DIRE STRAITS SILVER PRESSED BOOTLEG CD'S


Compilations

Front cover Back cover Artist Mark Knopfler

Title Brothers in Mark
Source Various sources
Format 1CD
Label On the Air
Cat. no. OTA-009
Origin Released in 1992
Package Jewel case
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Brothers in Mark

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Greatest hits live
Source Various live sources
Format 1CD
Label Chartbusters
Cat. no. CHER-002-A
Origin Made in Australia, released in 1994
Package Jewel case
Comments Extremely (!) rare bootleg. One of the hardest bootlegs to be found! It looks like only a handful of copies were made. See more pictures here. I could only add this bootleg to my collection after 20 years since it was made.
Part of bootleg-menu No

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Singing oldies and goldies
Source Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, USA, 5th August 1985
Polytechnic, Leeds, UK, 30th January 1978
Format 2CD
Label The Godfatherecords
Cat. no. G.R. 1002/1003
Origin Made in Italy, released in 2014
Package Gatefold card sleeve
Part of bootleg-menu No, see instead: Brothers in Cleveland and Leeds 1978

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Boarding Houses
Source Old Waldorf, San Fransisco, USA, 31st March 1979
Quaintway's Club, Chester, UK, 19th April 1978
Format 2CD
Label Grexit Records EPE
Cat. no. GREX 091-1 / 091-2
Origin Made in Europe, released in 2016
Package Gatefold card sleeve
Part of bootleg-menu No: The new Old Waldorf & Live in Chester

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Various featuring Dire Straits

Title Worldstar Session Vol.1
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA, 6th March 1979 (Dire Straits)
Format 1CD
Label Imtrat
Cat. no. imt 900.008
Origin Made in Germany, released in 1991
Package Jewel case
Comments The print on the disc is pinkish-red
Part of bootleg-menu No, see instead: Live & alive

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Various featuring Dire Straits

Title Worldstar Session Vol.2
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA, 6th March 1979 (Dire Straits)
Format 1CD
Label Imtrat
Cat. no. imt 900.009
Origin Made in Germany, released in 1991
Package Jewel case
Part of bootleg-menu No, see instead: Live & alive

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Various featuring Dire Straits

Title Worldstar Session Vol.3
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA, 6th March 1979 (Dire Straits)
Format 1CD
Label Imtrat
Cat. no. imt 900.010
Origin Made in Germany, released in 1991
Package Jewel case
Part of bootleg-menu No, see instead: Live & alive

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title One World
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA, 6th March 1979
Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, USA, 5th August 1985
Summit Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA, 17th August 1985
Format 3CD
Label PR-Records
Cat. no. 0103007-1/2/3 ASC
Origin -
Package Tri-fold cardboard sleeve
Comments Same master as 1CD 'Live and alive' (Imtrat imt 900.003) and 2CD 'Live USA' (Imtrat imt 920.013). Print on the CD's is the same as on 'Live 3CD-box' (PR-Records 0103007-1/2/3 ASC), see bootleg below.
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: One world

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Dire Straits (3CD-box)
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia, USA, 6th March 1979
Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, USA, 5th August 1985
Summit Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA, 17th August 1985
Format 3CD
Label PR-Records
Cat. no. 0103007-1/2/3 ASC
Origin -
Package CD1 is housed in a jewel case, CD2 and CD3 are housed in a 2CD jewel case. Both jewel cases are housed in a carton box.
Comments Same master as 1CD 'Live and alive' (Imtrat imt 900.003) and 2CD 'Live USA' (Imtrat imt 920.013). Print on the CD's is the same as on 'One world' (PR-Records 0103007-1/2/3 ASC), see bootleg above. See more pictures here.
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Dire Straits (3CD-box)

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title First complete Dire Straits' live project
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia USA 06.03.79 (SB)
Orpheum, Boston USA 08.09.79 (SB)
Wembley Arena, London UK 10.07.85 (SB)
Hammersmith Odeon, London UK 23.07.83 (SB)
Westfahlenhalle, Dortmund GER 19.10.80 (SB)
Format 2CD
Label Never End
Cat. no. NE 7.22
Origin Made in Italy, released in 1991
Package Blue velvet case
Comments Picture discs, limited edition. It is also released in a red velvet case (see below). Comes with a separate paper with track listings for both CD's.
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: First complete Dire Straits' live project

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title First complete Dire Straits' live project
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia USA 06.03.79 (SB)
Orpheum, Boston USA 08.09.79 (SB)
Wembley Arena, London UK 10.07.85 (SB)
Hammersmith Odeon, London UK 23.07.83 (SB)
Westfahlenhalle, Dortmund GER 19.10.80 (SB)
Format 2CD
Label Never End
Cat. no. NE 7.22
Origin Made in Italy, released in 1991
Package Red velvet case
Comments Picture discs, limited edition. It is also released in a blue velvet case (see above). Comes with a separate paper with track listings for both CD's.
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: First complete Dire Straits' live project

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Live project
Source Tower Theatre, Philadelphia USA 06.03.79 (SB)
Orpheum, Boston USA 08.09.79 (SB)
Wembley Arena, London UK 10.07.85 (SB)
Hammersmith Odeon, London UK 23.07.83 (SB)
Westfahlenhalle, Dortmund GER 19.10.80 (SB)
Format 2CD
Label Aulica Deluxe
Cat. no. 9440.22
Origin Made in Italy, released in 1994
Package Chinese hand made silk box with partial paper sleeve over silk box
Comments Rare bootleg, picture discs. Limited and numbered edition (no.0996). Same master as 2CD 'First Complete Dire Straits Live Project' (Never End NE 7.22). Comes with a separate paper with track listings for both CD's.
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Live project

