ALCHEMY DVD to be released at last in 2010.!! (Am i dreaming)

[Best Brown Baggies]

Chuck just mailed me this very important news.!

Sultans of Swing will be omited due to Mark not being happy with his version that night.

 

Cheers    BBB

Joking, right?

If only...............

Ok, you got me, yep, it's only a joke. I couldn't resist.

Cheers  BBB

[Hoops McCann]

What will happen when this is released as simply a 5.1 audio DVD with some lifeless menu and three boring rotating images? That would be too funny- after all this time.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't give a fuck about menus.

Well, that's putting it bluntly. What I actually meant was something along the lines of the 20th Anniversary DVD for BIA though.

[Love Expresso]

Terry put up the Alchemy info on the MKNews section now. Release probably April 2010 (for tour start reasons??) but date not definitely yet. And it will
be the video, too. Great! Alchemy as BluRay. I would  never have thought that... What a waste...so much data space, and no extras??

LovExpresso

[dustyvalentino]

Was Alchemy filmed on actual film, or just video? If it was made on film it could look spectacular on bluray. If it's video, then releasing it on bluray is a waste of time.

[mschaap]

Chuck wrote me the following about Alchemy:
"We remixed the album in surround with a stereo foldown for a blue ray release, just after finishing Mark's new solo album "Get Lucky". I couldn't believe how bad the original album sounded but the performances were unbelievable. What's really remarkable is that it all came from one night with no fixes. Now that a man's band!"

And about Get Lucky: 
"I think you will really enjoy this new album. I'm super proud of it. You may have to turn up the volume a notch as we didn't peak limit it to death. I've just approved the vinyl test pressing. Why did we ever get rid of the LP? There's something so wonderful about putting a needle in a groove."

I 'm really excited about both releases! Can't wait...

[ds1984]

Alchemy from one night only?

I though that it was a mix from just 2 (or3) shows but not a single one.

[Rollergirl]

This is great news!

[superval99]

ds1984 - On the front of my VHS copy it states that it is a recording of one night's Dire Straits performance.   

[boboDS]

It wasn't actually.
Unfortunately Solid Rock was put together from 2 nights, because they (mainly Terry W. I guess   messed up the end. I don't remember any other examples, I hope there were none.

Btw, both audience recordings (22nd, 23rd July) were uploaded on Spanish City some time ago (more than a year I think).

[Jules]

It wasn't actually.
Unfortunately Solid Rock was put together from 2 nights, because they (mainly Terry W. I guess   messed up the end. I don't remember any other examples, I hope there were none.

Btw, both audience recordings (22nd, 23rd July) were uploaded on Spanish City some time ago (more than a year I think).

There is only a few secons of the 22nd because of a mistake from Terry on drums, so they fixed it with that few seconds from the day before, but apart of that, it

[boboDS]

Well, I can live those few seconds    It will still be my most favourite album of all time.

[Love Expresso]

Well, the idea of getting Alchemy on BluRay starts to ring in my mind... I never had expected that! Great news. Who thought MK would go so innovative??

LovExpresso

[Pottel]

god knows, next you know mark will be handing out lossless usb sticks after the shows of the 2010 tour...personally...

[Love Expresso]

There is some hope...

I had the idea about the next tour and set list: Maybe MK will really change the way of his concerts and will feature really great parts of the new record!
And for the "period" people who ask for Dire Straits tracks and the old-times-stuff, well, he releases the Alchemy DVD??? It shall be released in April 2010 I understand, so maybe this is part of the PLAN....

LovExpresso

[boboDS]

well I thought that Alchemy will be released at some point in the future when MK finally decides to put DS back together for a couple of shows. Now I think that's highly unlikely, but at least we will be getting Alchemy.