Video Jackson Browne - 1975 Bryn Mawr

Jackson Browne & David Lindley
Main Point, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, September 7, 1975.
Very good radio broadcast.

"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 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 also features one of the most beautiful guitar solos in rock history with David Lindley, who’s also here on this gig.

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.”

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

Set 1 (70.23)
0:00:00 Come All Ye Fair and Tender Ladies 3.41
0:03:41 Take It Easy 5.47
0:09:29 Your Sweet and Shiny Eyes 3.57
0:13:26 Long Distance Love 5.12
0:18:38 Fountain of Sorrow 7.28
0:26:06 Jamaica Say You Will 5.31
0:31:38 Mohammed’s Radio 6.20
0:37:58 Fiddlin’ Around 2.08
0:40:07 Lindley Introduction, Tuning and Chat 4.08
0:44:15 Banjo/True Arkansas Traveller 10.17
0:54:33 David Chat and Introduction 5.04
0:59:37 I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry/Unknown Instrumental 5.44
1:05:21 Chat and Introduction 1.50
1:07:11 Reel of the Hanged Man 2.49
1:10:00 WMMR Radio Promo Spot 0.22

Set 2 (53.47)
1:10:23 For Everyman 8.22
1:18:45 The Times You’ve Come 5.56
1:24:42 Song for Adam 8.03
1:32:45 Cocaine 5.25
1:38:11 You Asshole You (You Just Want Meat) 1.42
1:39:53 Werewolves of London 8.17
1:48:10 Late for the Sky 6.52
1:55:03 For a Dancer 5.41
2:00:44 Hasten Down the Wind 3.03

Set 3 (45.45)
2:03:47 Doctor My Eyes 5.22
2:09:08 These Days 4.19
2:13:28 Before the Deluge 11.30
2:24:58 Do You Wanna Dance/Run, Boy, Run/Redneck Friend 6.09
2:31:07 Sweet Little Sixteen 3.11
2:34:18 Pipeline/Runaway 6.38
2:40:57 Your Bright Baby Blues 8.35

Thanks to rarediscs who packaged the tracks and shared with us. 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.”