Dire Straits plays an early live concert, performed in Germany in 1979 and deftly captured on video. Here we see the original band in the first blush of its amazing international success - Mark and Dave Knopfler on lead and rhythm guitars, John Illsley on bass, Pick Withers on drums. The band’s first, benchmark album is out, and ‘Sultans Of Swing’ is a huge hit. For all its newfound success, Dire Straits here puts on a carefully polished, musically serious show, full of the nuance and intelligence that characterized the band’s memorable career in rock. A very young Mark Knopfler is of course front and center, with his trademark Dylan-influenced vocals, seductive guitar playing, and dark and thoughtful songs. Those sings include, along with ‘Sultans,’ beloved numbers from the breakout album: ‘Water Of Love,’ ‘Down To The Waterline,’ ‘Six Blade Knife,’ ‘Wild West End,’ and others, as well as a batch of what were then new songs, including ‘Lady Writer’ and ‘Once Upon A Time In The West.’

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