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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: allen on November 19, 2009, 02:29:06 AM

Title: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: allen on November 19, 2009, 02:29:06 AM

Alan Perry - Concert Photographs.

Dire Straits Photographs

Liverpool 8th June 1979- Dire Straits played at Liverpool Empire Theatre. As chance would have it, 2 days later I had lunch with their manager, Ed Bicknell. I remember him telling me about the time when he negotiated a contract advertising Mars bars for Marianne Faithful, who he also managed. He said that she declined the deal, claiming that the infamous incident in the 60's had involved a Milky Way!

Photograph 0207f04cth was issued as a poster by Pace Posters.

http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/direstraits/direstraits79l.htm

Birmingham 11th June 1979- Dire Straits played at Birmingham Odeon.

http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/direstraits/direstraits79b.htm

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: koobaa on November 19, 2009, 02:41:44 PM

Thanks Allen.
Interesting to see Mark playing this black strat:
(http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/direstraits/0211_Dire_Straits_1979_06_11_Birmingham/0211f23athMarkKnopfler.jpg)
Anybody knows anything about this guitar? I haven't seen MK playing anything like that in those early days.

Ingo? :)

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: ustas on November 19, 2009, 03:26:05 PM

It is David's Stratocaster

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: koobaa on November 19, 2009, 06:57:56 PM

Ah, right. Didn't think about that. So, next question is what song is he playing ;)

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: ustas on November 19, 2009, 08:12:13 PM

Quote from: koobaa on November 19, 2009, 06:57:56 PM

Ah, right. Didn't think about that. So, next question is what song is he playing ;)

Visit the Ingo's website. http://www.mk-guitar.com/blog/
I'm sure he has an answer  ;)

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: koobaa on November 19, 2009, 08:32:17 PM

I've been reading his blog since he started it, just trying to make him more active here ;)

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: ustas on November 19, 2009, 08:59:32 PM

Ingo is just trying to be more active at his website. And he has topic about song with Black Strat. Please use the Search option  ;)

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: koobaa on November 19, 2009, 10:35:35 PM

OK, must have missed that one, thanks ustas.

PS. Setting Me Up! :)

Title: Re: Photos of Liverpool 8th and Birmingham 11th June 1979 by Alan Perry
Post by: sweetsurrender on November 21, 2009, 01:08:11 AM

Allen, thanks for the links. Those are awesome photos of Mark and the band.