Dire Straits - ALCHEMY: Dire Straits Live-DVD & 2 CDs: Deluxe Limited Edition Box Set-1984/2010
- Universal International Music B.V. A Universal Music Company-602527336299-1700 grn
ALCHEMY was a double live album originally released in 1984 with an accompanying VHS, now released on DVD and Blu-ray for the FIRST TIME. This deluxe edition also includes the original two disk CD album. Dire Straits perform their brand of soft rock from the double-album ALCHEMY: DIRE STRAITS of LIVE. The live show features 11 songs from the groups four previous albums, DIRE STRAITS, COMMUNIQUE, MAKING MOVIES, and LOVE OVER GOLD. The band that would eventually go on to become MTV darlings with their smash hit "Money for Nothing" showcase all of their early favourites, including Sultans of Swing, Tunnel Of Love, Once Upon A Time In The West, and many more. Mark Knopfler leads the band on the 11 songs featured in this concert performance, all of which are also included on the live album by the same name. Recorded at the last concert of the Love Over Gold 1982-1983 world tour. The video has been restored from the original film by archive restoration specialist and acclaimed live concert director Dick Carruthers. The audio is remixed by Chuck Ainlay, winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album for his surround production on Brothers in arms. Bonus features include two live TV performances from The Old Grey Whistle Test and the BBC Arena documentary including exclusive interviews with the band and rehearsal footage. Nice digipack in slip case packaging with arrow cut holes. The cover of the album is an adaptation of Alchemy - 1974, painted over a two-year period (1972-1973) by the late Australian artist and personal friend of Mark Knopfler, Brett Whiteley, who died on 15th June 1992. The painting is actually a self-portrait and consists of a series of large separate panels which, when fully displayed, extend around several walls of a studio. There are many panels to the work and most are not seen here. The adaptation includes additional artwork and photographs of the band and some collage like a guitar with lips held by a hand. One prevalent feature in Brett Whiteleys work are arrows going in opposite directions, they feature in various paintings he has done and presumably this is where the four arrows you see on the album cover originate. Apparently Mark Knopfler was an admirer of Whiteleys work. In an interview on the Australian TV programme 60 Minutes he said he was saddened to hear of his death.
Filmed And Recorded Live At The Hammersmith Odeon In London On 22nd - 23rd July 1983.
Presented In A Deluxe Gatefold Digipak Includes 12-Page of Booklet Within A Slipcase.
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