Dire Straits/Italy 1983

In 1983, DIRE STRAITS released “LOVE OVER GOLD” featuring Hal Lindes and Alan Clarke to No. 1 in the UK, and also made their first and last performance in Japan a reality. Introducing a live album that vacuum-packs that moment with a super neat sound. This work includes “July 6, 1983 Ferrara Performance (Italy)”. This is a superb audience recording that records one act of “LOVE OVER GOLD TOUR”. As mentioned earlier, they also performed in Japan in 1983, and they also have their traditional official live album “ALCHEMY”. First of all, let’s check the show’s position from the schedule at that time in order to understand its positional relationship. ●1982《“LOVE OVER GOLD” released on September 20th》・November 30th-December 21st: UK #1 (22 performances)●1983《“ExtendedancEPlay” released on January 10th》・March 4th Sun-29th: Oceania (19 performances) April 2nd-5th: Japan (4 performances) May 11th-July 12th: Europe (45 performances) ←★Here★ ・July 17th- 23rd: UK #2 (4 performances) ← *Official “ALCHEMY” This is the whole picture of “LOVE OVER GOLD TOUR”. After their legendary first visit to Japan, they returned to Europe and toured. The Ferrara performance of this work is the 41st performance of the “European” leg. The traditional work “ALCHEMY” is set from the final two performances of the world tour, and this work is also before the seventh performance. This work, which records such a show, is an unparalleled beauty recording that will melt your heart. Best of all is the clarity and extremely neat sound. In fact, it’s not the type that would be mistaken for a sound board because it’s light at its core, but that doesn’t matter. Anyway, each and every note is beautifully and beautifully captured, and it’s so clear that you can even feel the slight piano touch, the nuance of the drumming, and even the slight swing of the tambourine. Even better are the vocals and keyboards. If you listen to it with headphones, you’ll notice a slight hall noise, but it doesn’t give you any sense of distance. Audience quality lies only in the tone, with the crisp core and exquisite luster. Its beauty can be felt in the breath of the audience. In fact, it captures upbeat songs and applause realistically, and every single beat is neat, with faraway applause drawing a sense of perspective and close applause not being jarring. Moreover, that sense of stability continues indefinitely. This is the beauty of a guest record that can never be found on a sound board. The factors behind this beautiful recording are the skill of the recorder and the freshness of the master. In fact, this work was recorded by the Italian master “Biccio59”. It is said that he left behind a huge number of Italian recordings in the 1980s, and this work has been digitized directly from those original cassettes. In fact, the freshness of this work can only be achieved by the original master of Dubbing Zero, and clear recording is impossible unless you are a master. That’s comparable to Dan Lampinski and Japan’s famous Kinney. According to one theory, it seems that the original master of “Biccio59” will be discovered one after another, but what kind of super masterpiece will be born… It’s a wonderful sound that makes your skin tingle with anticipation. Quiet talk. What is depicted with such beautiful sounds is a show that is reminiscent of the legendary first visit to Japan, but is similar and different from “ALCHEMY”. Let’s organize the contents of the set here. ●MAKING MOVIES (4 songs)・Expresso Love, Romeo And Juliet, Tunnel Of Love, Solid Rock ●LOVE OVER GOLD (4 songs)・Industrial Disease, Love Over Gold, Private Investigations, Telegraph Road ●ExtendedancEPlay (2 songs)・Twisting By The Pool, Two Young Lovers ●Others (3 songs): Sultans Of Swing (DIRE STRAITS), Once Upon A Time In The West (COMMUNIQUE), Going Home: Theme From Local Hero… and so on. . Although it is very similar to “ALCHEMY” because the dates are close, the key points are “Industrial Disease” from “Love OVER GOLD” and “Twisting By The Pool” from “ExtendedancEPlay”. Currently, “ALCHEMY” has been expanded to a 2-CD set, but there are two songs that cannot be heard there, and both are masterpieces that were played at the Japan performance. In particular, “Twisting By The Pool” is a valuable song that was hardly played after this tour. Furthermore, what is different from “ALCHEMY” which was edited from two performances is the vividness of the show that runs through the whole story. As I mentioned earlier, this work allows you to accurately sense the audience’s excitement. The enthusiasm that builds up with each song, the performance that heats up as if fueled by it, the reality of the applause that rises up unexpectedly with the passionate guitar solo of the big song “Sultans Of Swing”… It is said that a live show is a living thing and the audience is also a part of the show, but you can fully enjoy the sense of reality that only a one-time show can provide. Anyway, shockingly neat sound. What kind of “Biccio59” collection will come out from now on? Maybe 2020 will be the “year of Biccio59″… A beautifully recorded recording with such a premonition running through your mind. Live at Stadio Comunale, Ferrara, Italy 6th July 1983 TRULY PREFECT SOUND Disc 1(43:35) 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 Disc 2(61:11) 1 Sultans Of Swing 2 Twisting By The Pool 3 Two Young Lovers 4 Tunnel Of Love 5 Telegraph Road 6 Solid Rock 7 Going Home: Theme From Local Hero Mark Knopfler – Guitar, Vocals Hal Lindes – Guitar, Vocals John Illsley – Bass, Vocals Alan Clark – Keyboards Terry Williams – Drums