Almost 39 years on March 2, 1985, Caribou Ranch Recording Studio was destroyed by fire.
The Mountain-Ear reported the tragedy and ran the story on the front page. Listen in as Dango Rose narrates the original article as printed. He follows it up with an editorial also printed that week.
Firefighters battle blaze at Caribou Ranch
Written By Barbara Lawlor
The Mountain-Ear, Volume 8, Number 21, March 8, 1985
….The Frantic sound of chainsaws shattered the serenity of the Caribou Ranch valley last Saturday, as firefighters sought to reach the flames contained in the thick, soundproofed walls of the world-famous recording studio.
