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Audience 9.3 - An excellent capture of a great performance by the entire band. With a recording like this where taper is using high quality equipment, the end result is only as good as the PA sound since that is what your mics capture. In the case of Dio, I am sure they have a multi-million dollar PA system and expert sound engineers at the desk. The live sound is well mixed and powerful. DIO Cumberland County Civic Center Portland, ME. September 9th 1985 Disc 1 1 -Intro 2 -King of Rock and Roll 3 -Like The Beat Of A Heart 4 -Don't Talk To Strangers 5 -Hungry For Heaven 6 -The Last In Line 7 -Holy Diver 8 -The Last In Line (reprise) 9 -Drum Solo 10 -Heaven And Hell 11 -Guitar Solo Disc 2 12 -Keyboard Solo - Guitar Solo 13 -Sacred Heart 14 -Rock 'n' Roll Children 15 -Long Live Rock 'n' Roll 16 -Man On The Silver Mountain 17 -Rock 'n' Roll Children (reprise) 18 -Stand Up And Shout 19 -Rainbow In The Dark 20 -Thank You Goodnight THE BAND Ronnie James Dio vocals Vivian Campbell guitar Jimmy Bain bass backing vocals Vinny Appice drums Claude Schnell keyboards -
Audience 8.9 - A solid but very loud recording with the tiniest bit of overloaded signal that seems to make this recording jump out of the speakers with supreme force. Pretty intense stuff, highly recommended! -
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Soundboard 9.2 - Don't assume that there is any particular period of Dio's career that is "better" or somehow more desirable. Dio was a total pro, and he always put together exceptional bands. Vivian Campbell just shreds on this. The performance, the quality, Dio up to his usual high standards of excellence - this is a must have! -
Audience 9.4 - Outstanding tape that has a full, rich bottom end that comes close to overshadowing the rest of the band but does not…but the fact that it is so insistent in the mix gives you that feeling like you are standing close to the mains and literally feel the bass and drums going right through you. That is what gives this recording an amazing live feel, because it literally places you right there and when you crank this you relive this event. This date is NOT the same show as the other Cologne '79 (Rockpalast) listed here. This is November 4th, 1979 so if you bought the other Cologne '79 this is not that and this is equal if not better in some ways than the Rockpalast gig. Dire Straits Europe 1979 Disc 1 Carre Theater Amsterdam, Netherlands 11-04-1979 01. intro03:23 02. Down To The Waterline 02:56 03. Six Blade Knife 05:26 04. Once Upon A Time In The West 05:38 05. Lady Writer 03:35 06. Single Handed Sailor 05:37 07. News 03:47 08. What's The Matter Baby 03:29 09. Portobello Belle 04:17 10. Wild West End 05:44 Disc 2 11. Lions 05:41 12. Angel Of Mercy 03:31 13. Solid Rock 04:01 14. Sultans Of Swing 07:02 15. Where Do You Think You're Going? 05:08 16. Southbound Again 04:29 17. Setting Me Up 03:13 18. Twisting By The Pool 06:06 Disc 3 Messehalle Cologne, Germany 11-09-1979 01. intro 02:44 02. Down To The Waterline 02:57 03. Six Blade Knife 05:37 04. Once Upon A Time In The West 05:26 05. Lady Writer 03:31 06. Single Handed Sailor 05:52 07. Lions 05:46 08. Sultans Of Swing 06:37 09. Wild West End 05:36 10. Portobello Belle 04:09 11. News 03:50 Disc 4 12. In The Gallery 06:55 13. Follow Me Home 05:47 14. Angel Of Mercy 03:47 15. Solid Rock 04:11 16. What's The Matter Baby 03:12 17. Where Do You Think You're Going? 04:28 18. Water Of Love 05:20 19. Southbound Again 04:55 20. Setting Me Up 03:32 21. Twisting By The Pool 05:26 -
Soundboard 9.8 - A beautiful sounding show, and some interesting arrangements. Dire Straits - 1981-07-05 Werchter,Belgium Artist Dire Straits Venue Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium Date 5th July 1981 Source Soundboard Tracks 01. Once Upon A Time In The West [08:34] 02. Expresso Love [06:54] 03. Down To The Waterline [05:03] 04. Skateaway [07:35] 05. Romeo And Juliet [09:29] 06. News [03:37] 07. Private Investigations [03:01] 08. Sultans Of Swing [11:01] 09. Angel Of Mercy [06:34] 10. Tunnel Of Love [12:26] Runtime: 01:14:15 -
