LIVE DIRE STRAITS ALCHEMY Superb Original 1984 12" Double LP Live Recording
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LIVE DIRE STRAITS ~ ALCHEMY - Superb Original 1984 12" LP Double Vinyl Album
Please see below for Version Information
This superb looking and sounding album comes with two vinyl discs.
Visually both vinyls are in a near mint condition with very well retained lustres and very very minimal signs of wear. Sides 1+2 of Disc 1 are superb.
On Disc 2, Side 3 bears a small amount of wear in the runoff area that you can see in photo 18.
Side 4 is near mint.
The Playback is brilliant on all sides, with a clean and clear sound, including between songs and during soft passages.
The Inner Sleeves are original issue and in near mint condition.
The Gatefold Outer Sleeve has an overall condition of Excellent, structurally sound throughout, spine in excellent condition, with only a few light markings towards the top of the cover on either side that reduce this Sleeves rating.
Overall a really nice example with minimal signs of age/wear.
PLEASE SEE ALL THE ATTACHED PHOTOS.
ANY QUESTIONS WELCOME.
PLEASE SEE MY OTHER VINYL LISTINGS.
THANKS FOR LOOKING.
MATRIX NUMBERS AND VERSION NOTES:
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): 818244 A // 4 ▽420 Z 1 2 2 2 SOUND CLINIC
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): 818244 B // 3 ▽ 420 Z 1 2 1 4 SOUND CLINIC
Matrix / Runout (Side C runout, variant 7): 818245 A // 2 ▽ 420 Z 1 1 1 6 SOUND CLINIC
Matrix / Runout (Side D runout, variant 7): 818245 B // 3 ▽ 420 Z 1 7 SOUND CLINIC
"Alchemy - Dire Straits Live" is a double album and the first live album by Dire Straits, released on 16 March 1984. Recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22–23 July 1983, the album features the band's best known songs from their first four albums, along with tracks from the "ExtendeDancEPlay" EP and the "Local Hero" soundtrack by Mark Knopfler. Many of the songs have reworked arrangements and extended improvisational segments. The album cover is taken from a painting by Brett Whiteley.
© 1984 Phonogram Ltd ℗ 1984 Phonogram Ltd
Scrooge McDuck © Walt Disney Productions
Artwork by Brett Whiteley © Adapted from 'Alchemy 1974'
Cat#s:
Rear sleeve: (818 243-1)
Side A/B Labels: (818 244-1)
Side C/D Labels: (818 245-1)
Gatefold sleeve. Black, poly-lined inner sleeves.
Publishers:
A1, B1, B2, C1, D1, D2, D3: Rondor Music (London) Ltd / Chariscourt Ltd.
A2, B3: Rondor Music (London) Ltd / Straightjacket Songs
C2: Rondor Music (London) Ltd / Straightjacket Songs (Intro "The Carousel Waltz" published by Chappell Music Ltd)
Track times not on release; timed with a stopwatch.
Runouts are stamped, with the exception of 'SOUND CLINIC', which is etched.
Additionally, the '2' (immediately preceding the '▽') of the Side C, variants 5 & 7 runout is etched over a stamped number ('1', in the case of vari
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