Eric Clapton with Mark Knopfler - Shoreline 1988

Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, USA, September 21st, 1988, featuring Mark Knopfler!

Soundboard

DISC 1

1. Crossroads
2. White room
3. I shot the sheriff
4. Lay down Sally
5. Wonderful tonight
6. Tearing us apart
7. After Midnight
8. Can't find my way home

DISC 2

1. Badge
2. Same old blues
3. Cocaine
4. Layla
5. Money for nothing
6. Sunshine of your love

Extracted from the Silver Pressed Bootleg "Slowhand Masterfile 18" Complete version of a concert in San Francisco with Mark Knopfler on second guitar! This is a rare soundboard recording, the sound quality suffers from some slight tape hiss.

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Eric Clapton Featuring Mark Knopfler - Guilford 88

Civic Hall, Guildford, UK, 7th February 1988, featuring Mark Knopfler!

DISC 1

1. Crossroads
2. White room
3. I shot the sheriff
4. Wonderful tonight
5. Run
6. Same old blues
7. Tearing us apart
8. Holy mother

DISC TWO:

1. Badge
2. Let it rain
3. Cocaine
4. Intro Layla
5. Layla
6. Behind the mask
7. Sunshine of your love
8. Money for nothing
9. Further on up the road

Additional comments:
Great soundboard recording! Funny part after a solo from Eric Clapton, Mark sings: "Look at them yo-yo's, yeah that's the way you do it. You play the guitar, what's his name? EC!" Complete setlist with Mark Knopfler on second guitar.

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Eric Clapton - A kind of blues

Forum, Los Angeles, CA, USA, November 3,rd 1994

Disc 1, Track 1: Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA, November 7th, 1994

Soundboard

Disc 1:

1. Motherless Child (Fillmore)
2. Malted MIlk
3. How Long Blues
4. Kidman Blues
5. County Jail
6. Forty Four Blues
7. Blues Leave Me Alone
8. Standin' Around Crying
9. Hoochie Coochie Man
10. It Hurts Me Too
11. Blues Before Sunrise
12. Third Degree
13. Reconsider Baby
14. Sinner's Prayer
15. Can't Judge Nobody

Disc 2:

1. Someday After A While
2. Tore Down
3. Have You Ever Loved a Woman
4. Crosscut Saw
5. Five Long Years
6. Crossroads
7. Groaning the Blues
8. Ain't Nobody's Business
9. Sweet Home Chicago

Band:

Eric Clapton - Guitar, Vocals
Andy Fairweather Low - Rhythm Guitar
Jerry Portnoy - Harmonica
Chris Stainton - Keyboards
Dave Bronze - Bass
Andy Newmark - Drums
Roddy Lorimer - Trumpet
Tim Sanders - Tenor Sax
Simon Clarke - Baritone Sax

A really great blues concert by Eric and his band from the 1994 tour, great version of Elmore James's It hurts me too.

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Mark Knopfler - Lucca 2001

Piazza Napoleone, Lucca, Italy, July 7th, 2001

DISC 1

1. Calling Elvis (last part only)
2. Walk of life
3. What it is
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Sultans of swing
6. Olé, Olé
7. Done with Bonaparte
8. Who's your baby now

DISC 2

1. Wag the dog
2. Junkie doll
3. Speedway at Nazareth
4. Telegraph road
5. Brothers in arms
6. Money for nothing

Great soundboard recording!! Almost the complete concert in perfect sound, great to have including the rarely performed Wag the Dog.

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Mark Knopfler - On Finnish TV Interviews

Different Studios, Finland, December 2000

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Interview on the "45 minuuttia" program
2. Interview on the "Joonas Hytönen Show"
3. Lenni-Kalle Taipale Quartet playing a curious version of Sultans of swing
4. Interview on the "Huomenta Suomi" morning television show

Recordings of a few shows that Mark Knopfler did to promote his new album Sailing to Philadelphia. All recorded in December 2000. The Joonas Hytönen Show was recorded on 8th December 2000. I don't know the recording dates of the other two interviews, but it must have been in December 2000 since the promotion tour ended that month. Joonas Hytönen Show is particularly amusing. Joonas, the host, asks a bunch of silly questions that are not the most common ones, like who is the girl in the Money for nothing video clip and did you meet Madonna in Notting Hill? After Joonas' interview the house band for the show, Lenni-Kalle Taipale Quartet, plays an interesting arrangement of Sultans of swing. The other interviews are interesting too. The interviews are all in English with a few quick words in Finnish inbetween questions. Good sound quality on all tracks.

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Dire Straits - Madrid 92 (Request)

Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain, May 13th, 1992

Audience

Disc 1

1. Calling Elvis
2. Walk of life
3. Heavy fuel
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. The bug
6. Private investigations
7. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Your latest trick
2. When it comes to you
3. On every street
4. Two young lovers
5. Telegraph road
6. Intro Money for nothing
7. Money for nothing
8. Brothers in arms
9. Solid rock
10. Wild theme

The sound of this is not very good, but is enjoyable, the gem on this is When it comes to you. Which was rarey played during the OES Tour.