Soundboard 9.4 - Consistently excellent across the entire set, and the great thing is there is minimal song duplication throughout. This set was compiled to give a broad overview of the band’s work, it accomplished that with aplomb. Dire Straits Bijou 4 disc set DISC 1 RECORDED LIVE AT BBC STUDIOS, FEB 15-16, 1978 LONDON 01. DOWN TO THE WATERLINE 02. WATER OF LOVE 03. WILD WEST END 04. LIONS RECORDED LIVE AT CAPITOL THEATER, MARCH 6, 1979, PHILADELPHIA, PA 05. SIX BLADE KNIFE 06. LADY WRITER 07. WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING 08. NEWS 09. WHAT'S THE MATTER 10. SOUTHBOUND RECORDED LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO DURING 1980 USA TOUR 11. EASTBOUND TRAIN RECORDED LIVE IN LONDON AT PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA DURING 1983 TOUR 12. ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST RECORDED LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 13. ESPRESSO LOVE 14. TUNNEL OF LOVE RECORDED LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 15. ONE WORLD TRACKS 1-10: MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS DAVID KNOPFLER - GUITARS/VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/VOCALS PICK WITHERS - DRUMS TRACKS 11-15: JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/BACKING VOCALS MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS TERRY WILLIAMS - DRUMS HAL LINDES - GUITARS/BACKING VOCALS MEL COLLINS - SAX GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - PIANO ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 2 RECORDED LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 01. SULTANS OF SWING 02. RIDE ACROSS THE RIVER RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 7, 1985 03. SO FAR AWAY 04. ROMEO AND JULIET 05. PRIVATE INVESTIGATION 06. MAN'S TOO STRONG 07. BROTHERS IN ARMS RECORDED LIVE AT PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA, LONDON 08. MONEY FOR NOTHING (WITH FRIENDS) - *KNOPFLER/STING WITH ELTON JOHN, BRIAN MAY, ERIC CLAPTON, JOE COCKER, ETC. RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 11, 1988 09. WALK OF LIFE 10. WONDERFUL TONIGHT - *CLAPTON 11. SOLID ROCK WITH ERIC CLAPTON MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS TERRY WILLIAMS - DRUMS JACK SONNI - GUITAR CHRIS WHITE - SAX GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - PIANO/BACKING VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 3 RECORDED LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX DURING 1985 WORLD TOUR 01. TWO YOUNG LOVERS RECORDED LIVE IN LONDON, UK DURING 1983 EUROPEAN TOUR 02. LOVER OVER GOLD 03. GOIN' HOME RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, LONDON, UK, JULY 7, 1985 04. WHY WORRY THE NOTTING HILLBILLIES RECORDED LIVE AT THE COUNTRY CLUB, LONDON, 1990 05. SET ME FREE 06. THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA - *ARTHUR GUDRUP 07. YOUR OWN SWEET AWAY 08. RUN ME DOWN - *TRADITIONAL 09. HOBO'S LULLABY 10. I THINK I LOVE YOU TOO MUCH 11. ROLL, ROLL, ROLL 12. FEEL LIKE GOING HOME - *CHARLIE RICH RECORDED LIVE AT WEMBLEY ARENA, 1988 - WITH ERIC CLAPTON 13. MONEY FOR NOTHING - *KNOPFLER/STING RECORDED LIVE IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28, 1992 14. BROTHERS IN ARMS 15. SOLID ROCK NOTTING HILLBILLIES: MARK KNOPFLER - LEAD GUITAR/VOCALS GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS/BACKING VOCALS BRENDAN CROKER - GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS STEVE PHILLIPS - GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS PAUL FRANKLIN - PEDAL STEEL GUITAR/BACKING VOCALS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISC 4 RECORDED LIVE IN BASEL, SWITZERLAND, JUNE 28, 1992 01. CALLING ELVIS 02. WALK OF LIFE 03. HEAVY FUEL 04. ROMEO AND JULIET 05. THE BUG 06. PRIVATE INVESTIGATION 07. YOUR LATEST TRICK 08. ON EVERY STREET 09. TELEGRAPH ROAD MARK KNOPFLER - GUITAR/LEAD VOCALS JOHN ILLSEY - BASS/BACKING VOCALS GUY FLETCHER - KEYBOARDS ALAN CLARK - KEYBOARDS/PIANO PHIL PALMER - GUITAR CHRIS WHITTEN - DRUMS CHRIS WHITE - VOCALS/SAXOPHONE PAUL CUMMINGS - PERCUSSION PAUL FRANKLIN - PEDAL STEEL GUITAR -
