| Live At The BBC | ||||
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| Live album by Dire Straits | ||||
| Released | 26 June 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 22 July 1978, except "Tunnel of Love": 31 January 1981 BBC Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Roots rock | |||
| Length | 45:57 | |||
| Label | Windsong (UK) Warner Bros. (US) Vertigo |
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Various Last album = Encores(1993) |
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Live at the BBC is a live album by Dire Straits, recorded in-between Dire Straits, Communiqué and Making Movies. The studio version of first six songs were released on Dire Straits.
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The album was released in 1995, the year in which the group officially disbanded. From Mark Knopfler's own words, this album was released because the defunct Dire Straits still owed an album to PolyGram (now Mercury). This album was a means to end the legal contract, before Mark Knopfler began his solo career (still signed to Mercury).
The first seven tracks were recorded for the BBC Live in Concert series on 22 July 1978. Track 8, "Tunnel of Love" was recorded for the BBC TV program The Old Grey Whistle Test on 31 January 1981.
This record features one unreleased song, a co-written track with brother David, "What's The Matter Baby?" It is the only co-written song in Dire Straits history. (There are two other Dire Straits songs on which Mark Knopfler shared writing credits -- "Money for Nothing" and "Tunnel of Love" - but in each case the song itself is entirely by Knopfler with only a small contribution to the backing or arrangement by the other credited artist.)
(all songs by Mark Knopfler, except where noted)
This 3rd live album by Dire Straits stayed 1 week in the UK Albums Chart. [2]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1995 | Dutch Albums Chart | 15 |
| 1995 | Swiss Albums Chart | 45 |
| 1995 | UK Albums Chart | 71 |
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