Sultans of Swing
~ Recording by Dire Straits
Appears on releases
# | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC (UK, PDO) | Dire Straits | Album + Live | Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 528 323-2 | |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Windsong | WINCD072 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:38 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | PHCR-2114 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 46053-2 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | P2 28323 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 46053-2, D102140 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 528 323-2 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Windsong In Concert | 528 323-2 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Universal International (Japanese label; release must say “制作:Universal International” AND have no logos other than “Universal Music”) | UICY-93736 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | 314 528 323-2 |
1.5 | Sultans of Swing (live at the BBC) | 6:38 | Dire Straits | Live at the BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live | Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | ||
Promotion | |||||||||
1.1 | Sultans of Swing | 6:39 | Dire Straits | Three Tracks From The Album Live At The BBC | Dire Straits | Album + Live |
| Vertigo (originally a British rock label; German since 1998) | LIVE1 |
Relationships
producer: | Jeff Griffin (UK producer) |
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bass guitar and background vocals: | John Illsley |
drums (drum set): | Pick Withers |
guitar and lead vocals: | Mark Knopfler |
guitar and keyboard: | David Knopfler |
recorded at: | Paris Theatre (former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1978-07-22) |
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recording of: | Sultans of Swing (live) |
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Related works
Sultans of Swing
lyricist and composer: | Mark Knopfler |
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publisher: | Rondor Music Straitjacket Songs |
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later parody versions: | [Consultants at King’s] |
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later translated versions: | Das war’n Zeiten… |
is the basis for: | Pharaohs Of Filk |