Dire Straits/PA,USA 1979

DIRE STRAITS, who debuted at the time, shocked the US by sending the album “DIRE STRAITS” to No. 2 in the US and the single “Sultans of Swing” to No. 4. This is the best version of the monumental soundboard album. This work records “Philadelphia performance on March 6, 1979”. It is a stereo soundboard recording recorded at the traditional famous venue “Tower Theater” (Strictly speaking, the “Tower Theater” is located in Upper Darby, adjacent to Philadelphia. However, this venue is traditionally known as “Philadelphia’s famous venue”). Speaking of 1979, it is remembered as the year of the 2nd album “COMMUNIQUE”, but this work is the debut tour before that. In order to understand the situation around there, let’s unravel the schedule at that time. 1978 January 10th – March 21st: UK #1 (10 performances) April 19th – July 22nd: UK #2 (24 performances) 《October 7th “DIRE STRAITS” released》・October 12th-November 18th: Europe #1 (30 performances)《November 28th-December 12th: “COMMUNIQUE” production》1979・February 11th-18th: Europe #2 (8 performances)・February 23rd-April 2nd: North America #1 (28 performances)←★Here★・May 23rd-June 14th: Europe #3a (18 performances)《June 15th “COMMUNIQUE” released》・June 15th-July 8th: Europe #3b (12 performances)・September 8th-October 7th: North America #2 (22 performances)・November 1st-December 12th: Europe #4 (30 performances)This is DIRE STRAITS in 1978/1979. “COMMUNIQUE” was completed at the end of 1978, but it was released six months later. During that time, they toured Europe and the United States. The Tower Theater performance of this work was the eighth performance of “North America # 1”, which is the first act of the work. And this “North America # 1” is their first visit to the United States. In other words, this work is about two weeks after the first landing of the new continent, and you can enjoy a passionate performance in the middle of a culture shock that is completely different from Europe. This show is also known for being broadcast on radio on “WNEW-FM”, and has been a classic that has produced a group of existing works for a long time. However, this work is not a copy or remaster reissue of such existing works. It is a superb master that has appeared very recently, and it also includes the intro before “Down To The Waterline”, which was missing in the existing bootleg, and the song order is correct. Although it is an air check, it is a masterpiece that was directly digitized from the cassette recorded at that time, and there is no deterioration over time or dubbing marks. The separation and stability are outstanding, and in today’s world where excavated sound sources are commonplace, it is a superb sound that deserves to be called “completely official class”. Such a semi-official sound depicts a show that can be said to be a “live performance debut”. There are several broadcasts from the debut era, but the most famous is the official album “LIVE AT THE BBC”, so let’s organize them by comparing them. Sad Sultan (8 songs) Down To The Waterline / Six Blade Knife / Water Of Love / In The Gallery (★) / Lions / Sultans Of Swing / Wild West End / Southbound Again (★) Others (2 songs) What’s the Matter Baby? / Eastbound Train (★) *Note: The “★” mark is a song that cannot be heard on the official album “LIVE AT THE BBC”. … and it looks like this. As the tour progresses, they will also play songs from the second album, but here they are still focusing on their debut album “DIRE STRAITS”. Moreover, they are playing all of the nine songs on the album except for “Setting Me Up”. Speaking of 1979, the professional shots of the “ROCKPALAST” appearances are also a standard, but “Southbound Again” is a delicious song that you can’t hear there either. And in this “DIRE STRAITS” rush, the B-side song “Eastbound Train” of the single “Sultans of Swing”, which was a huge hit, and the unreleased song “What’s the Matter Baby?” are scattered. The set is rich because it was at the time of the debut, and the performance that spells it out is a great performance that has just begun to invade the United States. The major song “Sultans Of Swing” is still a compact 6-minute album that is similar to the album, but it feels fresh on the contrary. It is a soundboard album that pours the passion that can only be “Spring of 1979” directly into your brain. It is a semi-official one that is suitable to be shelf-mounted next to “DIRE STRAITS”. Stereo soundboard recording of “Philadelphia performance on March 6, 1979”. This is a masterpiece that was digitized directly from a cassette recording of an FM broadcast at the time, during their first US tour, the eighth show of their early live performance. With completely official quality, you can enjoy all the songs from their debut album except for “Setting Me Up”. This is a semi-official soundboard album that also includes the early songs “What’s the Matter Baby?” and “Eastbound Train”. Tower Theater – Upper Darby, PA, USA 6th March 1979 STEREO SBD (49:44) 01. Intro 02. Down To The Waterline 03. Six-Blade Knife 04. Water Of Love 05. In The Gallery 06. What’s The Matter With You, Baby 07. Lions 08. Sultans Of Swing 09. Wild West End 10. Eastbound Train 11. Southbound Again Mark K nopfler – vocals, guitar David Knopfler – guitar, vocals John Illsley – bass, vocals Pick Withers – drums STEREO SOUNDBOARD RECORDING