DIRE STRAITS – Bijou Set (4CD)

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
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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
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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
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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