MORE EARLY DEMOS |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
Venue | Pathway Studios, Islington (London), UK |
Date | 24th July 1977 |
Source | Soundboard |
Format | 1CD-R |
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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 (written by David Knopfler, never released afterwards) 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! Click here for a picture of the original tape received by Charlie Gillett, taken from the forum of his own site. It also lists the exact recording date which is 24th July 1977 instead of 27th July 1977 as other sources used to say. |
Front & back cover LP The Honky Tonk demos |
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Detail of Dire Straits part on the back cover |