Jackson Browne
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Morrison, Colorado
August 11, 1977
Transfer: Tape Trade > unknown transfer to CDR > xACT 2.39 > Peak Pro 6 (pitch adjusted -20 cents) > iZotope RX / ozone 5 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC
01 The Fuse
02 Rock Me On The Water
03 Linda Paloma
04 The Late Show
05 Here Come Those Tears Again
06 Love Needs A Heart
07 For Everyman
08 The Road
09 Cocaine
10 For A Dancer
11 You Love The Thunder
12 Running On Empty
13 Before The Deluge
14 Sleepís Dark And Silent Gate
15 The Pretender
Known Faults:
-The Fuse: first few seconds cut
The LP ìRunning On Emptyî was released on December 6, 1977, the album concept was to record on the fly songs, not previously released, in locations associated with touring (on stage, hotel rooms, buses, backstage). A unique concept that is widely viewed as his most accessible album and the last of a brilliant run of five releases beginning with 1972ís ìJackson Browneî (1980 began a string of less than stellar releases as Jackson tended to fall victim to the excessive over-production of the 1980ís).
Red Rocks marked the opening night of the tour and live debut of many of the songs that would ultimately end up on the ìRunning On Emptyî release four months later. The live songs on the release were taken from August 27th Columbia, MD, September 6th & 7th Holmdel, NJ and the September 17th Universal City shows. The basic structure of the set remained the same as the 1976 tour, the only drawback I can see is the shows could have been an hour longer and maintained a high level of musical output. This tour showed Jackson to be both a singer songwriter and a showman.
The raw tape came with a number of issues needing to be repaired before release. It ran slightly fast throughout and has been pitch adjusted. The frequency spectrum leaned heavily to the high end making it a bit shrill in places with a small bit of high end distortion, it’s at time a little rough around the edges. Mastering took care of a vast majority of these issues and the results, though not perfect, are quite listenable.
Samples provided and artwork includedÖ
mjk5510
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