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Live from the Mountain Music Lounge is a limited edition annual compilation of live musical performances released by radio station KMTT 103.7 FM in Seattle, Washington. All performances are recorded in a small, intimate stage setting called the Carter Subaru Mountain Music Lounge, located within the building of the station's offices in the Denny Triangle area of Seattle. Featured artists represent the long-time Adult Album Alternative music format for which the station was prominently known from 1991 to 2011 prior to a switch to its current Classic rock-heavy Triple-A format in November 2011.
Under the title On the Mountain: Collector's Edition of Live Performances, KMTT self-published the first compilation of recorded songs and released them through local Seattle retailers in November 1995. Following the success of the first album, the station began an annual tradition of publishing compilations, with portions of the proceeds donated to the benefit of The Wilderness Society. Each year, KMTT selects a single retailer to exclusively offer the CDs. Past retailers have included Starbucks, REI, and Fred Meyer.
Starting with the ninth volume, the series was retitled Live from the Mountain Music Lounge. As of November 2012, there have been 18 volumes released, including a double-album for the tenth installment that featured a tenth volume and a collection of the "best" tracks from the first nine volumes.