Birmingham at Barbarella

Birmingham at Barbarella
Live album by Dire Straits
Released 1978
Recorded Dire Straits tour: July 4, 1978
Genre Rock
Length 68:21[1]
Dire Straits chronology

Dire Straits
(1978)		 Birmingham at Barbarella
(1978)

Birmingham at Barbarella is a live bootleg made on the Dire Straits tour and released in 1978. It is the first live album by Dire Straits.

The songs were recorded on July 4, 1978.

Track listing

# Song Gig Length Album Length Album Author
1 Down To The Waterline 4:08 3:55 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
2 Six Blade Knife 4:08 4:10 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
3 In the Gallery 6:20 6:16 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
4 Eastbound Train 3:56 Sultans of Swing (B-side single) Mark Knopfler
5 Water of Love 6:35 5:23 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
6 Portobello Belle 4:28 4:29 Communiqué Mark Knopfler
7 Wild West End 5:32 4:42 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
8 Lions 5:55 5:05 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
9 What's The Matter Baby 3:09 unreleased Mark & David Knopfler
10 Me And My Friends 3:42 unreleased
11 Sultans of Swing 7:35 5:47 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler
12 Real Girl 3:13 unreleased David Knopfler
13 Nadine 4:57 unreleased Chuck Berry[2]
14 Southbound Again 4:43 2:58 Dire Straits Mark Knopfler

This album includes a pre-album version of Portobello Belle and four unreleased songs.

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ "Dire Straits, 1978 - Birmingham At Barbarella (1978-07-04)". Album page. Media Club. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Dire Straits - Rock File '78 (Aphrodisiac Feeling)". Album page. Discogs. Retrieved 1 March 2010.