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Dire Straits
Westwood One Off The Record Classic (OTRCL # 08-43)

Album US 2008 on Westwood One label
Rock (Classic Rock, Interview)

DIRE STRAITS Off The Record Classic Special #08-43: Westwood One Records Unknown recording date Original Airdate - Week of 18-19 October 2008 2008 pre-FM Single Compact Disc "Uncle" Joe Benson chronicles the life and music of the band Dire Straits, and he actually interviews Mark Knopfler in the studio for this one hour radio special. (And given that the two appear together, Knopfler took over the Segment Intro duties on this show.) The show contains commercials and studio tracks from several of the band's albums. There are twenty-seven tracks on the compact disc, and the listing above indicates the contents of each larger track as split into separate tracks. Tracks 8 - 15 are commercial spots, while Tracks 16 - 27 are the actual interview segments and segment intros separated into individual tracks.

     
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PortraitDire Straits , 1977-1988 GB
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PortraitMark Knopfler voc, g, *1949 GB
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Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Track 1 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 20:34):Dire Straits
2"Uncle" Joe Benson Radio IntroJoe Benson
3Solid RockDire Straits
4Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
5Brothers In ArmsDire Straits
6Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
7Sultans Of SwingDire Straits
8Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
9Down To The WaterlineDire Straits
10Segment BreakJoe Benson
11Commercial Block - Wal-Mart - AC/DC / U.S. Navy / Wal-Mart - Incredible Hulk / U.S. NavyNo Artist
12Track 2 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 14:56):Dire Straits
13Segment IntroMark Knopfler
14Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
15Lady WriterDire Straits
16Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
17Tunnel Of LoveMark Knopfler
18Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
19SkateawayDire Straits
20Segment BreakJoe Benson
21Commercial Block - Target - Carlos Santana / TGI Friday's / Wal-Mart - AC/DC / U.S. Navy / Wal-Mart - Incredible HulkNo Artist
22Track 3 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 14:27):Dire Straits
23Segment IntroMark Knopfler
24So Far AwayDire Straits
25Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
26Money For NothingDire Straits
27Segment BreakJoe Benson
28Commercial Block - Target - Carlos Santana / TGI Friday's / U.S. Navy / Uniroyal Tires / Wal-Mart - AC/DCNo Artist
29Track 4 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 5:22):Dire Straits
30Segment IntroMark Knopfler
31Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
32Walk Of LifeDire Straits
33End CreditsJoe Benson
34Track 5 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:37):Dire Straits
35Radio Promo Spot I (Music & Voice - Walk Of Life)Joe Benson
36Track 6 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:42):Dire Straits
37Radio Promo Spot II (Music & Voice - Walk Of Life)Joe Benson
38Track 7 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:43):Dire Straits
39Radio Promo Spot III (Music & Voice - Walk Of Life)Joe Benson
40Track 8 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
41U.S. NavyNo Artist
42Track 9 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
43U.S. NavyNo Artist
44Track 10 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
45U.S. NavyNo Artist
46Track 11 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
47Target - Carlos SantanaNo Artist
48Track 12 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
49Uniroyal TiresNo Artist
50Track 13 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
51Wal-Mart - AC/DCNo Artist
52Track 14 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
53Wal-Mart - Incredible HulkNo Artist
54Track 15 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:32):Dire Straits
55TGI Friday'sNo Artist
56Track 16 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:29):Dire Straits
57Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
58Track 17 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:29):Dire Straits
59Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
60Track 18 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:47):Dire Straits
61Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
62Track 19 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:53):Dire Straits
63Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
64Track 20 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:59):Dire Straits
65Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
66Track 21 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:08):Dire Straits
67Segment Intro / Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
68Track 22 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:35):Dire Straits
69Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
70Track 23 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:00):Dire Straits
71Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
72Track 24 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:57):Dire Straits
73Segment Intro / Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
74Track 25 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:27):Dire Straits
75Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
76Track 26 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 0:20):Dire Straits
77Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
78Track 27 On Compact Disc: (Total Running Time - 1:57):Dire Straits
79Segment Intro / Interview SegmentMark Knopfler
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