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JACKSON BROWNE
New Orleans 1975 [no label, 2CD]
Live at the McAlister Auditorium, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA; March 2, 1975 (early and late shows). Very good to excellent Pre-FM. Speed corrected.
There are generally two versions of this show in circulation. This is the “more complete” and better-sounding one to keep.
Thanks to Freezer for recording the shows; and to weedwacker for sharing the tracks at The Traders’ Den.
Freezer’s notes:
These two Jackson Browne shows were recorded on Sunday March 2, 1975… and, as I had stealth recorded Led Zeppelin in Baton Rouge on Friday February 28, 1975, this was a busy weekend for me and my recorder. Patched directly into the soundboard during the soundcheck, I worked on the Tulane concert committee and ran the ticket booth until 10 minutes before show-time, so I was sitting with the soundman when the lights went down. It was at that point that I started the recording.
I have master soundboard or audience recordings for all shows at McAlister Auditorium from late 1973 to May of 1979. This is just one in a large number of shows at McAlister that was promoted by Tulane University’s students between 1973 and 1979.
Jackson Browne was not a great priority for me and for much of the newer members of the concert committee, as there was a definite split in the make-up of the committee, beginning in 1975. The newer members wanted more pop/power-pop/punk/new wave and jazz, while the older crowd wanted more of the Grateful Dead, NRPS, and those type of bands. Guess who won out.
An audience recording of both of these shows also exists, as the WTUL Tech staff had run a pair of microphones - at my direct request - in order to assure that all shows were captured. (Only Frank Zappa, on October 12, 1976, saw those mics in their hiding place and had ‘em removed. They were re-installed after Zappa’s two shows.)
weedwacker’s notes:
I don’t know what has circulated previously for the early set but [for] the late set, this does differ in a few ways from what was previously put out as what passes for previously uncirculated (but has been proven otherwise). Besides the audible artifacting issues [embedded within], these transfers had no Dolby applied to them like the other transfer and this should run at pretty much the correct speed after correction was applied while that ran fast with no correction applied.
Lineage:
unknown gen cassettes (but what passes for until proven otherwise lower gen than anyone else’s copies that have been transfered and put into general circulation) > unknown gen 2cdr (Freezer’s listening copies) > 2cdr (ripped and used here) > eac > wav > flac
Transfer: cassettes > stand alone cdr burner > cdr
Taping Gear: unknown/unknown
Taped And Transferred By: Mister Freezer
Pitch, tracking and volume corrections applied to the recording, no eq, compression or noise/hiss reduction was used to alter the sound of the recording. I also washed my hands with antibacterial soap before handling the cdrs prior to ripping.
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Disc 1 (early show)
Track 101. Intro 0:41 (1.2MB)
Track 102. A Child In These Hills 4:55 (8.2MB)
Track 103. Rock Me On The Water 5:51 (9.8MB)
Track 104. Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies 2:24 (4.0MB)
Track 105. Take It Easy 3:34 (6.0MB)
Track 106. Our Lady Of The Well 6:32 (11.0MB)
Track 107. For A Dancer 6:09 (10.3MB)
Track 108. Ready Or Not 4:12 (7.1MB)
Track 109. Fountain Of Sorrow 6:58 (11.7MB)
Track 110. Audience 1:53 (3.2MB)
Track 111. For Everyman 8:36 (14.5MB)
Track 112. Walking Slow 4:52 (8.2MB)
Track 113. Doctor My Eyes 3:54 (6.5MB)
Track 114. These Days 5:42 (9.6MB)
Track 115. The Road And The Sky 6:37 (11.1MB)
Track 116. Before The Deluge 7:46 (13.1MB)
81 mins
Disc 2 (late show)
Track 201. Intro 1:17 (2.2MB)
Track 202. A Child In These Hills 4:32 (7.6MB)
Track 203. Rock Me On The Water 6:03 (10.2MB)
Track 204. Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies 2:23 (4.0MB)
Track 205. Take It Easy 3:51 (6.5MB)
Track 206. Our Lady Of The Well 6:20 (10.7MB)
Track 207. For A Dancer 6:24 (10.8MB)
Track 208. Ready Or Not 5:31 (9.3MB)
Track 209. Fountain Of Sorrow 7:01 (11.8MB)
Track 210. Audience 0:33 (921k)
Track 211. For Everyman 8:31 (14.3MB)
Track 212. Walking Slow 5:32 (9.3MB)
Track 213. Doctor My Eyes 4:02 (6.8MB)
Track 214. These Days 5:16 (18.9MB)
Track 215. The Road And The Sky 5:39 (9.5MB)
73 mins
Lineup:
Jackson Browne - guitar, lead vocals
David Lindley - guitar, fiddle, lap steel guitar
Dennis Kovarik - bass
Larry Zack - drums
Wayne Cook - piano
Herb Pederson - guitar, banjo, backing vocals
Chris Smith - pedal steel guitar, backing vocals
The two-CD retrospective, The Very Best Of Jackson Browne, released in 2004 is the best way for new fans to get an introduction to this timeless singer-songwriter. Buy it here
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