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Farewell Concert
Farewell Concert is the live recording of the band Cream's final concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 November 1968. Aside from the band's reunion concert in 2005 it is Cream's only official full concert release on video. It was originally broadcast by the BBC on 5 January 1969. It was not released on video in the US until 1977. The opening acts for the concert were future progressive rock stars Yes, who were just starting out, and Taste, an Irish trio led by Rory Gallagher.
There are in fact several versions of this film. They are as follows -
Original theatrical release
Television version
In 2005, a special extended edition of the concert appeared featuring full versions of all songs separated from the narration and interviews. Lasting 80 minutes, it was released on the official DVD reissue. The new version featured digitally remastered sound and video including three bonus songs. A short clip of White Room from the second set (the film used the version from the first show), together with D.J. John Peel introducing the band onstage, was shown on the BBC1 programme "The Rock And Roll Years" in the late 1980s.
In June 2014, it was given a Blu-ray / DVD release.
Album release In March 2020, the concert was released as part of the live album Goodbye Tour - Live 1968, being the first time the Royal Albert Hall concert was officially released via audio format. The sound of this Royal Albert hall concert is much worse than the sound of the other 3 shows of this box set.
The original film has often been criticized for both its mediocre sound and visual effects:
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Farewell Concert
Farewell Concert is the live recording of the band Cream's final concert at the Royal Albert Hall on 26 November 1968. Aside from the band's reunion concert in 2005 it is Cream's only official full concert release on video. It was originally broadcast by the BBC on 5 January 1969. It was not released on video in the US until 1977. The opening acts for the concert were future progressive rock stars Yes, who were just starting out, and Taste, an Irish trio led by Rory Gallagher.
There are in fact several versions of this film. They are as follows -
Original theatrical release
Television version
In 2005, a special extended edition of the concert appeared featuring full versions of all songs separated from the narration and interviews. Lasting 80 minutes, it was released on the official DVD reissue. The new version featured digitally remastered sound and video including three bonus songs. A short clip of White Room from the second set (the film used the version from the first show), together with D.J. John Peel introducing the band onstage, was shown on the BBC1 programme "The Rock And Roll Years" in the late 1980s.
In June 2014, it was given a Blu-ray / DVD release.
Album release In March 2020, the concert was released as part of the live album Goodbye Tour - Live 1968, being the first time the Royal Albert Hall concert was officially released via audio format. The sound of this Royal Albert hall concert is much worse than the sound of the other 3 shows of this box set.
The original film has often been criticized for both its mediocre sound and visual effects: