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Chris Barber Jazz Diaries - Featuring Mark Knopfler (REPOST)

 

Soundboard

BBC Radio 2 studios Maida Vale, London, UK

February 5th, 2001

This is a very nice radio show that Mark Knopfler did for Chris Barber in his radio show the Jazz Diaries. They recorded four songs exclusively for this show, two instrumentals and two with vocals. Interesting to hear Mark Knopfler play with a jazz band and nice interview in this one hour show. Mark Knopfler joins at about half time in the show - the part about Mark Knopfler is from track 8 to track 18. Goin' home is not the Mark Knopfler song, and it is played only by the Chris Barber Band, also recorded exclusively for this radio show. Perfect sound quality.

1. Isle of Capri [B]
2. Talking
3. I can't be satisfied (Muddy Waters)
4. Talking
5. Sweet Georgia Brown (John Lewis)
6. Talking
7. Ory's Creole Trombone (Kid Ory)
8. Introduction
9. Blues stay away from me [A]
10. Talking
11. Sultans of swing (Dire Straits)
12. Interview
13. Dallas rag [A]
14. Interview
15. I'll see you in my dreams [A]
16. Interview
17. The next time I'm in town [A]
18. Talking
19. Goin' home [B]
20. Talking
21. Better git it in your soul (Charles Mingus - CD)

[A] Chris Barber Band & Mark Knopfler - special recording for this show
[B] Chris Barber Band - special recording for this show

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Interview: Mark Lawson talks to Mark Knopfler

Interview: Mark Lawson talks to Mark Knopfler

March 3, 2013

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Mark Knopfler - British Grove 2007 - Repost

British Grove studio, London, UK, November 19th, 2007

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Tracks

1. Introduction
2. True love will never fade
3. Let it all go
4. Reporter
5. Mark Knopfler comments
6. The fizzy and the still
7. Reporter
8. Mark Knopfler comments
9. Secondary waltz
10. Reporter
11. The fish and the bird
12. Reporter
13. Mark Knopfler comments
14. Donegan's gone
15. Reporter
16. Mark Knopfler comments
17. Postcards from Paraguay
18. Brothers in arms
19. Outro

Italian radio re-broadcast (11th February 2008: Rai Radio 2: I Concerti di Radio2 Rome) of the original English broadcast from 19th November 2007. All tracks recorded at Mark Knopfler's own British Grove studio and are all completely live as a promotion for the new album Kill to get crimson. The tracks with comments from Mark Knopfler are translated in Italian. Very good sound quality!

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Mark Knopfler - Copenhagen 96 - REPOST

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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The Notting Hillbillies - A Friendly Funny night

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

1. When it comes to you
2. Water of love
3. That's alright mama
4. Your own sweet way
5. Run me down
6. Hobo's lullaby
7. I think I love you too much
8. Steelrail blues
9. Feel like going home

Last concert of the 1990 tour. Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "A friendly funny night". This soundboard recording has excellent sound quality and there are some really wonderful songs including When it comes to you, a song that would appear on the next Dire Straits album On every street one year later. The guitar solo on Feel like going home is really beautiful. This is a must for all fans!

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The Cars - Live at The Summit 1984

Today was the announcement of the inductees from this year to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Dire Straits and The cars got in!

The Cars was one of my favorite bands growing up along with Mark and The Straits.

So here it is. A very important part of my childhood was this live recording from The Summit Theater in Houston, September 11th, 1984. Originally released in BETA format, Recorded in MONO.

Just Love it.

1. Hello Again
2. It's Not The Night
3. Touch And Go
4. Candy-O
5. Good Times Roll
6. Jimmy Jimmy
7. Moving In Stereo
8. Just What I Needed
9. A Dream Away
10. Drive
11. You Might Think
12. My Best Friend's Girl
13. Magic
14. Let's Go
15. Heartbeat City
16. You're All I've Got Tonight

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Mark Knopler - Guitar Dreams

1. Why Aye Man
2. Quality Shoe
3. So Far Away
4. Sailing To Philadelphia
5. Brothers In Arms
6. Speedway At Nazareth
7. Small Potatoes
8. Let's See You
9. The Long Highway
10. Camerado
11. Do America
12. Going Home
13. Baloney Again
14. El Macho
15 My Claim To Fame
16. Mademoiselle Will Decide

1, 2. Recorded live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England, 24th July 2002.
3. Recorded live at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England, 25th July 2002.
4, 5, 6. Recorded live at the Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, 3rd May 2001.
07. Previously unreleased studio track recorded in 2002, during the "The Ragpicker's Dream" sessions.
08, 9, 10, 11. Previously unreleased studio tracks recorded in 2000 during the "Sailing To Philadelpha" sessions.
12. Recorded for Taratata TV Italy in November 2000.
13,14. Recorded at WDR2 studios Cologne, Germany in October 2000.
15. Previously unreleased studio track recorded in 1996 during the "Golden Heart" sessions.
16. recorded Monday 24th September 2001.
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Mark Knopfler - Rare Sessions I - Repost

Various Soundboards

A. Mark Knopfler interview and acoustic pieces of songs, 1990
B. Calling Elvis, Tunnel of love, Iron hand, 1991
C. Mark Knopfler singing, Roger Scott Tribute, 1989
D. Only vocals live, UK TV, 1990
E. French TV, 1984
F. Mark Knopfler and Alan Clark, Dutch TV, 1983
G. Dire Straits at the David Letterman show, 1985
H. German TV documentary about Prince Charles and Princess Diana 1987
I. UK childrens TV program, 1989
J. Mark Knopfler at the David Letterman show, 1996
K. Mark Knopfler and Tom Jones, 1996
L. Mark Knopfler and Jimmy Nail, 1995