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Dire Straits - The Best Things In Life

Les Arenes, Nimes, France, September, 29th 1992

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. Calling Elvis
2. Walk of life
3. Heavy fuel
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. The bug
6. Private investigations
7. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Your latest trick
2. On every street
3. Two young lovers
4. Telegraph road
5. Money for nothing
6. Brothers in arms
7. Solid rock
8. Wild theme

This is in my opinion the best sounding Boot of the Nimes concert, crystal clear sound, Last soundboard from the OES Tour. Worth Downloading.

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Dire Straits - Mandela FLAC (REQUEST)

Again the Mandela Concert, this time in Lossless format.

Wembley Stadium, London, UK, June, 11th 1988

Source Soundboard

Tracks

1. Walk of life
2. Sultans of swing
3. Romeo and Juliet
4. Money for nothing
5. Brothers in arms
6. Wonderful tonight
7. Solid rock

Wembley Stadium on 11th June 1988 was the venue for a unique gathering of musicians and performers from all over the world who under the banner of Artists Against Apartheid paid tribute to Nelson Mandela for his 70th Birthday. An audience estimated to be well over half a billion people in some 63 countries participated in an event with a simple compelling message: "Free Nelson Mandela". Dire Straits appeared as the closing act of that unforgettable day with Eric Clapton on second guitar. Until today, it was probably the most important and powerful concert of the Dire Straits history. Amazing version of Brothers in arms! More complete than the bootleg "Solid Rock".

This is all around the internet, but this is the rip of my CD.

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Mark Knopfler - Warszawa 2001 (REQUEST)

Sala Kongresowa, Warsaw, Poland, June 10th, 2001

Disc 1

1. Calling Elvis
2. Walk Of Life
3. What It Is
4. Romeo & Juliet
5. Sultans Of Swing
6. Done With Bonaparte
7. Prairie wedding
8. Sailing to Philadelphia
9. Pyroman

Disc 2

1. Junkie Doll
2. Speedway at Nazareth
3. Telegraph Road
4. Brothers In Arms
5. Money For Nothing
6. Audience
7. So Far Away

Bonus tracks:

8. Calling Elvis (soundboard)
9. Walk of life (soundboard)

Good sound quality, Except for some distortion on high volume parts. Very good sound of the last two bonus tracks of which are taken from Polish National Television (soundboard recording of 10th June 2001).

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The Notting Hillbillies - Snape '90

The Maltings, Snape, UK, May 15th, 1990.

1. One Woman Man *
2. When It Comes To You
3. Water of Love
4. That's Alright Mama
5. Your Own Sweet Way
6. Run Me Down
7. Hobos Lullaby
8. I Think I Love You Too Much
9. Steel rail blues
10. Railroad Worksong *
11. Feel Like Going Home
12. Dallas Rag *
13. Interview *

* Previously unreleased on official bootlegs

This soundboard recording was made on May 15, 1990 at the Maltings, Snape, UK. This is the first complete CD from this TV show and with the best sounding versions. The sound is excellent and there are some really wonderful songs here like When It Comes To You, Water of Love, Your Own Sweet Way, Hobus Lullaby etc. All songs are taken from the best sounding bootleg, Bijou, but Water of Love is taken from A Friendly Funny Night as it was not included in Bijou. All songs have been remastered (for example speed correction) and three songs have been added, One Woman Man, Railroad Worksong and Dallas Rag which was only broadcasted on TV and never bootlegged plus the interview before the show. Great one to have in the collection!

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Dire Straits - New Old Waldorf

Old Waldorf, San Francisco, USA, March 31st, 1979

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Down to the waterline
2. Six blade knife
3. Once upon a time in the west
4. Lady writer
5. Water of love
6. In the gallery
7. News
8. What´s the matter baby
9. Lions
10. Sultans of swing
11. Wild west end
12. Where do you think you´re going?
13. Eastbound train
14. Southbound again

Tracks # 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13 are taken from the new source
Track # 3 beginning from the silver pressed bootleg "On the road to Philadelphia", rest from Old Waldorf 1979
Track # 4 is taken from the bootleg Old Waldorf 1979
Tracks # 7, 12, 14 are taken from the silver pressed bootleg "Bijou"
Track # 9 is taken from the silver pressed bootleg "On the road to Philadelphia"

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Mark Knopfler - Royal Albert Hall 2005

Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, May 30th, 2005

Soundboard

DISC 1

1. Why aye man
2. Walk of life
3. What it is
4. Sailing to Philadelphia
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Sultans of swing
7. Done with Bonaparte
8. Song for Sonny Liston
9. Donegan's gone
10. Rüdiger

Disc 2

1. All that matters
2. Boom, like that
3. Speedway at Nazareth
4. Telegraph road
5. Brothers in arms
6. Money for nothing
7. So far away
7. The mist covered mountains / Wild theme (Local Hero)

Perfect Soundboard recording from the Shangri-La world tour 2005. complete concert.

