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One and Only - 25 Years of Radio 1

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This 2CD set compiles some great, rare live recordings from the listed artists in their prime, from the 60's thru the 80's. The sound quality is also excellent. Many of these performances are not "straight reads" of studio album tracks, but interesting, unique versions.

The list of artists, tracks and recording dates are:

1.) DIRE STRAITS Sultans Of Swing 7/78
2.) U2 I Will Follow 9/80
3.) IRON MAIDEN Running Free 11/79
4.) SIMPLE MINDS New Gold Dream 9/83
5.) ELTON JOHN Candle In The WInd 2/79
6.) UB40 King 12/79
7.) CULTURE CLUB Karma Chameleon 9/83
8.) ERASURE Push Me Shove Me
9.) MADNESS The Prince 8/79
10.) THE SPECIALS Too Much Too Young 5/79
11.) EMF I Believe (11/90)
12.) DEPECHE MODE Boys Say No 6/81
13.) SOFT CELL Bedsitter 7/81
14.) O.M.D. Enola Gay 4/80
15.) GARY NUMAN Cars 5/79
16.) JOY DIVISION Love Will Tear Us Apart 12/79
17.) THE SMITHS What Difference Does It Make? 5/83
18.) CAPTAIN SENSIBLE Happy Talk 10/82

1.) FREE All Right Now 6/70
2.) ELVIS COSTELLO Pump It Up 3/78
3.) THE POLICE Can't Stand Losing You 6/79
4.) JIMI HENDRIX Spanish Castle Magic 10/67
5.) TEN YEARS AFTER Love Like A Man 8/83
6.) JETHRO TULL Living In The Past 9/84
7.) FAIRPORT CONVENTION Si Tu Dois Partir 4/69
8.) THE MOODY BLUES Nights In White Satin 1/68
9.) JOE COCKER With A Little Help From My Friends 10/68
10.) BAUHAUS Ziggy Stardust 7/82
11.) T-REX Hot Love 12/70
12.) MANFRED MANN Pretty Flamingo 4/66
13.) TRAFFIC Hole In My Shoe 9/67
14.) THE MOVE Blackberry Way 11/69
15.) STATUS QUO Pictures Of Matchstick Men 1/68
16.) THE YARDBIRDS Most Likely You'll Go Your Way 3/67
17.) CHICKEN SHACK I'd Rather Go Blind 6/69
18.) ARTHUR BROWN Fanfare - Fire Poem / Fire! 8/68

"Sultans Of Swing" is the best one here, and U2 is good too. But miss R.E.M and B.Springsteen, there is better songs of Depeche Mode to put in on this record, anyway many good songs here. But it's better do buy the dire straits , and u2 albums, or others. Instead of this compilation. adios

This limited album is one of Dire Straits'finest. For the fan this album might be a lot like the same, but for the average listener this album will give all that they need to hear from Dire Straits to realise what impact this band had on the world of music.