Soundboard 9.6 - Pretty much the crème de la crème for collectors of this great band. Fame is just now latching on to them, as they get ever larger gigs and more exposure. Wait until Money For Nothing and then it really takes off! I guess these are the days before the glory although I would say they are hitting their stride. Dire Straits Studio-L. Cologne, Germany 2/16/1979 Disc 1 01 Down to the Waterline 02 Six Blade Knife 03 Once Upon a Time in the West 04 Lady Writer 05 Single Handed Sailor 06 Water of Love 07 In the Gallery 08 Follow Me Home 09 News Disc 2 10 What's the Matter Baby 11 Lions 12 Sultans of Swing 13 Wild West End 14 Where Do You Think You're Going? 15 Eastbound Train 16 Sultans of Swing -
Soundboard 9.8 - What you have here is an absolute “Must Have” for any fan even remotely interested in this band. I would say this comes highly recommended to ANYONE who enjoys music, period. It’s just that good. Dire Straits The Polytechnic Leeds, England January 30, 1978 1. -Southbound Again 2. -Eastbound Train 3. -Down to the Waterline 4. -In the Gallery 5. -Water of Love 6. -Setting Me Up 7. -Me and My Friends 8. -Real Girl 9. -Sultans of Swing The Band: Mark Knopfler - Guitar, Vocals David Knopfler - Rhythm Guitar John Illsley - Bass Guitar Pick Withers - Drums -
Audience 8.4 - The Roundhouse in London was not the ideal place to make a stealth recording, and this one barely wins the struggle between room and distance to present a surprising, clear picture of a very early Dire Straits show. Songs “Me And My Friends” and “Real Girl” would be dropped from the set soon after this show, so having a tape like this should be considered important to the collector. Dire Straits: Roundhouse, London, England, 1978-01-29 Opening act for Talking Heads! 01 Southbound Again 02 Six-Blade Knife 03 Eastbound Train 04 Down To The Waterline 05 In The Gallery 06 Water Of Love 07 Setting Me Up 08 Real Girl 09 Me And My Friends 10 Sultans Of Swing 11 Wild West End (Real Girl and Me And My Friends are rare, unreleased, non-album songs!) -
Soundboard 9.3 - A super clean, almost clinical board tape where you get detail on all the instruments. This is probably not how the show actually sounded, but it’s great if you want to hear the band playing in your living room. Dire Straits - San Antonio '85 Time: 43:07, 46:46 Date: August 16, 1985 Location: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, Texas, USA DISC 1: 01 - Sultans Of Swing 11:45 02 - Why Worry 5:01 03 - Walk Of Life 4:02 04 - Two Young Lovers 4:45 05 - Brothers In Arms 8:14 06 - Solid Rock 4:44 07 - Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) 4:36 DISC 2: 01 - Ride Across The River 9:53 02 - Expresso Love 6:45 03 - One World 5:41 04 - Romeo & Juliet 8:46 05 - Money For Nothing 7:50 06 - Tunnel Of Love 7:51 Personnel: Mark Knopfler - Vocals, Guitar Hal Lindes - Guitar Alan Clarke - Keyboards John Illsley - Bass Terry Williams - Drums Tommy Mandel - Keyboards Mel Collins - Saxophone Joop De Korte - Percussion -
Audience 8.2 - This rare old tape shows signs of age, with the typical problems such as tape hiss and some dropouts occasionally but it is saved because there is music underneath it, I mean, you do hear the band reasonably well and it happens that, for whatever reason, there is no abundance of ’79 shows by this band. Plenty of 80’s, and some pre-’79 too but not a lot of 1979 gigs. Also, of note this gig was the one right before their appearance on Rockpalast.
DIRE STRAITS Stadthalle Stolberg, Germany 2/15/1979 1. -Down To The Waterline 2. -Six Blade Knife 3. -Once Upon A Time In The West 4. -Lady Writer 5. -Single Handed Sailor 6. -Water Of Love 7. -In The Gallery 8. -Follow Me Home 9. -News
1. -What's The Matter With You Baby 2. -Lions 3. -Sultans Of Swing 4. -Wild West End 5. -Where Do You Think You're Going 6. -Eastbound Train 7. -Southbound Again 8. -Nadine -
This one has grown in value due to availability, now a hard to find UK import. Brand New - Sealed -
Soundboard - All shows ranging from 8.7 to 9.3 in sound quality. All shows have been Remastered! -
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New and Never Played EX+/M-