Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
Alchemy: Dire Straits Live cover
Live album by Dire Straits
Released March 1, 1984
Recorded July 22-23 1983, Hammersmith Odeon, London
Genre Rock
Length 93:59
Label PolyGram Records/Vertigo Records (UK)
Warner Bros. Records (U.S.)
Producer(s) Mark Knopfler
Professional reviews
Dire Straits chronology
ExtendedancEPlay
(1983)		 Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
(1984)		 Brothers in Arms
(1985)


Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is the first live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It features their best-known tracks up to that point, but significantly different in sound from the studio versions. It features extended improvisations showcasing Mark Knopfler's guitar playing and drumming by Terry Williams.

It was remastered and released (in the UK only) on May 8, 2001.

Contents

All songs written by Mark Knopfler except as indicated.

  1. "Once Upon a Time in the West" – 13:01
  2. "Expresso Love" – 5:45
  3. "Romeo and Juliet" – 8:17
  4. "Love over Gold" – 3:27
  5. "Private Investigations" – 7:34
  6. "Sultans of Swing" – 10:54

  1. "Two Young Lovers" – 4:49
  2. "Tunnel of Love" – 14:29
  3. "Telegraph Road" – 13:37
  4. "Solid Rock" – 6:01
  5. "Going Home - Theme from 'Local Hero'" – 6:05

On cassette and LP the track listing was slightly different on the first cassette/LP:

  1. "Once Upon a Time in the West" – 13:01
  2. "Romeo and Juliet" – 8:17

  1. "Expresso Love" – 5:45
  2. "Private Investigations" – 7:34
  3. "Sultans of Swing" – 10:54

Album

Year Chart Position
1984 The Billboard 200 46

Organisation Level Date
BPI – UK Gold March 15, 1984
RIAA – U.S. Gold July 27, 2001
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler

John Illsley | Alan Clark | Guy Fletcher | David Knopfler | Pick Withers | Hal Lindes | Terry Williams | Jack Sonni
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Dire Straits | Communiqué | Making Movies | Love over Gold | ExtendedancEPlay | Alchemy | Brothers in Arms | On Every Street | On the Night | Encores | Live at the BBC | Money for Nothing | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations
Hit Singles: Sultans of Swing | Lady Writer | Romeo and Juliet | Skateaway | Private Investigations | Twisting by the Pool | So Far Away | Money for Nothing | Brothers in Arms | Walk of Life | Your Latest Trick | Calling Elvis | Heavy Fuel |
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