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Title: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: Jules on April 29, 2020, 04:15:26 PM
https://music.amazon.es/user-playlists/7b91611dd62944eea690c3ea75658b09eses?ref=dm_sh_qJGbhtoNzmlWQBg4Efi8oPEno
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: superval99 on April 29, 2020, 06:00:47 PM
https://music.amazon.es/user-playlists/7b91611dd62944eea690c3ea75658b09eses?ref=dm_sh_qJGbhtoNzmlWQBg4Efi8oPEno

Restless Farewell?    :think
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: Jules on April 29, 2020, 08:26:24 PM
https://music.amazon.es/user-playlists/7b91611dd62944eea690c3ea75658b09eses?ref=dm_sh_qJGbhtoNzmlWQBg4Efi8oPEno

Restless Farewell?    :think

It's not in Amazon music. At least in my country
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: 2manyguitars on April 29, 2020, 10:34:51 PM
This is a good one, and well worth some discussion.

The tracks Jbaent links to are from Mavis Staples 3rd album from 1979. Mark is credited and it seems both Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler were also involved.

Anyone heard of this collaboration before?

Could it have been done around the time of slow train coming? Both seem to have been recorded at Muscle Shoals with similar personnel, same producer.


Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: Jules on April 30, 2020, 10:02:02 AM
Mk did five sessions in 1979. Steely Dan, Mavis Staples, Sandy McLelland, Lee Fardon and Bob Dylan.

The one with Mavis Staples was before the Dylan one, probably Wexler and Beckett needed someone or want to try how good was MK as a session player...

Sandy and Lee sessions were both in London, actually MK produced the Lee Fardon session but he wasn't happy with it and didn't release it, until recently. Just search in YouTube "Windows display" by Lee Fardon with Mark Knopfler.
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: 2manyguitars on April 30, 2020, 07:36:04 PM
Mk did five sessions in 1979. Steely Dan, Mavis Staples, Sandy McLelland, Lee Fardon and Bob Dylan.

The one with Mavis Staples was before the Dylan one, probably Wexler and Beckett needed someone or want to try how good was MK as a session player...

Sandy and Lee sessions were both in London, actually MK produced the Lee Fardon session but he wasn't happy with it and didn't release it, until recently. Just search in YouTube "Windows display" by Lee Fardon with Mark Knopfler.

Interesting.

It's just odd that i knew about all the other sessions you mentioned and have them all in one form or another,  just had never heard of the Mavis Staples one.

What do you think of the Lee Fardon one?
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: Jules on April 30, 2020, 10:26:43 PM
Mk did five sessions in 1979. Steely Dan, Mavis Staples, Sandy McLelland, Lee Fardon and Bob Dylan.

The one with Mavis Staples was before the Dylan one, probably Wexler and Beckett needed someone or want to try how good was MK as a session player...

Sandy and Lee sessions were both in London, actually MK produced the Lee Fardon session but he wasn't happy with it and didn't release it, until recently. Just search in YouTube "Windows display" by Lee Fardon with Mark Knopfler.

Interesting.

It's just odd that i knew about all the other sessions you mentioned and have them all in one form or another,  just had never heard of the Mavis Staples one.

What do you think of the Lee Fardon one?

It's not good, at least for my taste.

I knew about the Mavis Staples from years and years ago. It was only available on vinyl until recently that has been released on cd.
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: border_reiver on May 01, 2020, 09:34:32 AM
I always go to Allmusic.com to find credits. Amazing source. :)

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits)
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: 2manyguitars on May 01, 2020, 10:57:11 AM
I always go to Allmusic.com to find credits. Amazing source. :)

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits)

That's a great list, but is it me or is the Mavis Staples collaboration not listed there?
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: border_reiver on May 01, 2020, 12:19:24 PM
I always go to Allmusic.com to find credits. Amazing source. :)

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits)

That's a great list, but is it me or is the Mavis Staples collaboration not listed there?

As far as I can tell it is not. It's great but not a perfect source.
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: Jules on May 01, 2020, 12:37:29 PM
I always go to Allmusic.com to find credits. Amazing source. :)

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits)

That's a great list, but is it me or is the Mavis Staples collaboration not listed there?

As far as I can tell it is not. It's great but not a perfect source.

The Mavis Staples colaboration is mentioned in many interviews and also I think books...
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: 2manyguitars on May 01, 2020, 01:22:32 PM
I always go to Allmusic.com to find credits. Amazing source. :)

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits (https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-knopfler-mn0000831236/credits)

That's a great list, but is it me or is the Mavis Staples collaboration not listed there?

As far as I can tell it is not. It's great but not a perfect source.

The Mavis Staples colaboration is mentioned in many interviews and also I think books...

Isn't it great that after all these years you can still find new Knopfler collaborations. Makes you wonder what else is out there....
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: JF on May 03, 2020, 12:39:12 AM

The Mavis Staples colaboration is mentioned in many interviews and also I think books...

yes the Oldfield book mentions it
Title: Re: Amazon music - Mark Knopfler Colaborations playlist
Post by: 2manyguitars on May 03, 2020, 10:30:13 PM

The Mavis Staples colaboration is mentioned in many interviews and also I think books...

yes the Oldfield book mentions it

I've got a copy of the Oldfield book lying around in the loft, I'll dig it up and find the reference.