Jackson Browne
Calaveras County Fairgrounds
Angels Camp, CA
June 10, 1978

5th Annual Mountain Aire '78 Festival

Transer: Unknown Generation Cassette Tapes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > USB Sound Devices > Audacity > iZotope RX / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 The Fuse
02 Fountain Of Sorrow
03 Here Come Those Tears Again (country version)
04 Before The Deluge
05 Your Bright Baby Blues
06 Rock Me On The Water
07 Cocaine Blues
08 Rosie
09 For A Dancer
10 Doctor My Eyes >
11 These Days
12 For Everyman
13 Running On Empty
14 Love Needs A Heart
15 Nothing But Time
16 Band Introductions
17 You Love the Thunder
18 The Load-Out / Stay
19 The Pretender
20 The Road and the Sky

Known Faults:
-Rosie: beginning cut

The Mountain Aire Music Festival ran from 1974 to 1987, held annually at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds. It was originally created by promoter Bill Barr and later supported by Bill Graham, and it became one of Northern California�s most beloved outdoor rock events running from 1974 to 1987.

Jackson Browne�s 1978 Mountain Aire performance is remembered as one of the signature moments of the festival�s classic-rock era. He appeared June 10-11, 1978 at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in Angels Camp, California, sharing the bill with Jimmy Buffett and Warren Zevon � a powerhouse trio of West Coast singer-songwriters.

Anyone who has followed my uploads already knows I have a bit of an obsession with the 1977�1978 tour. For me, it�s Jackson�s sweet spot � one of the truly great runs of the 1970s.

For years, a solid copy of this show was difficult to find. Before this edition, I had two other copies, each with its own set of difficult issues, enough that I ultimately decided against releasing either one.

Finally, copy #3 coming from "lapsteelcate" a collector from back in the snail mail trading days � gave me something worth working with. The hiss level was manageable during mastering and after some careful attention, I think the results stand as an excellent addition to this remarkable tour.

The performance itself is top-tier, coming just before a six-week break in the tour, and it shows. There are plenty of highlights here, including a rare full-band rendition of the country arrangement of �Here Come Those Tears Again�

There are a number of folks who were instrumental in getting this into the collectors� community.

First and foremost, a big thanks to lapsteelcate for reaching out and trusting me with her deep archives. Stay tuned � there are more uncirculated shows on the way.

Thanks to dime member vinegarjoe for putting Cate and I in contact and of course we are always grateful to Goody, who once again handled pitch duties with his usual steady, masterful hand, going the extra mile to tame some of the wow and flutter, one of the issues in the past that kept me from releasing either of the first two copies.

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