1. Chet Atkins documentary [A]
2. Acoustic pieces of songs [B]
3. Feel like going home [C]
4. Your own sweet way [D]
5. Mark Knopfler French TV jam [E]
6. Wild theme [F]
7. Expresso love [G]
8. In Private & In Public Part I [H]
9. In Private & In Public Part II [H]
10. In Private & In Public Part III [H]
11. Ghost of Faffner Hall [I]
12. Cannibals [J]
13. Feel like going home [K]
14. Love [L]
15. Big river [L]
16. Eastbound train [L]

Very rare material, some highlights are for example the Tom Jones and Mark Knopfler version of Feel like going home and the rare material that Mark Knopfler wrote for Lady Di and the childrens TV programme music.

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Eric Clapton with Mark Knopfler - Beetle Clasher - REPOST

Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, February 3rd, 1989, featuring Mark Knopfler!

DISC 1:

1. Opening & Crossroads
2. White Room
3. I Shot the Sheriff
4. Bell Bottom Blues
5. Lay Down Sally
6. Wonderful Tonight
7. Wanna Make Love to You
8. After Midnight
9. Can't Find My Way Home
10. Forever Man

DISC 2:

1. Same Old Blues
2. Tearing Us Apart
3. Cocaine
4. Layla

DISC 3:

1. Solid Rock
2. Behind The Mask
3. Sunshine of Your Love
4. Closing

Complete version of this wonderful concert in superb sound quality, best available! This version is even better than the Twelfth Night bootleg which is from the same concert, better sound and it also includes Solid Rock (not included on the Twelfth Night). A must for all true fans of Clapton and Knopfler. Highly recommandable!

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Thank you all for your continuous support and may you have the best 2016

I rarely write to you all,  but I want to take  a few lines to show my appreciation for all these years of supporting and loving and enjoying the music of guitar god Mark Knopfler.

2015 has been a hard year for many of us, but fortunately I got a Job. Unfortunately it takes much of my time and has me not uploading as frequently as I would like.

As a way of saying thank you to you all for all your year of putting up with me, I'll be uploading some new stuff and some reposts before New Year's Eve.

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Mark Knopfler - Paris 2010

Perfect Soundboard from Palais Omnisports de Bercy, Paris, France. June 9th 2010.


Set list


Border reiver
What it is
Sailing to Philadelphia
Coyote
Prairie wedding
Hill farmer's blues
Romeo and Juliet
Olé, olé
Sultans of swing
Band introduction
Done with Bonaparte
A night in summer long ago
Marbletown
Speedway at Nazareth
Telegraph road
Brothers in arms
So far away
Piper to the end

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Dire Straits &Various - Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1986 - REPOST

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

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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 specially  like 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 - Cleveland 85 - REPOST

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

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Mark Knopfler & EmmyLou Harris - Arena di Verona 2006 - REPOST

Soundboard recording from the All the roadrunning tour 2006, recorded at the beautiful arena of Verona. Great versions.
CD1
Intro part one (reporter)

Right now

Red staggerwing

Michaelangelo

I dug up a diamond

Born to run

Red dirt girl

Band introduction

Done with Bonaparte

Romeo and Juliet

Song for Sonny Liston

CD2

Intro part two (reporter)
Belle Starr
This is us
Boulder to Birmingham
All the roadrunning
Speedway at Nazareth
If this is goodbye
So far away
Our Shangri-La
Why worry

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Dire Straits - On Every Demo - Repost

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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Dire Straits - Live in WDR 79 (REPOST)

Großen Sendersaal, Cologne, Germany, February 17th, 1979


A. Studio-L. Cologne, Germany, February 16th, 1979B. Großen Sendersaal, Cologne, Germany, February 17th, 1979
SoundboardFormat 1CD-RTracks 

1. Eastbound Train (Mono) [A]2. Sultans of Swing (mono) [A]3. Down to the waterline [B]4. Six blade knife [B]5. In the gallery [B]6. Water of love [B]7. Eastbound train [B]8. What's the matter baby [B]9. Lions [B]10. Sultans of swing [B]11. Wild west end [B]12. Southbound again [B]

Great soundboard recording of the beginning of Dire Straits with very good sound. First two tracks are from the Rockpalast GIG on february 16th, 1979, mono sound, the rest is from the day after at Großen Sendersaal, Great atmosphere and an awesome versions of Southbound again.

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Mark Knopfler - Hamburg 2001 (REQUEST)

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 - Wembley Arena 10/07/85 - Superstar Concert Series (REPOST)

Wembley Arena, London, UK, July 10th, 1985

1. J. J. Jackson Intro
2. So far away
3. Private investigations
4. J. J. Jackson Intro
5. Money for nothing
6. Walk of life
7. Why worry
8. J. J. Jackson Intro
8. The man's too strong
9. Brothers in arms
10. J. J. Jackson Intro
11. Hank B. Marvin Introduction by Mark Knopfler
12. Going Home
13. J. J. Jackson Outro and credits

Perfect sound quality, this is a bootleg that a fan must have! Taken from the original silver pressed bootleg "Superstar concert series". One of the best versions of So far away and a very powerful Money for nothing, plus Going home with Shadows's Hank B. Marvin on Going Home.

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