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Tunnel of love
Source Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, USA, 5th August 1985
Werchter Festival, Brussel, Belgium, 5th July 1981
Format 1CD
Label Viva
Cat. no. CD 7501
Origin Made in Italy, released in 1993
Package Jewel case
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Tunnel of love

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title ... So far again
Source Paris Theatre, London UK 19.07.78 (SB)
Old Waldorf, San Francisco USA 31.03.79 (SB)
Hammersmith Odeon, London UK 23.07.83 (SB)
Majestic Theatre, San Antonio USA 16.08.85 (SB)
Wembley Arena, London UK 10.07.85 (SB)
Royal Albert Hall, London UK 05.06.88 (SB) (feat. Clapton, Eric)
Wembley Stadium, London UK 11.06.88 (SB) (feat. Clapton, Eric)
The Maltings, Snape UK 15.05.90 (SB) (The Notting Hillbillies)
St. Jakob Stadion, Basel CH 28.06.92 (SB)
Format 4CD
Label Bugsy Records
Cat. no. BGS 007/4
Origin Made in Italy, released in 1993
Package Fat 4CD jewel case
Comments Picture discs, same master as 'Bijou' (White Fly WF 004/4)
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: ...So far again

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits / The Notting Hillbillies

Title Bijou
Source Paris Theatre, London, UK 19.07.78 (SB)
Old Waldorf, San Francisco, USA 31.03.79 (SB)
Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK 23.07.83 (SB)
Summit Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA 17.08.85 (SB)
Wembley Arena, London, UK 10.07.85 (SB)
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK 05.06.88 (SB) (feat. Clapton, Eric)
Wembley Stadium, London, UK 11.06.88 (SB) (feat. Clapton, Eric)
The Maltings, Snape, UK 15.05.90 (SB) (The Notting Hillbillies)
St. Jakob Stadion, Basel, Switserland 28.06.92 (SB)
Format 4CD
Label White Fly
Cat. no. WF 004/4
Origin Made in Italy, released in 1993
Package Box with CD's in jewel cases
Comments Including large booklet, gold-plated discs. Same master as '...So Far Again' (Bugsy Records BGS 007/4). The carton box package contains 4 separate CD's. See more pictures of this box set here.
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Bijou

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Bijou
Source Paris Theatre, London UK 19.07.78 (SB)
Old Waldorf, San Francisco, USA 31.03.79 (SB)
Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK 23.07.83 (SB)
Summit Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA 17.08.85 (SB)
Format 1CD
Label White Fly
Cat. no. WF 004/4 CD1
Origin -
Package Digipack
Comments The CD itself is exactly the same as disc one of the 4CD version of 'Bijou' (White Fly WF 004/4). The only difference is that the CD of this 1CD version is silver coloured and the disc of the 4CD version is gold coloured.
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Bijou

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Rare TV & Radio Broadcasts
Source Vallehovin Stadium, Oslo, Norway, 30th July 1992 [CD1]
Old Waldorf, San Francisco, USA, 31st March 1979 [CD2]
Les Arenes, Nimes, France, 29th September 1992 [DVD]
Format 2CD + 1DVD
Label Laser Media
Cat. no. LM 3907
Origin Released in 2019
Package Digipack
Comments Picture discs
Part of bootleg-menu No

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title The broadcast collection 1979-1992
Source Old Waldorf, San Francisco, USA, 31st March 1979 [CD1
Werchter Festival, Brussel, Belgium, 5th July 1981 [CD2]
Vallehovin Stadium, Oslo, Norway, 30th July 1992 [CD3]
Format 5CD
Label Cult Legends
Cat. no. CL82080
Origin Released in 2020
Package Fat 5CD jewel case
Comments Picture discs
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: The broadcast collection 1979-1992

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Transmission Impossible
Source Old Waldorf, San Francisco, USA, 31st March 1979 [CD1]
Werchter Festival, Brussel, Belgium, 5th July 1981 [CD2]
Wembley Stadium, London, UK, 11th June 1988 [CD3]
Format 3CD
Label Eat to the beat
Cat. no. ETTB119
Origin Released in 2020
Package Digipack
Comments Picture discs
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Transmission Impossible

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Greatest hits Live
Source Vallehovin Stadium, Oslo, Norway, 30th July 1992 [CD]
Les Arenes, Nimes, France, 29th September 1992 [DVD]
Format 1CD + 1DVD
Label Top Disc
Cat. no. CD9106
Origin Released in 2020
Package 2CD jewel case
Comments Picture discs
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Greatest hits Live

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title The broadcast archives
Source Various 1979-2005
Format 6CD
Label Laser Media
Cat. no. LM 7885
Origin Released in 2021
Package 6CD Digipack
Comments Quite a mess of various (parts of) concerts
Part of bootleg-menu No

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title The best days
Source Various 1979-2005
Format 7CD + 1DVD
Label Radio Broadcast Music LTD.
Cat. no. 48401
Origin Released in 2023
Package 7CD + 1DVD Digipack
Comments Quite a mess of various (parts of) concerts
Part of bootleg-menu No

 

Front cover Back cover Artist Dire Straits

Title Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits 100% guitar rock
Source Various 1979-2005
Format 2CD
Label Laser Media
Cat. no. LM 20811
Origin Released in 2023
Package 2CD Digipack
Comments Quite a mess of various (parts of) concerts
Part of bootleg-menu No

 

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