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Dire Straits - Cleveland 85

Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, USA, August 5th, 1985

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. Ride across the river
2. Expresso love
3. One world
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Private investigations
6. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Why worry
2. Walk of life
3. Two young lovers
4. Money for nothing
5. Wild west end
6. Tunnel of love


This great Sounbboard recording from the Brothers in arms tour comes from the original silver pressed bootlegs. Wild west end (Part Two) One world (Part One). Nice Tunnel of love.

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Dire Straits - Rockfile 78

A. London Greenwich Wood Wharf Rehearsels, 6th September 1978
B. Birmingham Barbarella's, 4th July 1978
C. Manchester BBC session, 13th April 1978

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Lions [A]
2. Six blade knife [A]
3. Down to the waterline [A]
4. Move it away [B]
5. Sultans of swing [B]
6. Real girl [B]
7. Nadine [B]
8. Southbound again [B]
9. Down to the waterline [C]
10. Water of love [C]
11. Wild west end [C]

Compilation of material from 1978. Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "Rockfile '78". Great to have for the very rarely played songs like Move it away, Real girl and Nadine!

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Eric Clapton with Mark Knopfler and Elton John - Live at Tokio Dome November 2nd, 1988

Tokyo Dome, Japan, November 2nd, 1988

DISC ONE:

1. Crossroads
2. White Room
3. I shot the sheriff
4. Lay Down Sally
5. Wonderful Tonight
6. Tearing us Apart
7. After Midnight
8. Can`t find my way home
9. Money for Nothing
10. Candle in the wind

DISC TWO:

1. I guess that's why they call it the blues
2. I don't wanna go on with you like that
3. I`m still standing
4. Daniel
5. Band Introduction
6. Cocaine
7. Layla
8. Solid Rock
9. Saturday Night's allright for fighting
10. Sunshine of your love

soundboard recording with very good sound quality! Special guests Elton John and Mark Knopfler. This bootleg is the best recording of this concert and it's also the only bootleg that has the complete show on it!

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Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1986 - Various Artists (Dire Straits Included)

Wembley Arena, London, UK, June 20th, 1986

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. In a big Country - Big Country
2. Marlene on the Wall - Suzanne Vega
3. Hot Water - Level 42
4. Your Song - Elton John
5. In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
6. Better be good to me - Tina Turner
7. Tearing us Apart - Tina Turner
8. Call of the Wild - Midge Ure
9. Money for Nothing - Mark Knopfler

Disc 2

1. Mark Knopfler introducing Paul Young
2. Everytime you go away - Paul young
3. Reach Out - Joan Armatrading
4. No one is to blame - Howard Jones
5. Sailing - Rod Stewart
6. I`m still standing - Elton John
7. Everytime you go away - Paul young & George Michael
8. I saw her standing there - Paul Mcartney
9. Long Tall Sally - Paul Mcartney
10. Get back - Paul Mcartney and the All Stars

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Prince's Trust, Wembley Arena witnessed The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert, this concert featured many great performers, including Dire Straits, Eric Clapton, Sting, Paul McCartney among others, Mark Knopfler Plays in several of the song, apart from Money for nothing, i like specially Suzanne Vega's Marlene on the wall, well worth downloading, I extracted the audio from the VCD, excellent Soundboard.

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Dire Straits - The Mandela Concert

Wembley Stadium, London, UK, June, 11th 1988

Source Soundboard

Tracks

1. Walk of life
2. Sultans of swing
3. Romeo and Juliet
4. Money for nothing
5. Brothers in arms
6. Wonderful tonight
7. Solid rock

Wembley Stadium on 11th June 1988 was the venue for a unique gathering of musicians and performers from all over the world who under the banner of Artists Against Apartheid paid tribute to Nelson Mandela for his 70th Birthday. An audience estimated to be well over half a billion people in some 63 countries participated in an event with a simple compelling message: "Free Nelson Mandela". Dire Straits appeared as the closing act of that unforgettable day with Eric Clapton on second guitar. Until today, it was probably the most important and powerful concert of the Dire Straits history. Amazing version of Brothers in arms! More complete than the bootleg "Solid Rock", Excellent sound quality.

This is all around the internet, but this is the rip of my CD.

