Dire Straits - San Francisco (Live Radio Broadcast) [1979]

Here is a concert from the beginning of Dire Straits recorded in San Francisco in 1979 and broadcast on the radio (14 tracks). 

The sound is just perfect. Knopfler's band perform almost all of their 1st album (only Setting me up is missing), the fact that they only sing 3 tracks from the 2nd album (Communiqué) maybe means they weren't yet appeared (July 1979) but that he was testing new titles in public. 

We have no indication either of the precise date or of the place of recording (concert hall or radio studio given the quality of the sound). 

In any case titles like Down to the waterline, Lady writer or obviously Sultans of swing still work marvelously 40 years later, the quality of writing and the guitar playing of Knopfler being of extreme finesse and efficiency. 

What really annoyed me, however, is the complete lack of booklet, info and even the obligatory credits of the songs are not indicated!!! It's a bit of mocking the listener. 

So, yes, fans will be delighted to find this concert which will complete their collection and takes a very good place following Live at the BBC (recorded in 1978 and released in 1995). 

1.  Down To The Waterline

2.  Six Blade Knife

3.  One Upon A Time In The West

4.  Lady Writer

5.  Water Of Love

6.  In The Gallery

7.  News

8.  What´s The Matter Baby

9.  Lions

10.  Sultans Of Swing

11.  Wild West End

12.  Where Do You Think You´re Going

13.  Eastbound Train

14.  Southbound Again

Notes

Release: 1979

Genre:  Pop, Rock

Length: 1:02:18

Label:  Radio Live Broadcast

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