Album
Local Hero
1983 · Jazz, Rock
21 collectors on Gatefold own this
Local Hero is a Rock album by Mark Knopfler, originally released in 1983. On Gatefold: 125 pressings tracked, owned by 21 collectors.
About
Mark Knopfler used the <i>Local Hero</i> soundtrack—his first album without Dire Straits—to stretch his wings a little bit, attempting to tell his own story through music, with almost no lyrics. On "Wild Theme," his folky guitar playing is joined by synth and piano, the three instruments swirling together like the sonic equivalent of a Georgia O'Keeffe painting. "Freeway Flyer," meanwhile, is a honky-tonk romp in the tradition of Jimmie Rivers, with Knopfler's distorted guitar leading the way for a full-band desert highway chase.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Rocks And The Water3:30
- A2Wild Theme3:40
- A3Freeway Flyer1:50
- A4Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)4:10
- A5The Way It Always Starts4:08
- A6The Rocks And The Thunder0:40
- A7The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights4:07
Side B
- B1The Mist Covered Mountains5:13
- B2The Ceilidh: Louis' Favourite - Billy's Tune3:42
- B3Whistle Theme0:53
- B4Smooching5:05
- B5Stargazer1:31
- B6The Rocks And The Thunder0:40
- B7Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero5:01
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- lush
- bittersweet
- cinematic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alan ClarkBACKING BAND , PIANO MUSICIAN , PIANO PERFORMER , PIANO
- Alan DarbyBACKING BAND , GUITAR GUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR
- Brian RowanBACKING BAND , BASS BASS MUSICIAN , BASS
- Dale WinchesterACCORDION BACKING BAND , ACCORDION BASS
- Ed BicknellBACKING BAND , DRUMS DRUMS MUSICIAN , DRUMS
- Eddie GomezBASS
- Gerry RaffertyVOCALS
- Hal LindesRHYTHM GUITAR GUITAR
- Jimmy YuillBACKING BAND , WHISTLE MUSICIAN , WHISTLE MUSICIAN , WHISTLING
- John IllsleyBASS
- Mark KnopflerGUITAR , SYNTHESIZER , PERCUSSION, DRUM MACHINE GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, PERCUSSION, DRUM MACHINE GUITAR, SYNTHESIZER, PERCUSSION, DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Mark WinchesterACCORDION BACKING BAND , VIOLIN MUSICIAN , VIOLIN
- Michael BreckerSAXOPHONE
- Mike MainieriVIBRAPHONE
- Neil JasonBASS
- Roddy MurrayBACKING BAND , GUITAR GUITAR MUSICIAN , GUITAR
- Steve JordanDRUMS BASS PERCUSSION
- Terry WilliamsDRUMS PERCUSSION
21 collectors on Gatefold own this · 125 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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