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Dire Straits - Köln 79 (upgrade)

Studio-L. Cologne, Germany, February 16th, 1979

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. Introduction
2. Down to the waterline
3. Six blade knife
4. Once upon a time in the west
5. Lady writer
6. Single handed sailor
7. Water of love
8. In the gallery
9. Follow me home

Disc 2

1. News
2. What's the matter baby
3. Lions
4. Sultans of swing
5. Wild west end
6. Where do you think you're going?
7. Eastbound train
8. Sultans of swing

This soundboard recording has absolute amazing sound! Taken from a TV broadcast. Great concert including very nice versions of Single handed sailor and Follow me home. Notice that they played Sultans of swing twice because Mark was very unhappy with the way he played it the first time: "Alright now, let's do this Sultans and do it properly..." Very rare that this happens! The atmosphere is terrific on this concert, a must to have! Complete and uncut show.

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Dire Straits - Rare Sessions II

A. Hope & Anchor Front Row festival
B. Demo, 1977
C. Demo, 1980
D. Studio sessions from Arena 1980
E. From Honky Tonk demos, July 1977
F. Mark Knopfler and Jeff Baxter, 1991
G. Bob Clearmountain remix, 1991
H. On every street - monitor mixes 5th February 1991
I. Guitar Techniques - December 1995
J. Secret Policeman´s Third Ball
K. Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler - Infidels studio sessions, 1983

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Eastbound train [A]
2. Real girl [B]
3. Solid rock [C]
4. Unknown [D]
5. Making movies [D]
6. Sultans of swing [E]
7. Unknown [F]
8. Unknown [F]
9. Calling Elvis [G]
10. On every street [H]
11. The bug [H]
12. Heavy fuel [H]
13. Sultans of swing [I]
14. Sultans of swing [I]
15. I´ll see you in my dreams [J]
16. Imagine [J]
17. This was my love [K]

Another great CD with various rare songs collected.

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Dire Straits - Demos 77-80

A. Recorded in 1977
B. Recorded in 1980
C. Recorded in 1978
D. Recorded in 1977 (from Honky Tonk Demos CD)
E. Recorded in 1980

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Down to the waterline [A]
2. Water of love [A]
3. Setting me up [A]
4. Six blade knife [A]
5. Southbound again [A]
6. In the gallery [A]
7. Wild west end [A]
8. Eastbound train [A]
9. Real girl [A]
10. Unknown title [B]
11. Making movies [B]
12. Solid rock [B]
13. Where do you think you're going? [C]
14. Sultans of swing [D]
15. Tunnel of love [E]

Additional comments

The sound quality varies. It has got better sound than the original silver pressed bootleg "Early demos", corrected speed, better bass and other things has been remastered. Contains rare songs like Making movies, Real girl and Solid rock demo for example.

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Dire Straits - Sheffield 82 (Request)

City Hall, Sheffield, UK, December, 1st 1982

Audience

Disc 1

1. Once upon a time in the west
2. Industrial disease
3. Expresso love
4. It never rains
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Love over gold
7. Private investigations (missing second half)
8. Sultans of swing
9. Twisting by the pool
10. Two young lovers

Disc 2

1. Portobello belle
2. Tunnel of love
3. Telegraph road
4. Solid rock
5. Going home

Good sound, one of the best sounding versions of It never rains.

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Mark Knopfler - Brighton 2005

Brighton Center, Brighton, UK, May 25th, 2005

Soundboard

1. Why aye man
2. Walk of life
3. What it is
4. Sailing to Philadelphia
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Sultans of swing
7. Band introduction
8. Done with Bonaparte
9. Song for Sonny Liston
10. Donegan's gone
11. Rüdiger
12. All that matters
13. Boom, like that
14. Speedway at Nazareth
15. Telegraph road
16. Brothers in arms
17. Money for nothing
18. So far away
20. Wild theme (Local Hero)

Soundboard recording from the Shangri-La world tour 2005. Perfect sound quality, complete concert.

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Dire Straits - Bremen 91 (REQUEST)

Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany September 27th, 1991

Audience

Disc 1

1. Calling Elvis
2. Walk of life
3. Heavy fuel
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Planet of New Orleans
6. The bug
7. Private investigations
8. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Iron hand
2. On every street
3. Tunnel of love
4. Money for nothing
5. Brothers in arms
6. Solid rock

Pretty good sounding recording. Featuring the very rarely performed song Iron hand and nice versions of Planet of New Orleans and a lovely Tunnel of love. Very nice version of Romeo and Juliet with Mark Knopfler guitar solo at the end. At the later concerts that solo was taken over by Paul Franklin. Slightly different solos in Private investigations as well. The only bad thing is that the first minutes of Planet of New Orleans have slightly worse sound than the rest of this great recording. Complete concert.

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Dire Straits - Madrid, June 28th 1983 REQUEST

Estadio Ramón Valero, Madrid, Spain, June 28th, 1983

Audience

Disc 1

1. Intro
2. Once upon a time in the west
3. Industrial disease
4. Expresso love
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Love over gold
7. Private investigations
8. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Twisting by the pool
2. Two young lovers
3. Portobello belle
4. Tunnel of love
5. Telegraph road
6. Solid rock
7. Going home

Good sounding recording. This is the speed-corrected version. Great versions and complete concert.

