen to.” You can say that. However, the well-known “Wolfgang’s Vault” has lowered the hurdle of obtaining such valuable footage! The black and white video footage of “THE LAST WALTZ” has been available for viewing on that site. However, probably because of the reputation of past items, it did not become a hot topic among enthusiasts. The opportunity for this video to be released this time was the highly acclaimed DVD “ASBURY PARK 1976.” In other words, in response to the voice of “I would like this video that is published on the same site to be made into a DVD,” the release has finally been realized. The first thing that will surprise you about this video is the overwhelmingly high quality of the image. “THE LOST WALTZ” had obvious deterioration due to repeated dubbing, which caused the outline of the image that originally had a sense of distance to become blurred, and as mentioned earlier, the major drawback was that it was difficult to see. However, the version of “Wolfgang’s Vault” has been reborn with a sharp and clear image quality that clearly shows the state of master quality. If you own the previous title, you’ll be amazed by the difference in image quality alone. Moreover, the sound quality is also clear, and there is no noise between songs that was caused by the deterioration of dubbing that was annoying in the past “THE COMPLETE LAST WALTZ”. However, since it is not a monaural recording or multi-track recording, it is undeniable that the mixing balance is poor, especially in the first half of the event. However, this balance gradually disappears and becomes clearer. If “THE COMPLETE~” had recorded audio from this level of video, it would have received much higher praise. In addition, the image quality has suddenly become sharper, allowing the stage to be conveyed much more realistically. There is a large shadow between Richard Manuel and the piano that threatens to block his view, but that shadow is actually a member of the “LAST WALTZ” film crew and a movie camera. is. Also, filming continues even between songs that would never be included in a movie or album (or rather, would be subject to cuts), so the extended scenes when guests appear or change places are not obvious. You can feel the vividness of the day of the concert. Also, the value of songs that were not included in the movie, such as Eric Clapton’s “All Our Past Times” and the first half of Dylan’s set, can be seen in the video is immeasurable. For example, in the case of Dylan, there is a well-known episode in which he allowed the film crew to record only the second half of the film, but refused to film his entire stage performance. For that reason, there is no movie footage for the first half of his set. Instead, this black and white video footage preserved the first half for posterity. Moreover, Dylan there was surprisingly lively (lol), and you will be surprised at how intensely he was playing in the first half. A major drawback of the film and album was that most of the performances featured were edited and overdubbed. As you can see by watching and listening to this video, The Band’s performance was clearly uneven as they had to cover not only their own repertoire but also a wide variety of guest performances. Therefore, Rick Danko’s bass is the main part, and the horn section etc. are later overdubbed. On the contrary, the guest’s performance was also considerably scissored, for example, in Clapton’s “Further on up the Road”, the guitar solo he played at the end was cut off and the performance was shortened. Clapton’s stage performance was a famous scene in the movie, but when we were shown raw footage like this, it was one of the most exciting scenes of the concert that day, and when Clapton’s turn was over, the camera moved to Winterland. The fact that he captured the audience seats (this is the only time the camera faces the audience seats in the black-and-white footage) shows the excitement of the event. The Band, especially Robbie Robertson, prepares a new song with the same name as the event title for the day, but due to the composition of the suite, it is undeniable that the performance is poorly rehearsed, and the event song is The result was that it was not included in the movie or album. The scene of “Last Waltz Suite” is also easier to see and listen to in this video, which is another point of attention for enthusiasts. Although it started as a new song for this day, it was a sad development that as soon as Robbie got to the singing part, the performance became shaky. I don’t think this scene or performance will be officially released in the future, so please enjoy the scene with this video. And the big event that seemed to be coming to an end, but with the sound of Robbie’s lead, it exploded into an encore jam. “Jam #1” ended with the dubbing intentionally stopped at “THE LOST WALTZ”, but of course this time it is completely recorded, and the whole story is revealed for the first time. Clapton’s presence is noticeable in this jam, and his fans should pay attention to the fact that his guitar play can be heard well. Furthermore, the black and white video version of “Jam #2” is now available for the first time, and it is surprising because you can see the jam in its entirety, which lasted twice as long as the outtake video seen in the bonus of the official DVD. Lastly, the black and white version of “Don’t Do It”, which was used at the beginning of the movie, is also available for the first time, and you can now see and hear the performance as it is, without any shortening or overdubbing. Of course, you can also see unrecorded performances by Neil Young and Van Morrison, and this is an extremely valuable video that completely captures the historical event that was only familiar to core enthusiasts, and the image quality is suddenly easy to see. It will be released soon. Live at Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California, USA 25th November 1976 PRO-SHOT Disc 1 (115:16) 1. Introduction 2. Up On Cripple Creek 3. The Shape I’m In 4. It Makes No Difference 5. Life Is A Carnival 6. This Wheel’s On Fire 7. The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 8. Georgia On My Mind 9. Ophelia 10. King Harvest (Has Surely Come) 11. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 12. Stage Fright 13. Rag Mama Rag 14. Who Do You Love (with Ronnie Hawkins) 15. Such A Night (with Dr. John) 16 . Down South In New Orleans (with Dr. John) 17. Mystery Train (with Paul Butterfield) 18. Caledonia (with Muddy Waters) 19. Mannish Boy (with Muddy Waters) 20. All Our Past Times (with Eric Clapton) 21. Further On Up The Road (with Eric Clapton) 22. Helpless (with Neil Young) 23. Four Strong Winds (with Neil Young) Disc 2(143:59) 1. Coyote (with Joni Mitchell) 2. Shadows And Light (with Joni Mitchell) 3. Furry Sings The Blues (with Joni Mitchell) 4. Dry Your Eyes (with Neil Diamond) 5. Tura Lura Lural (That’s An Irish Lullaby) (with Van Morrison) 6. Caravan (with Van Morrison) 7. Acadian Driftwood (with Joni Mitchell & Neil Young ) 8. Poetry Reading 9. The Genetic Method 10. Chest Fever 11. The Last Waltz Suite : Evangeline 12. The Weight 13. Baby Let Me Follow You Down (with Bob Dylan) 14. Hazel (with Bob Dylan) 15. I Don’t Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) (with Bob Dylan) 16. Forever Young (with Bob Dylan) 17 . Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Reprise) (with Bob Dylan) 18. I Shall Be Released (with Bob Dylan, Ringo Starr & Ron Wood) 19. Instrumental Jam #1 (The Band with friends) 20. Instrumental Jam #2 (The Band with friends) 21. Don’t Do It 22. Outroduction PRO-SHOT B&W NTSC Approx. 259min.