Mark Knopfler(Dire Straits) - "FIRST NIGHT IN PARIS 1996" - Le Zenith ,France. 1996-07-11. Great performance with the rarely played "Vic and Ray" !!STUNNING SOUND QUALITY!! (samples included)


Le Zenith, Paris, France, 11th July 1996.


Source: audience
Format: 2 CDRs
soundquality: 9+ (scale 1-10)





Enlight note:

Very good performance, brilliant to heavenly guitar playing.
Mark knopfler and band with assistance from "The Electra Strings"(On some songs)
Stunning long versions of "The Bug" and "Cannibals".
Included the rarely played "Vic And Ray"
Nice instrumental "Hawaiian Lullaby" - a folk tune played by Richard on slide guitar joined by Guy and Glenn , very nice which also makes this bootleg a "must have". (IMHO)



CD 1:

1. Intro
2. Darling pretty
3. Walk of life
4. Imelda
5. The bug
6. Rudiger
7. Je suis desole
8. Calling Elvis
9. I'm the fool
10. Last exit to Brooklyn
11. Romeo and Juliet
12. Sultans of swing


CD 2:

1. Band introduction
2. Done with Bonaparte
3. A love idea
4. Vic and Ray
5. Father and son
6. Golden heart
7. Cannibals
8. Telegraph road
9. Brothers in arms
10. Money for nothing
11. The long highway
12. Going Home
13. Hawaiian lullaby

The band:

Mark Knopfler : guitars and vocals
Glenn Worf : bass and backing vocals
Chad Cromwell : drums
Richard Bennett : guitars
Jim Cox : piano, accordion
Guy Fletcher : keyboards and backing vocals

The electra strings:

Sonia Slany - Violin
Jocelyn Pook - Viola
Dinah Beamish - Cello
Jules Singleton - Violin


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comments:J.van ToL (OEB)

Great sounding recording!
The Electra Strings join the band on some songs.
Great to hear the rarely performed songs Vic and Ray
and a live version of the Hawaiian Lullaby played by Guy Fletcher, Glenn Worf and Richard Bennet.

Complete concert.

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Take care, be nice and enjoy

Enlight (2011-07)