Dire Straits Alchemy 1984 2CD minstrel

DIRE STRAITS "Alchemy Live" 1984



Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is the first live album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). It features their best-known tracks up to that point, often featuring reworked arrangements and extended improvisational segments.

The cover image is taken from a painting by Brett Whiteley.

Alchemy was remastered and re-released (in the UK only) on May 8, 2001.

All songs written by Mark Knopfler except as indicated.
Original release


CD release

"Love Over Gold", which had been released as a separate single in 1984, was added into the track list for the CD release, and the fade outs between sides 1 and 2 and sides 3 and 4 have been removed. A number of tracks had their length increased for the CD releases.

 Disc one

 1. "Once Upon a Time in the West" – 13:01
 * "Intro: Stargazer" (instrumental from the Local Hero soundtrack)
 2. "Expresso Love" – 5:45
 * Includes intro to "Industrial Disease"
 3. "Romeo and Juliet" – 8:17
 4. "Love Over Gold" – 3:27
 5. "Private Investigations" – 7:34
 6. "Sultans of Swing" – 10:54

 Disc two

 1. "Two Young Lovers" – 4:49
 2. "Tunnel of Love" – 14:29
 * includes excerpt from "The Carousel Waltz" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 4.13-4:30 of "Tunnel of Love"
 3. "Telegraph Road" – 13:37
 4. "Solid Rock" – 6:01
 5. "Going Home – Theme from 'Local Hero'" – 6:05

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