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Mark Knopfler - At the Globe Arena 1996

Globe Arena, Stockholm, Sweden, June, 12th, 1996

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Darling pretty
2. Imelda
3. Sultans of swing
4. Done with Bonaparte
5. Golden heart
6. Brothers in arms
7. Money for nothing

Another radio broadcast from the Golden heart tour. Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "The golden globe". Excellent sound, superb versions and musically very good. Incomplete concert.

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Mark Knopfler - Toronto 2001

Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, May 3rd, 2001

Soundboard
1CD-R

Tracks

1. Intro by radio reporter
2. Walk of life
3. Who's your baby now
4. Sailing to Philadelphia
5. Junkie doll
6. Speedway at Nazareth
7. Pyroman
8. Brothers in arms
9. So far away

Very good soundboard recording featuring part of the concert in Toronto 2001.

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The Who - Maximum Acoustic

Bridge School Benefit Concerts, 30th & 31st October 1999

Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre

I know this is not Mark, nor has anything to do with Mark's Music, but The Who is one of my favorite bands and Pete Townshend one of my favorite guitar players, I enjoyed this show so much that i want to share it with you. Hope you enjoy it as much as i do. This concert has a great versions of Pinball Wizard, a very emotional Behind blue eyes, and a wonderful Who are you with the chorus of the audience. Also a nice short medley version of Johnny Cash's Walk the line / Ring of fire.

Lineup

Roger Daltrey Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals
John Entwistle Vocals, Bass
Pete Townshend Vocals, Guitar
John Bundrick Keyboards
Zak Starkey Drums

Setlist:

1. Substitute
2. I Can't Explain
3. Pinball Wizard
4. Behind Blue Eyes
5. Tattoo
6. MaryAnn With The Shaky Hands
7. Boris The Spider
8. Who Are You
9. Walk The Line / Ring Of Fire
10. Won't Get Fooled Again
11. The Kids Are Alright
12. I Shall Be Released
13. MaryAnn With The Shaky Hands
14. Boris The Spider
15. Walk The Line / Ring Of Fire
16. Who Are You

Tracks 1-12: Saturday, October 30, 1999
Tracks 13-16: Sunday, October 31, 1999

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Chet Atkins - Chet Atkins & Friends

Neely Auditorium, Nashville, USA, May 1987.

1. Intro (CA & MK)
2. I'll see you in my dreams (CA & MK)
3. Walk of life (MK & CA)
4. Interview & medley (EB, CA, MK)
All I have to do is dream, By bye love, Wake up little Suzie
5. Why worry (EB, CA, MK)
6. Precious memories (EH)
7. Waltz for the lonely (CA)
8. I keep forgetting (MM)
9. Rose in paradise (WJ)
10. Good hearted woman (WJ, WN)
11. Island in the sea (WN)
12. Sunrise (CA)
13. Imagine (CA, MK)
14. I still can't say goodbye (CA)
15. Corinna Corinna (All)

CA: Chet Atkins
MK: Mark Knopfler
EB: Everly Brothers (Don and Phil Everly)
EH: Emmylou Harris
MM: Michael McDonald
WJ: Waylon Jennings
WN: Willie Nelson

A TV show by and with Chet Atkins and some of his closest friends. Very emotional for Mark Knopfler, he was playing with his childhood heroes, Chet Atkins and the Everly Brothers. The highlight is when Everly brothers sings MK's song Why Worry. Also emotional when Chet sings a song about his father, I Still Can't Say Goodbye. Mark Knopfler plays guitar on all songs. The sound is good, taken from official video (which is very hard to get!).

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Dire Straits - Brothers in Mark

A. Mark Knopfler and Waylon Jennings
B. The Timothy White sessions 1991 live in the studio
C. Secret Policeman's third ball featuring Chet Atkins
D. Infildels studio sessions with Bob Dylan
E. Radio sessions - The Notting Hillbillies 1990
F. Front row festival nov.22 - dec.15 1977
G. Mark Knopfler and the Chieftains
H. Mark knopfler, Hank Marvin & Jeff Lynne
I. On every street - monitor mixes 05-02-91
J. Live on tour with Bob Dylan - Sevilla, Spain 1992

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Learning the game [A]
2. Two young lovers [B]
3. Iron hand [B]
4. Wild theme [B]
5. Long highway [B]
6. I'll see you in my dreams [C]
7. Imagine [C]
8. This was my love [D]
9. When it comes to you [E]
10. Tennessee blues [E]
11. Feel like going home [E]
12. That's where I belong [E]
13. Blues stay away from me [E]
14. Eastbound train [F]
15. Lily of the west [G]
16. Wonderful land [H]
17. The bug [I]
18. Heavy fuel [I]
19. On every street [I]
20. All along the watch tower [J]

Very good compilation CD with great sound. Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "Brothers in Mark". Rare stuff is the key word of this CD. The monitor mixes of On every street are one of the things that make this CD well worth having. My personal favorite on this CD is the version of I'll see you in my dreams Mark plays with Chet Atkins.

