Draft:The Honky Tonk Demos

The Honky Tonk Demos
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Released18 April 2015 (2015-04-18)[1]
Recorded24 July 1977
StudioPathway Studios
GenreRoots rock
Label
Dire Straits chronology
Private Investigations
(2005)
The Honky Tonk Demos
(2015)

The Honky Tonk Demos is a demo album by the British rock band Dire Straits, recorded at Pathway Studios during their first studio session on 27 July 1977, and released on 18 April 2015 by Mercury Records in a limited run of 1000 vinyls.[2] Containing previously unreleased recordings of 4 early versions of songs which eventually ended up on the band's debut album, The Honky Tonk Demos is the final album released by the group.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mark Knopfler

No.TitleLength
1."Sultans Of Swing"5:46
2."Water of Love"4:49
3."Down to the Waterline"3:10
4."Wild West End"5:06
Total length:18:51

References

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  1. ^ "Some notes on the Dire Straits "Honky Tonk Demos" – released on vinyl single on Record Store Day 2015". Mark Knopfler Guitar Site. 30 June 2015.
  2. ^ "The Honky Tonk Demos". Dire Straits.
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