8CD box set focusing on the live recordings of Dire Straits, released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of their show at Hammersmith in 1983, immortalised in the live album 'Alchemy'.
The set features newly remastered versions of 'Alchemy' and 'On the Night'.
An expanded version of 'Alchemy' featuring the existing CD tracklist which includes 'Love Over Gold' and the extended versions of 'Telegraph Road', 'Solid Rock' and 'Going Home', with the addition of the full-length performance of 'Portobello Belle' (an edit of which was released on the 'Money for Nothing' compilation in 1998) as well as the unreleased songs from the performance - 'Industrial Disease' and 'Twisting By the Pool';
An expanded version of 'On the Night' includes tracks performed during the tour which have never been released, taken from multitrack recordings of shows in Nimes, Rotterdam and Paris: 'Tunnel Of Love', 'Telegraph Road', 'Sultans of Swing', 'Two Young Lovers', 'When It Comes to You', 'I Think I Love You Too Much'; The EP 'Encores' (remastered for Black Friday 2021); Licenced 1995 collection 'Live At The BBC';
The unreleased Dire Straits 'Live from the Rainbow Theatre' show, 1979 - mixed by Guy Fletcher, and featuring guest performances from Phil Lynott and Tony de Meur on the last four tracks of the set;
Brand new booklet featuring a new essay by journalist Paul Sexton - 'Making Milestones: The Momentous Road Years of Dire Straits'.
CD1 - ALCHEMY
CD2 - ALCHEMY
CD3 - ON THE NIGHT
CD4 - ON THE NIGHT
CD5 - ENCORES
CD6 - LIVE AT THE BBC
CD7 - LIVE AT THE RAINBOW
CD8 - LIVE AT THE RAINBOW (* WITH PHIL LYNOTT AND TONY DE MEUR)
TRACKLIST:
| |
Alchemy |
|
| 1-1 |
|
Once Upon A Time In The West |
12:48 |
| 1-2 |
|
Industrial Disease |
5:52 |
| 1-3 |
|
Expresso Love |
5:12 |
| 1-4 |
|
Romeo And Juliet |
8:11 |
| 1-5 |
|
Love Over Gold |
3:27 |
| 1-6 |
|
Private Investigations |
7:33 |
| 1-7 |
|
Sultans Of Swing |
10:55 |
| 2-1 |
|
Twisting By The Pool |
3:42 |
| 2-2 |
|
Two Young Lovers |
4:43 |
| 2-3 |
|
Portobello Belle |
7:22 |
| 2-4 |
|
Tunnel Of Love |
13:55 |
| 2-5 |
|
Solid Rock |
5:35 |
| 2-6 |
|
Telegraph Road |
12:56 |
| 2-7 |
|
Going Home - Theme From 'Local Hero' |
5:06 |
| |
|
On The Night |
|
| 3-1 |
|
Calling Elvis |
10:31 |
| 3-2 |
|
Walk Of Life |
5:05 |
| 3-3 |
|
Heavy Fuel |
5:19 |
| 3-4 |
|
Romeo And Juliet |
10:07 |
| 3-5 |
|
Private Investigations |
9:41 |
| 3-6 |
|
Sultans Of Swing |
11:51 |
| 3-7 |
|
Fade To Black |
4:14 |
| 3-8 |
|
Your Latest Trick |
5:28 |
| 3-9 |
|
When It Comes To You |
5:52 |
| 3-10 |
|
I Think I Love You Too Much |
6:49 |
| 4-1 |
|
You And Your Friend |
6:48 |
| 4-2 |
|
On Every Street |
6:52 |
| 4-3 |
|
Two Young Lovers |
5:10 |
| 4-4 |
|
Tunnel Of Love |
15:39 |
| 4-5 |
|
Telegraph Road |
12:05 |
| 4-6 |
|
Money For Nothing |
6:22 |
| 4-7 |
|
Brothers In Arms |
8:57 |
| |
|
Encores |
|
| 5-1 |
|
Your Latest Trick |
5:44 |
| 5-2 |
|
The Bug |
5:25 |
| 5-3 |
|
Solid Rock |
5:22 |
| 5-4 |
|
Local Hero - Wild Theme |
4:23 |
| |
|
Live At The BBC |
|
| 6-1 |
|
Down To The Waterline |
4:10 |
| 6-2 |
|
Six Blade Knife |
3:47 |
| 6-3 |
|
Water Of Love |
5:29 |
| 6-4 |
|
Wild West End |
5:14 |
| 6-5 |
|
Sultans Of Swing |
6:39 |
| 6-6 |
|
Lions |
6:17 |
| 6-7 |
|
What's The Matter Baby? |
3:27 |
| 6-8 |
|
Tunnel Of Love |
11:58 |
| |
|
Live At The Rainbow |
|
| 7-1 |
|
Down To The Waterline |
6:28 |
| 7-2 |
|
Six Blade Knife |
5:41 |
| 7-3 |
|
Once Upon A Time In The West |
5:51 |
| 7-4 |
|
Lady Writer |
3:45 |
| 7-5 |
|
Lions |
5:56 |
| 7-6 |
|
Sultans Of Swing |
6:46 |
| 7-7 |
|
Les Boys |
6:16 |
| 7-8 |
|
Portobello Belle |
4:24 |
| 7-9 |
|
News |
3:54 |
| 7-10 |
|
What's The Matter Baby? |
3:14 |
| 8-1 |
|
Setting Me Up |
3:38 |
| 8-2 |
|
In The Gallery |
6:54 |
| 8-3 |
|
Solid Rock |
4:14 |
| 8-4 |
|
Southbound Again |
4:38 |
| 8-5 |
|
Where Do You Think You're Going? |
4:39 |
| 8-6 |
|
Wild West End |
5:28 |
| 8-7 |
|
Twisting By The Pool |
3:59 |
| 8-8 |
|
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl |
2:38 |
| 8-9 |
|
That's Alright Mama |
2:03 |
| 8-10 |
|
Nadine |
3:48 |
| 8-11 |
|
Keep On Knocking |
6:23 |