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Mark Knopfler - Hamburg 2001

Disc 1:

1. Calling Elvis
2. Walk Of Life
3. What It Is
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Sultans of Swing
6. Junkie doll
7. Done With Bonaparte *

Disc 2:

1. Pyroman
2. Speedway at Nazareth
3. Telegraph road
4. Brothers in arms
5. Money for nothing
6. So Far Away

* fade out at the end of the song

Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany, June 16th 2001


Great soundboard recording of the Hamburg 2001 concert! On the first radio broadcast, there was some traffic announcement during the intro of What it Is. Luckily, it was re-broadcasted again later without any interruptions. This perfect version can be found on this bootleg. The only song that was not broadcasted is Done with Bonaparte. To make the concert as complete as possible, the audience recording of Done with Bonaparte is put on this CD. Highly recommened!

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Dire Straits - Houston 85

Summit Theatre, Houston, Texas, USA, August17th, 1985

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. Ride across the river
2. Expresso love
3. One world
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Private investigations
6. Sultans of swing
7. Why worry
8. Walk of life
9. Two young lovers

Disc 2

1. Money for nothing
2. Wild west end
3. Tunnel of love
4. Brothers in arms
5. Solid rock
6. Going home

Great sounding bootleg! This is a mix of the pre-FM and FM sources from this concert. Any songs, music and applause that was missing from the pre-FM source have been patched in from the FM broadcast recording. Two young lovers and Tunnel of love are a combination of both sources due to the incompleteness of the pre-FM source. All the comments of the radio reporter are edited out and the sound has been remastered (for the show with radio reporter, see Radio Show CD's section, Saturday's at seven - Houston 1985). The FM source was slightly EQ'd to bring out certain details. The Left and Right channels were also balanced. No digital noise reduction was used. The result: without a doubt the most complete and best sounding recording of this legendary concert.

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Mark Knopfler - Devil Baby in Amsterdam 2008

Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, Holland, March 30th, 2008

Audience

Disc 1

1. Cannibals
2. Why aye man
3. What it is
4. Sailing to Philadelphia
5. True love will never fade
6. The fish and the bird
7. Hill farmer's blues
8. Romeo and Juliet
9. Sultans of swing
10. Band introduction
11. Marbletown (cut)

Disc 2

1. Daddy's gone to Knoxville
2. Devil baby
3. Speedway at Nazareth
4. Telegraph road
5. Brothers in arms
6. Our shangri-la
7. So far away
8. Going home

Second night of the tour. The sound is taken from a video camera and sounds really good. Originally, the sound on Marbletown was recorded only on the left channel, which is corrected to two channels on this CD. The last few notes of Marbletown are missing. Very nice show with a rare version of Devil baby (played instead of Postcards from Paraguay), which is totally different from the studio version.

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Mark Knopfler - Golden Heart in Bristol 1996

Colston hall, Bristol, UK, May, 19th 1996

Soundboard

Tracks

1. Chet Atkins intro
2. Walk of Life
3. I'm the fool
4. Last exit to Brooklyn
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Rüdiger
7. Done with Bonaparte
8. A night in summer long ago
9. Father and son
10. Golden heart
11. Cannibals
12. Brothers in arms
13. Money for nothing
14. Going home
15. Chet Atkins outro

This is one of the radio broadcasts from the Golden heart tour. There were two different broadcasts of this concert, one in UK and one in Norway. This is a mix of these two different broadcasts. Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7 and 10 are taken from the UK broadcast, the rest are taken from the Norwegian broadcast. The sound is perfect and the performance is excellent. Includes also the intro and outro which Chet Atkins did.

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Mark Knofpler - The Golden Demos

Recording studio, London, UK, 1994-1995

Soundboard

Tracks

1. No wonder he's confused - take #1
2. No wonder he's confused - take #2
3. Secondary Waltz
4. I'm the fool
5. Done with Bonaparte
6. A night in summer long ago
7. The Lily of the West
8. Instrumental #1
9. Instrumental #2
10. Instrumental #3

This is a totally unique recording! Taken from the soundboard during the Golden Heart sessions somewhere in 1994-1995. The last song is really great, but not written by Mark Knopfler unfortunately. The sound quality is very good, but suffers a little bit from hiss.

