Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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Annotation

UK: Label: Vertigo - Catalog #: 818 245-2 - Format: CD (Part 2)
US: Label: Warner Bros. - Catalog #: 25085-2 - UPC: 075992508520 - Format: CD
US: Label: Warner Bros. - Catalog #: 25085-4 - UPC: 075992508544 - Format: CS

UK 2001: Label: Polygram International - Catalog #: 818 243-2 - Format: CD

UK Remastered:
Label: Vertigo Records (LC 1633) - Catalog #: 818 245-2 (818 243-2) - EAN: 042281824326 - Disc ID:yO7jiioCLpoHAcZyeJv2PZR_Sgo-

Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, July 22 & 23, 1983.

This is actually 818 244-2 and 818 245-2 as it is a 2 CD set; EAN: 042281824326
as printed on each of the CD covers, inner ring, and label:
1: 818 244-2 1984 Vertigo / Phonogram Ltd London / Made in W.Germany by Polygram / EAN: 042281824425 / DID: WHlUcjKD5vrdglIIBYwYzWA_.ZY-
2: 818 245-2 1984 Vertigo / Phonogram Ltd London / Made in W.Germany by Polygram / EAN: 042281824524 / DID: 97qdbkCglcLbi55G0ZW6K6u3G64-

Annotation last modified on 2008-01-17 20:52 UTC.

Tracklist

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12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
A1Once Upon a Time in the West
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
saxophone:
Mel Collins
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live recording of:
Once Upon a Time in the West (Dire Straits song) (in 1983-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straightjacket Songs
513:01
A2Romeo and Juliet
live recording of:
Romeo and Juliet
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
8:24
B1Expresso Love
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
saxophone:
Mel Collins
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live recording of:
Expresso Love (in 1983-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
45:41
B2Private Investigations
live recording of:
Private Investigations
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Rondor Music International Inc. (merged into UMG 2019)
7:16
B3Sultans of Swing
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live recording of:
Sultans of Swing (in 1983-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
510:53
12" Vinyl 2
#TitleRatingLength
C1Two Young Lovers
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
saxophone:
Mel Collins (on 1983-07-23)
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live recording of:
Two Young Lovers (in 1983-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Chariscourt Ltd.
44:50
C2Tunnel of Love (intro: The Carousel Waltz)
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
saxophone:
Mel Collins
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live partial recording of:
The Carousel Waltz (Carousel) (in 1983-07)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
part of:
Carousel (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
live recording of:
Tunnel of Love (in 1983-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
514:23
D1Telegraph Road
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
saxophone:
Mel Collins
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live recording of:
Telegraph Road (in 1983-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music International Inc. (merged into UMG 2019)
513:43
D2Solid Rock
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
saxophone:
Mel Collins
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live recording of:
Solid Rock (in 1983-07)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
46:02
D3Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)
additional keyboard:
Tommy Mandel
bass guitar [bass]:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Terry Williams (drummer)
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard [keyboards]:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
percussion:
Joop de Korte
saxophone:
Mel Collins
recorded at:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1983-07-22 – 1983-07-23) (Hammersmith Odeon, London, England)
live recording of:
Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero (in 1983-07)
composer:
Mark Knopfler
56:03