Dire Straits – Cologne 1979 (12-Inch Double-LP) multicolour

Dire Straits – Cologne 1979 (12-Inch Double-LP) multicolourThis double album captures Dire Straitss legendary performance recorded for the German television programme Rockpalast at WDR Studio L, in Cologne, on 16 February 1979. Recorded in front of an invited audience, the set primarily comprised of songs from Dire Straitss 1978 debut album, along with teasers from their upcoming second album, Communiqu. Featuring the set in its entirety, included here are classic cuts such as Sultans of Swing, Down to the

Seventeen Seconds and many more

Slide Away **

in Barcelona

It Might As Well Be Spring

Waterloo Sunset (2:18)

Bruce is joined onstage by the powerhouse trio of Clem Clempson (guitar)

Featured here are extraordinary renditions of classics such as Because the Night

John Lennon & Various Artists – Radio Waves: Volume One (12-Inch Double-LP)

Hard to Explain

and Lesley Woods’ sharp lyrics

including Pride (In the Name of Love)

is Cocker’s celebrated cover of the Beatles’ With a Little Help from My Friends