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Mark Knopfler - Nashville 2005

Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, USA, July 13th, 2005

Disc 1

1. Why aye man
2. Walk of life
3. What it is
4. Sailing to Philadelphia
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Sultans of swing
7. Done with Bonaparte
8. Song for Sonny Liston
9. Rüdiger
10. Donegan's gone

Disc 2

1. All that matters
2. Boom, like that
3. Speedway at Nazareth
4. Telegraph road
5. Brothers in arms
6. Money for nothing
7. So far away
8. Our Shangri-La

BONUS:
9. Money for nothing (New York, 29th June 2005)

Soundboard recording from the Shangri-La world tour 2005. Perfect sound quality, complete concert.

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Dire Straits - Live at Werchter Festival 1981

Werchter Festival, Brussel, Belgium July 5th, 1981

Soundboard

1. Once upon a time in the west
2. Skateaway
3. News
4. Private investigations
5. Angel of mercy
6. Tunnel of love
7. Down to the waterline
8. Expresso love
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. Sultans of swing

Perfect soundboard recording with very interesting arrangements. I specially like this Angel of Mercy. Tracks 8-10 not available on any other bootleg. Experimenting musically. If you're looking for the best sounding bootleg of this period, this is the one, a must to have!

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Mark Knopfler - Meistersaal Berlin 2007

Meistersaal Berlin 2007

Meistersaal, Berlin, Germany, September 10th, 2007.

1. Intro
2. Donegan's gone
3. Song for Sonny Liston
4. Rüdiger
5. Let it all go
6. The fizzy and the still
7. True love will never fade
8. Done with Bonaparte
9. Postcards from Paraguay
10. Brothers in arms
11. Our Shangri-La
12. Outro

This is a live recording of the first showcase that Mark Knopfler did to promote his new album "Kill to get Crimson". Very special show with an audience of just 150 people. Broadcasted live on Radio Eins, soundboard recording with good sound quality. Recorded from satellite radio.

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Mark Knopfler - Live At The Royal Albert Hall 1996

A. Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 24th May 1996
B. Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 25th May 1996
C. Circus Krone, Munich, Germany, 26th June 1996
D. Circus Krone, Munich, Germany, 24th June 1996

Excellent Audience

Disc 1

1. Darling pretty
2. Walk of life
3. Imelda
4. The bug
5. Rüdiger
6. Je suis desolé
7. Calling Elvis
8. I'm the fool
9. Last exit to Brooklyn
10. Romeo and Juliet
11. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Done with Bonaparte
2. Water of Love
3. A love idea
4. Vic and Ray
5. Father and son
6. Golden heart
7. Cannibals
8. Telegraph road
9. Brothers in arms
10. Money for nothing

Disc 3

1. No can do [B]
2. Are we in trouble now
3. Going home
4. You really got be [C]
5. Hawaiian Lullaby (live) [C]
6. Hawaiian Lullaby (tape version #1) [D]
7. Hawaiian Lullaby (tape version #2) [D]

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Excellent audience recording, the best of the London 1996 concerts both soundwise and musically. Great versions and some rare songs like Vic and Ray and Are we in trouble now. The Electra Strings are joining the band on some songs and special guests Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings play on Water of love. Also included are some bonus songs from other concerts. No can do from the day after this concert, You really got me played by Jim Cox on accordion from Münich that same year and three different versions of Hawaiian Lullaby. One live version and two different pre-recorded tape versions that were played also in Münich 1996.

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The Notting Hillbillies - Saturday Night Live

May 19th, 1990 Studio 8H in New York City's Rockefeller Center

Soundboard

On this date de Notting Hillbillies were musical guests in the USA on NBC's Saturday Night Live, where they performed "Railroad Worksong" and "I Think I Love You Too Much". Great versions and sound, i captured this episode from a rerun a few years ago, i left the voice of Candice Bergen introducing them on both tracks.

1. Raiload Worksong
2. I think i love you too much

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Mark Knopfler - Antique Theatre, Vaison, 1996

A. Theatre Antique, Vaison, France, 3rd August, 1996
B. Theatre Antique, Vaison, France, 2nd August, 1996

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. Interview
2. Intro
3. Darling pretty
4. Walk of life
5. Imelda
6. The bug
7. Rüdiger
8. Je suis désolé
9. Calling Elvis
10. I'm the fool
11. Last exit to Brooklyn
12. Romeo and Juliet

Disc 2

1. Sultans of swing
2. Done with Bonaparte
3. Father and son
4. Golden heart
5. Water of love
6. Cannibals
7. Telegraph road
8. Brothers in arms
9. Money for nothing

Disc 3

1. A night in summer long ago
2. The long highway
3. Going home
4. Interview

BONUS TRACKS:

1. Darling pretty [B]
2. Walk of life [B]
3. Imelda [B]

Soundboard recording taken from master source so the sound is really excellent, as good as it can get! I'm the fool is taken from the Polish radio broadcast and it has got some slight hiss. Calling Elvis suffers from some slight distortion at the high volume parts. It is the complete concert, it even includes the music they played before the concert as well as interview before and after the concert and it also includes some of the talking between songs that was cut away on the master source to make it absolutely complete. This show includes one of the best versions of Calling Elvis and Water of love. As a bonus an audience recording is included of the songs Mark Knopfler and his band played the day before, on 2nd August 1996, same location. They had to cancel that concert after a couple of songs because of the bad weather, it was raining a lot.

