MARK KNOPFLER
The Studio Albums 1996-2007
Vinyl & CD Boxed Sets Available Now
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Mark Knopfler’s debut solo release Golden Heart in 1996, a new boxed set, MARK KNOPFLER – THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1996-2007, will be released on December 10, 2021. The box will feature Mark Knopfler’s first five studio albums as a solo artist – Golden Heart (1996), Sailing To Philadelphia (2000), The Ragpicker’s Dream (2002), Shangri-La (2004), and Kill To Get Crimson (2007) – plus an exclusive bonus disc of studio b-sides from this period entitled Gravy Train: The B-Sides 1996-2007. The box will be released in vinyl (11 LPs) and CD (6 discs) formats. This will be the first time Golden Heart, Sailing To Philadelphia and Gravy Train: The B-Sides 1996-2007 have been released on vinyl.
The audio of each album has been newly remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios in London and the LPs will be pressed on 180-gram black vinyl. The boxed set will include a download card and six embossed art prints of each of the albums covers. The CD set will come housed in a deluxe clamshell box with the CDs in wallets with folded double-sided printed inserts, plus 6 beautiful art cards of each of the album covers.
Mark Knopfler, singer-songwriter, record producer and composer, is one of the most successful musicians the UK has ever produced and is often cited as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. He first came to prominence in the 80s as leader of Dire Straits, who created many of the signature songs of the era including “Sultans Of Swing,” “Money For Nothing,” “Romeo And Juliet,” and “Walk Of Life.” The band broke up in 1995 and Knopfler set off on a new path as a solo artist. In the ensuing years, Knopfler has released nine solo albums of sophisticated rootsy rock and has continued to tour the globe with his band, delighting audiences wherever he goes. Over the years, Knopfler has written the music for several films, including Local Hero , Cal, The Princess Bride, Last Exit To Brooklyn and Wag The Dog and has played and recorded with many artists, including Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Tina Turner, Randy Newman and the late Chet Atkins. Knopfler was made an OBE in 1999 and was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novellos in 2012.
The composition of the 11 disc vinyl set is as follows:
LP 1 & 2: Golden Heart - Remastered
LP 3 & 4: Sailing To Philadelphia - