Identifier10065150
Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sound RatingA-
NoteOn the 27th of July 1977 Dire Straits recorded the now famous demo tapes of five songs:
Wild West End
Sultans of Swing
Down To The Waterline
Sacred Loving
Water of Love.

In what was probably October they recorded:
Southbound Again
In The Gallery
Six Blade Knife (for BBC Radio London)

and, finally, on the 9th of November demo tapes were made of:
Setting Me Up
Eastbound Train
and Real Girl.
Source InfoStudio Soundboard
Traded FromJonathan
Trades Allowed
Performance
Dire Straits 1977-01-01 Pathe Marconi Studios - Pathway Studios, London, UK
Set 1Wild West End
Sultans Of Swing
Down To The Waterline
Water Of Love
Southbound Again
In The Gallery
Six Blade Knife
Setting Me Up
Eastbound Train
Real Girl
Set 2
Set 3
CommentContains demos for their first album.

Available sources:
-"Early Demos" (Indian Records)
-"The Demos"