JACKSON BROWNE AND DAVID LINDLEY - MAIN POINT 1975
September 19, 2009 – 4:02 am
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JACKSON BROWNE AND DAVID LINDLEY
Complete Live at the Main Point 1975 - The Definitive Version [no label, 3CD]
Live at The Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1975. Very good radio broadcast.
It’s good to know that singer songwriter Jackson Browne never lost his sense of humour. Thirty years after this classic 1975 concert, Browne could cheekily introduce Take It Easy (on Solo Acoustic, Vol 1) in 2005 that the Spanish version had a lyric that went: “I’m looking for a lover who’s not religious, not dangerous and who will eat me like a lobster in pink sauce.”
In fact, the most memorable part of this 1975 three-hour-long gig is when Browne forgets the lyric to Late For the Sky. He stumbles, then apologises to the crowd before asking them to remind him of the words before laughing at himself good-humouredly.
It’s odd that instead of being a dud track, this is the track you keep returning to. The reason is simple. Late For the Sky came out in 1974 and quickly became the favourite of all Browne albums despite it not having any Hot 100 single. The title track also features one of the most beautiful guitar solos in rock history with David Lindley, who’s also here on this gig.
Of course, this was also some years after, when Browne successfully hassled David Geffen to give Warren Zevon a record deal on the Asylum label. So he generously covers Zevon with Mohammad’s Radio, Hasten Down the Wind and Werewolves of London and plugs him by spelling the name and exhorting the audience to remember it. Browne also generously gives Lindley a solo spot and the latter is equally funny and lives up to Browne’s humorous tales.
This was one of a six-night benefit concert that was broadcast with many bootleg versions. But here’s the deal. This gig has been lovingly edited with the sound drop-outs fixed, songs organized in performance chronology and intros indexed separately from the songs.
Hearing Browne tell tales of Lowell George, Glenn Frey and Warren Zevon, at the peak of his young world-weary voice is too good to miss. Hear it before the deluge. - Philip Cheah
Thanks to rarediscs who packaged the tracks and shared it on the Dime site. Rarediscs noted: “This concert has always frustrated me since most of the versions that have been traded/seeded have numerous problems–poor sound, bad editing, speed/pitch problems, songs out of order/missing songs, etc. Hopefully this will finally correct these issues once and for all.”
Note: Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 192 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.
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Disc 1 (70:24 )
Track 101. Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies (5.0MB)
Track 102. Take It Easy (7.9MB)
Track 103. Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes (5.4MB)
Track 104. Long Distance Love (7.1MB)
Track 105. Fountain of Sorrow* (10.2MB)
Track 106. Jamaica Say You Will (7.5MB)
Track 107. Mohammed’s Radio (8.7MB)
Track 108. Fiddlin’ Around (2.9MB)
Track 109. Lindley Introduction, Tuning and Chat (5.6MB)
Track 110. Banjo/True Arkansas Traveller** (14.4MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Track 111. David Chat and Introduction (6.9MB)
Track 112. I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry/Unknown Instrumental (7.8MB)
Track 113. Chat and Introduction (2.5MB)
Track 114. Reel of the Hanged Man (3.8MB)
Track 115. WMMR Radio Promo Spot (534k)
*long drop out in left channel patched with right
**with insert piece from previously seeded version on DIME
Disc 2 (53:50 )
Track 201. For Everyman (11.5MB)
Track 202. The Times You’ve Come (8.1MB)
Track 203. Song for Adam (11.0MB)
Track 204. Cocaine (7.4MB)
Track 205. You Asshole You (You Just Want Meat) (2.3MB)
Track 206. Werewolves of London (11.3MB)
Track 207. Late for the Sky (9.4MB)
Track 208. For a Dancer (7.8MB)
Track 209. Hasten Down the Wind (4.1MB)
Disc 3 (45:46)
Track 301. Doctor My Eyes (7.3MB)
Track 302. These Days (5.9MB)
Track 303. Before the Deluge (16.1MB - visit the html page to download the track)
Track 304. Do You Wanna Dance/Run, Boy, Run/Redneck Friend (8.4MB)
Track 305. Sweet Little Sixteen (4.3MB)
Track 306. Pipeline/Runaway (9.1MB)
Track 307. Your Bright Baby Blues (11.8MB)
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8 Responses to “JACKSON BROWNE AND DAVID LINDLEY - MAIN POINT 1975”
nice choice here….”Fountain of Sorrow, fountain of light. Thank you
By hfs radio fan on Sep 19, 2009
Love the Zevon songs. Thanks BigO!
By TDC on Sep 20, 2009
Dear Big O - We used to drive cross town to the Main Pointe to see the ’stars of the future’ (who knew?) and I certainly remember these shows by Jackson Browne. Thanks you for unearthing this hidden gem which takes me way way way back to the days of my youth.
By Adam Dean on Sep 20, 2009
I have this concert on cassette tape. Talk about the memories. Thanks to WMMR in Philly for making this possible, as well as many other classic concerts from the 1970s (Springsteen, Todd Rundgren, Bonnie Raitt, Jesse Colin Young, and way too many others to mention). Not only WMMR, but also stations from the west coast (KSAN) to the east coast USA, this is what radio was all about.
By Deacon Blues on Sep 20, 2009
Really appreciate this collection - thank you kindly for sharing!
By nick d on Sep 21, 2009
How to say thank you enough? Much love xoxo
By Lynda Loyd on Feb 11, 2010
Thank you for sharing this! I have an old 4th generation cassette of this…it’s great to have the complete show in mp3 format.
By Steve on Mar 12, 2010
very cool — I have an old vinyl copy of this boot with only about 1/2 of the songs - Always loved it.. thanks
By Dwight Schrute on Aug 3, 2010