Dire Straits – Alchemy - Dire Straits Live

Absolutely Gorgeous !
Original from 1984, perfect condition.
40 years old and rocking hard…

One of my favorite albums of all time, certainly my favorite live album ever. I know this is just a VHS release, but if you're getting this looking for amazing quality, I'd look elsewhere. No VHS Hi-Fi (to be fair, it was brand new when the tape was released), so you're stuck with linear stereo. This is alright, if you have an earlier deck with a stereo linear head, but most decks don't have a linear stereo head, so you're stuck with mono on "modern" machines. Also, I can't quite tell, but I *think* that this tape is being played back at EP speed (no, not ExtendedancEPlay speed), so the video and the audio quality are reduced. Maybe my copy is degraded, but the drums are basically non-existent, but hey the guitar sounds good, so I mean can't complain too much. Just writing this to let others know what to expect.

Good ol’ Alchemy Live! This was a big one back in the mid 80s! I had it taped on a TDK SA90! It’s coming as an expanded pressing in a live Dire Straits box set in early November, along with On The Night, also expanded, At The BBC and Rainbow 1979.
CD box too! I’m looking forward to that!

Good ol’ Alchemy Live! This was a big one back in the mid 80s! I had it taped on a TDK SA90! It’s coming as an expanded pressing in a live Dire Straits box set in early November, along with On The Night, also expanded, At The BBC and Rainbow 1979.
CD box too!

One of the best sounding live albums I have heard. The solo to Sultans is especially clear and the bass is equally punchy. Mixed to an incredible standard, although that goes for all Dire Straits records.

Very good live record. Excellent sound and pressing. Very very clear.

Outstanding record, really ads when listening to the vinyl compared to any other versions. This version btw is really mind blowing

Extraordinary sound quality on this UK original release. Very nice pressing!
I made a needledrop of one of the tracks from this vinyl record - You can find it on the right side in the videos, under the name:
Dire Straits - Expresso Love (Alchemy - Dire Straits Live) (1984 UK Vinyl)

I can't recommend this release because my new, pristine copy has what seems like digital corruption on cd2 track 2 - between 2:40 and 3:00. I had a look in Audacity to see if just another audience clap but can tell it's a digital blip.

Sonido en directo impecable, excelentes versiones, una portada icónica.

Sin duda, un doble disco imprescindible en la discografía de Dire Straits. Tengo el disco en vinilo, el CD y el DVD, que incorporaba también un CD.

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Incredible live recording with excellent versions plus an iconic cover.

No doubt, it's an essential disc in the Dire Straits discography.

I have the vynil, CD and DVD verisions.