Live 1978–1992

~ Release by Dire Straits (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Countries excluded (Spotify + Deezer)

(As of 2023-11-04).

  • Northern America: 🇺🇸 United States (us)
  • Eastern Europe: 🇧🇾 Belarus (by)
  • Eastern Africa: 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory (io)
Annotation last modified on 2026-07-20 20:58 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Down to the Waterline (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Jeff Griffin (UK producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
guitar and keyboard:
David Knopfler
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22)
live recording of:
Down to the Waterline (on 1978-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
44:10
2Six Blade Knife (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Jeff Griffin (UK producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
guitar and keyboard:
David Knopfler
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22)
live recording of:
Six Blade Knife (on 1978-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
3.53:47
3Water of Love (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Jeff Griffin (UK producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
guitar and keyboard:
David Knopfler
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22)
live recording of:
Water of Love (on 1978-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
3.55:29
4Wild West End (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Jeff Griffin (UK producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
guitar and keyboard:
David Knopfler
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22)
live recording of:
Wild West End (on 1978-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
3.55:14
5Sultans of Swing (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Jeff Griffin (UK producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
guitar and keyboard:
David Knopfler
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22)
live recording of:
Sultans of Swing (on 1978-07-22)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
56:39
6Lions (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Jeff Griffin (UK producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar:
David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler
keyboard:
David Knopfler
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22)
live recording of:
Lions
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
publisher:
Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs
46:17
7What’s the Matter Baby? (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Jeff Griffin (UK producer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar and lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
guitar and keyboard:
David Knopfler
recorded at:
Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22)
live recording of:
What’s the Matter Baby? (on 1978-07-22)
lyricist:
David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
David Knopfler
composer:
Mark Knopfler
43:27
8Tunnel of Love (live at the BBC / remastered 2023)
producer:
Michael Appleton (producer)
bass guitar:
John Illsley
drums (drum set):
Pick Withers
guitar:
Mark Knopfler and Hal Lindes
keyboard:
Alan Clark (keyboardist)
background vocals:
John Illsley and Hal Lindes
lead vocals:
Mark Knopfler
vocals:
Hal Lindes
recorded at:
BBC Television Theatre in Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1981-01-31)
live recording of:
Tunnel of Love (on 1981-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Mark Knopfler
additional composer:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Straitjacket Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
quotes music from:
The Carousel Waltz (Carousel)
4.511:58
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