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Dire Straits - Earls Court 1992

Earls Court, London, UK, June 5th, 1992

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. Calling Elvis
2. Walk of life
3. Heavy fuel
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. The bug
6. Private investigations
7. Sultans of swing
8. Your latest trick

Disc 2

1. On every street
2. Two young lovers
3. Telegraph road (cut)
4. Money for nothing
5. Brothers in arms
6. Solid rock
7. Wild theme
8. Always look on the bright side of life

A very rare soundboard recording from 1992 made with a normal cassette recorder. this recording suffers from tape hiss. A rare and interesting recording to have! There is a remastered version Which i know it sounds really great. Complete concert, if anyone has this remastered version, contact me and we can arrange a nice trade.

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Dire Straits - The Demos

Pathway Studios, Islington (London), UK, July 27th, 1977

Soundboard

1. Wild west end
2. Sultans of swing
3. Down to the waterline
4. Water of love
5. Southbound again
6. In the gallery
7. Six blade knife
8. Setting me up
9. Eastbound train

Demos for Dire Straits' first album. Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "Early demos". 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." The recordings on this CD feature most of these demo songs. 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. The recording plays a bit too fast, apart from that pretty good sound quality.

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Dire Straits - Brothers in conversation

Unofficial interview, probably recorded somewhere in 1983 or 1984. Mark is talking about Alchemy and other stuff. Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "Brothers in conversation".

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Mark Knopfler - Copenhagen 96

The Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 10th, 1996

Soundboard

Disc 1

1. Intro
2. Darling pretty
3. Walk of life
4. Imelda
5. The bug
6. Rüdiger
7. Je suis désolé
8. Calling Elvis
9. I'm the fool
10. Last exit to Brooklyn
11. Romeo and Juliet
12. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Done with Bonaparte
2. Father and son
3. Golden heart
4. Cannibals
5. Telegraph road
6. Brothers in arms
7. Money for nothing
8. Olé, olé
9. The long highway
10. Going Home

Perfect soundboard recording! All songs are in perfect sound and the concert is 100% complete. Unlike the other bootleg from Copenhagen 1996 no missing ending of Romeo and Juliet this time and The long highway and Going home are featured on this recording. Just before The long highway, Mark Knopfler says: "We will be thinking of you on the way up to Oslo... " Truely a great concert with good dynamics, highly recommended is you want a good impression of the Golden heart tour in perfect sound.

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Dire Straits - On Every Demo

Studio, 1990-1992

1. Calling Elvis (demo)
2. On every street (demo)
3. The bug (demo)
4. Heavy fuel (demo)
5. Iron hand (live, Timothy White sessions)
6. The long highway (live, Timothy White sessions)
7. Millionaire blues (B-side from Calling Elvis)
8. Kingdom come (B-side from Heavy fuel)
9. Calling Elvis (remix by Bob Clearmountain)
10. I think I love you too much (live, Knebworth)

Tracks 1-4: alternative demo versions
Tracks 5-6: Timothy White sessions
Tracks 7-8: B-sides
Track 9: alternative single mix
Track 10: live version

This is the collection of demos, remixes, B-sides, alternative versions of the songs that was made for On every street, except for the song The long highway and the live version of I think I love you too much from Knebworth 1990. The Calling Elvis demo version is now for the first time ever available for fans. It is not so very different from the original version, but has got another short drum/counting in intro and is shorter, mostly interesting for the die hard fans. The other demos are for the first time available in better sound quality and also in correct speed. The two Timothy White Sessions songs have got improved sound quality and a few seconds longer outro on The long highway. I think I love you too much was originally meant for On every street but was given to Jeff Healey. In other words; songs 6-8 and 10 in this collection could have been on On every street but was "thrown away". Good or bad? Listen and find out...

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Mark Knopfler - Stadtpark 1996

Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany, June 8th, 1996

Soundboard

1. Darling pretty
2. Walk of life
3. Imelda
4. The bug
5. Rüdiger
6. Je suis désolé
7. Calling Elvis
8. I'm the fool
9. Last exit to Brooklyn
10. Romeo and Juliet
11. Sultans of swing

Disc 2

1. Done with Bonaparte
2. Golden heart
3. Cannibals
4. Telegraph road
5. Brothers in arms
6. Money for nothing
7. The long highway
8. Going home


The complete concert in great sound quality! It's a soundboard recording, recorded from radio. Very nice versions and great performances.

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