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MORE EARLY DEMOS |
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| Artist | Dire Straits |
| Venue | Pathway Studios, Islington (London), UK |
| Date | 27th July 1977 |
| Source | Soundboard |
| Format | 1CD-R |
| Tracks |
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| Additional comments |
Demos for Dire Straits' first album. Information
from the official Mark Knopfler site: "On the 27th of July 1977, Dire Straits
recorded the now famous demo tapes of five songs: Wild west end, Sultans of
swing, Down to the waterline, Sacred loving and Water of love. In what was
probably October 1977, they recorded Southbound again, In the gallery and
Six blade knife for BBC Radio London. Finally, on the 9th of November 1977, demo
tapes were made of Setting me up, Eastbound train and Real girl. Many of these
songs reflected Mark's experiences in Newcastle, Leeds and London, and were to
be featured on the first Dire Straits album the following year." Tracks 1-9 are
taken from the original bootleg "Early Demos" and speed corrected. Very rare
recording and a version of Setting me up that is really different from the
version that was later released on the first album. Track 11 is taken from the
Honky Tonk show, broadcasted on 31st July 1977 and presented by Charlie Gillett
who played Sultans of swing from this demo tape on his show. It's the same as
track 2 but in great sound quality. It is however, a different version compared
to the official album version! |
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Front & back cover LP The Honky Tonk demos |
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Detail of Dire Straits part on the back cover |
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