Three official versions of Twisting by the Pool.

[Love Expresso]

I heard it first time on the radio around 1985, bought the EP in May 1988 and was disappointed by the remix version when it came out in October 1988.
The whole Money For Nothing album is an example of how not to do it properly. Ask Queen how to do Best-Of albums...

LE

For me it was the opposite, I prefer the Remix version, it gave more life to the song, and for me the 1988 MFN compilation is an authentic marvel, no wonder that for me it is the best DS compilation, with exclusive things like the live version of PB in 1983, the demo of WDYTG, two TBTP and TR remixes. It should probably be the favorite of most fans.

To me the best thing about it is the cover art. I mean Brothers and Money For Nothing edited, Telegraph Road faded ... the demo of WDYTYG was very nice surprise though. I remember that in September 1988 MK had announced the end of Dire Straits and there was no sign of a solo career so it was all pretty sad and the compilation felt like a last hurrah.

LE

[Robson]

Where Do You Think You’re Going? - the demo is fantastic. I was always annoyed that Telegraph Road ended so strangely. And Portobello Belle was the one I listened to the most. 

[the visitor]

I really like the MFN compilation - it does have some gems in there.  I was listening to the version of Telegraph Road last night and it is my absolute go to version of this song - the re-mix that was done is really good to my ears - its kind of a live / studio hybrid version, crowd noise much more isolated to the extent in some quiet bits sounds like they are not there at all. The snare has so much attack that when the drums kick in at the start it takes you aback.  Can't help thinking things like the congas and brooding synth low in the mix are overdubs but I like it for that.

It also leaves you wanting more...think about it, for all these years we've been yearning to hear what actually happens post fade of PB.  Commercially it is very clever in this regard - sends you off wanting to find the full length versions... in the case of Portobello Belle some are still on that quest to this day.

[ds1984]

Owning every Dire Straits record, I simply did not buy the MFN compilation.

I was unaware that WDYTYG was the demo, I didn't give f...ck to the 2 remix, and couldn't cope with a release of PB live being truncated, add that I don't like the way PB was performed on the Alchemy tour after hearing the OLT live version.

[JF]

If you have the physical version released in 2022, please check if it is the remix version as stated in the information or if it is the EP version.

I have the physical 2LP version released in 2022.
The audio is the one from EP : no reverb on Mark's vocal, and you can hear clearly his "shoot" just before the solo (while it was burried in the 1988 remix)

but the sleeve and the vinyl label has the "remix" mention !

[Brunno Nunes]

I really like the MFN compilation - it does have some gems in there.  I was listening to the version of Telegraph Road last night and it is my absolute go to version of this song - the re-mix that was done is really good to my ears - its kind of a live / studio hybrid version, crowd noise much more isolated to the extent in some quiet bits sounds like they are not there at all. The snare has so much attack that when the drums kick in at the start it takes you aback.  Can't help thinking things like the congas and brooding synth low in the mix are overdubs but I like it for that.

It also leaves you wanting more...think about it, for all these years we've been yearning to hear what actually happens post fade of PB.  Commercially it is very clever in this regard - sends you off wanting to find the full length versions... in the case of Portobello Belle some are still on that quest to this day.

I completely agree with this point of view and you reminded me of how curious I was to hear what was after the fadeout of PB live on the MFN compilation, and in fact, it became a saga for me in the early 2000s, until the day I bought a Bootleg with one of the nights in Paris 83, 06/22/83, which contains the precious PB version from 15:30, that left me in a state of ecstasy as a teenager.

Even before that, the same thing happened to me with TR remix live on the 88 compilation, only after I got to know the end through Alchemy (I first got to know TR live through the MFN compilation). Anyway, those were times of discoveries that had such a positive impact on my soul, it was always so good to compare these songs, WTYTG demo with the more polished version under study, the interpretation, the timbre... all of this still captivates me today.