Alchemy: Dire Straits Live

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Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
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
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (not rated) link
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 1 Track listing 1.1 Disc one 1.2 Disc two 1.3 Cassette one / LP one 1.3.1 Side A 1.3.2 Side B 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional personnel 3 Charts 4 Certifications

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Mark Knopfler except as indicated.

[edit] Disc one

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

[edit] Disc two

1. "Two Young Lovers" – 4:49
2. "Tunnel of Love" – 14:29
   • "Intro: The Carousel Waltz" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – first 4:30 of "Tunnel of Love"
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:

[edit] Cassette one / LP one

[edit] Side A

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

[edit] Side B

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

[edit] Personnel

• Mark Knopfler: guitar, vocals
• Alan Clark: keyboard
• John Illsley: bass
• Hal Lindes: guitar
• Terry Williams: drums

[edit] Additional personnel

• Mel Collins: saxophone
• Joop de Korte: percussion
• Tommy Mandel: keyboards

[edit] Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
1984	The Billboard 200	46

[edit] Certifications

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 |