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DIRE STRAITS

"SELECTED SHOWS 1978 > 1981" DVD R

Great DVD containing various rare TV appearances from the early and best period of Dire Straits; all the broadcasts are really excellent (both audio & video quality); it starts with the excellent Chorus TV Show in Paris 1978, to follow an excellent version of the famous Dortmund 1980 concert, recorded for Rockpop TV show (taken from this broadcast), picture quality is great and sound has been remastered; the third part of the DVD features the rare Werchter show recorded in 1981......beautiful!!!!!!!!

Mark Knopfler - Guitar, vocals
David Knopfler - Rhythm Guitar (# Paris Show only)
Hal Lindes - Rhythm Guitar & Vocals (# Dortmund & Werchter Show)
John Illsley - Bass, vocals
Pick Withers - Drums
Alan Clark - Keyboards / piano (# Dortmund & Werchter Show)

1. 'Empire', Paris, France, October 14, 1978 - Original Broadcast on "Chorus TV" (France)
Rebroadcast on 28th January 2008 on "Virgin 17" French TV - Excellent quality - 23'30''

01. Water of love
02. Interview
03. Lions
04. Sultans of Swing
05. Eastbound Train

2. Westfahlenhalle, Dortmund, Germany 'ON LOCATION TOUR', December 19, 1980 - Excellent qty - 56 min.
Original broadcast on 'Rock Pop TV Show', German TV

01. Intro Christian Simon
02. Once Upon a Time in the West
03. Down To The Waterline
04. Lions
05. News
06. Sultans of Swing
07. Intro: Extract from "The Carousel Waltz"
08. Tunnel of Love
09. Solid Rock

3. Werchter Festival, Brussel, Belgium, July 5, 1981 - Very good qty - 31 min.

1. Tunnel of Love
2. Expresso love
3. Private investigations (instrumental)
4. Sultans of swing

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Total Running Time: 110 min. approx.
PRO-SHOT
Region free code
Never commercially released DVD
High quality print art cover