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One Deep River / The Boy / Re: (21) Chess

« Last post by Robson on November 28, 2024, 01:08:38 PM »

Hi! I know, coming back to this topic after a few months is boring, but I may have a theory.
I was sitting on the sofa, watching TV, trying to figure out what to watch, and then I came across a film called Cadillac Record.

In 1947 in Chicago, a Jewish immigrant from Poland and bar owner Leonard Chess hires a blues combo, including guitarist Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and harmonica player Little Walter. Waters' and Walter's success leads to Chess opening the doors for black musicians and beginning a new record label in 1950 – Chess Records. This attracts stars like Etta James, Howlin' Wolf and Chuck Berry.

Even though he was successful, Chess sacrificed Little Walter because he was becoming unmanageable due to alcohol, but always protected Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry (the golden goose). It was like a chess game where he moved the pawns as he pleased.
Muddy Waters was a big influence on Mark, as was Chuck Berry, and I've lost count of the number of times he's played the song I Can't Be Satisfied, for example, so I found a lot of similarities in that.

That was my two cents 

Nice story. Just how to connect it with the text.

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DS & MK / Golden Award from Switzerland First Album

« Last post by Klaus74 on November 28, 2024, 01:05:46 PM »

Now i´m the proud owner of a Golden Disc Award for the first Dire Straits record from Switzerland. Presented in August 1979 by Phonogram Switzerland. Terry Williams got that award in the year 1985 for a Welsh charity auction called "Swansea for Ethiopia" which took place in the music-club "Barons Club" in Swansea. The two former club-owners, father and son, Bill and Alistair Hughes bought that award in 1985 from Terry to raise money for that mentioned charity-event. Now i´m the happy owner of that Dire Straits artifact.I found it online in UK.
Sorry but i cannot upload a picture of my award-disc. I have photos on my smartphone, but the data is too big. So i need a little help to downsize the photo-data. 

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: MK and DS pictures

« Last post by Vesper on November 28, 2024, 12:43:33 PM »

At the Tusk Conversation Awards

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DS & MK / Re: Disappointing Love Over Gold pressing

« Last post by Klaus74 on November 28, 2024, 12:30:48 PM »

I have heard, that the Pallas-pressings were sent to the US and the Czech Republic pressings were for the EU-markets, but i don´t know if that information was really right. I don´t have the Dire Straits album-box but the Dire Straits Live-Box and that records are brilliant. Really. Now i have bought the Abbey-Road-Master edition of Making Movies, which is also brilliant. I´m still waiting for an Israel issue of Making Movies, too. 

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New Investigations / Re: Henrik Hansen Documentary

« Last post by Rolo on November 28, 2024, 12:08:09 PM »

What?

LE

Lies, Lies, Lies....
(now, it could be true  )

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Money for nothing best of in 2 LP format

« Last post by dustyvalentino on November 28, 2024, 10:33:24 AM »

I have the regular black vinyl edition, with the unfaded TR.
But as of today I also have the green vinyl edition (US), it has the 'regular' live remix of TR.
It doesn't say where the pressing was done, but they did a good job.

Nice to know...I will dig out the matrix numbers but sounds like the US edition is the one to go for...

I guess it depends what you are looking for. I own neither but if I wanted to own one it would be the weird version

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One Deep River / The Boy / Re: (21) Chess

« Last post by kaleo74 on November 28, 2024, 07:40:12 AM »

Hi! I know, coming back to this topic after a few months is boring, but I may have a theory.
I was sitting on the sofa, watching TV, trying to figure out what to watch, and then I came across a film called Cadillac Record.

In 1947 in Chicago, a Jewish immigrant from Poland and bar owner Leonard Chess hires a blues combo, including guitarist Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and harmonica player Little Walter. Waters' and Walter's success leads to Chess opening the doors for black musicians and beginning a new record label in 1950 – Chess Records. This attracts stars like Etta James, Howlin' Wolf and Chuck Berry.

Even though he was successful, Chess sacrificed Little Walter because he was becoming unmanageable due to alcohol, but always protected Muddy Waters and Chuck Berry (the golden goose). It was like a chess game where he moved the pawns as he pleased.
Muddy Waters was a big influence on Mark, as was Chuck Berry, and I've lost count of the number of times he's played the song I Can't Be Satisfied, for example, so I found a lot of similarities in that.

That was my two cents 

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Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum / Re: Money for nothing best of in 2 LP format

« Last post by the visitor on November 27, 2024, 06:53:14 PM »

I have the regular black vinyl edition, with the unfaded TR.
But as of today I also have the green vinyl edition (US), it has the 'regular' live remix of TR.
It doesn't say where the pressing was done, but they did a good job.

Nice to know...I will dig out the matrix numbers but sounds like the US edition is the one to go for...

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New Investigations / Re: Henrik Hansen Documentary

« Last post by wayaman on November 27, 2024, 05:38:47 PM »

Didn’t Guy wrote that hè was mixing some live recordings? Maybe for the soundtrack of this documentary ? Only wishfull thinking? Or a solo live boxset

The score for the documentary makes sense...

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Local Hero Musical / Re: Local Hero - musical

« Last post by wayaman on November 27, 2024, 05:37:42 PM »

ps. But apparently someone saw him at David Gilmour concerts

A project like a musical would be an intensive daily workload though.

This would depend on how many new songs are required.
Most of the hard work has already been done so his involvement could be fairly minimal.
Unfortunately Local Hero is a niche attraction and it is a shame it didn't travel around Scotland back in 19.
It was really well done but London theatres take less "risks" since covid.
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I'd like to think that the Old Vic would like to have it as it was originally scheduled to be there in 2020 and they are just waiting to the right moment in their agenda but... Who knows. Indeed it would make more sense to be represented at theaters in major cities in Scotland (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen...) but it needs s a company wanting to take the risk. I think it would make it well there.