DIRE STRAITS SILVER PRESSED BOOTLEG CD'S


Pre-album 1978

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Title The Talking Heads tour
Source Roundhouse, London, UK, 29th January 1978
Format 1CD
Label Golden Eggs
Cat. no. Egg 138
Origin Made in Italy, released in 2020
Package Gatefold card sleeve
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: The Talking Heads tour

 

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Title Live at Leeds
Source Polytechnic, Leeds, UK, 30th January 1978
Format 1LP + Bonus CD
Label Way of Wizard Records
Cat. no. WOW LP-072 & WOW-CD 31
Origin Made in Europe, released in 2014
Package Cardsleeve
Comments Green vinyl version of Dire Straits Live at Leeds. Also available in red en blue vinyl. The LP comes with a bonus CD featuring the same show.
Part of bootleg-menu No, see instead: Leeds 1978

 

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Title Demos & Rarities
Source Pathway Studios, Islington (London), UK, 24th July 1977, October 1977 & 9th November 1977 (demos) plus tracks from the official Video-CD Twisting by the pool, 3 tracks from the official CD-single Encores, 3 live tracks from Knebworth 30th June 1990 and two official studio tracks Millionaire blues and Kingdom come
Format 2LP + 2CD
Label Way of Wizard Records
Cat. no. WOW LP-119/120 & WOW-CD 57-1/2
Origin Made in Europe, released in 2016
Package Two separate white CD-envelopes
Comments Red vinyl. Also available in blue and green vinyl. The LP comes with 2CD's featuring the same tracks as the LP's. Unlike the edition of WOW-CD 31 (see above), these 2CD's don't have their own carton sleeve with artwork, but just come in two separate simple CD-envelopes. I read somewhere that this release is limited to 500 copies, but there is no mentioning of that on the LP's or CD's.
Part of bootleg-menu No, see instead: More early demos

 

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Title Early Demos
Source Pathway Studios, Islington (London), UK, 24th July 1977
Format 1CD
Label Indian Records
Cat. no. IN-03
Origin Made in Luxembourg, released in 1992
Package Jewel case
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Early demos

 

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Title Live in Chester
Source Quaintway's Club, Chester, UK, 19th April 1978
Format 1CD
Label Mistral
Cat. no. MM 9115
Origin Made in Italy, released in 1991
Package Jewel case
Part of bootleg-menu Yes: Live in Chester

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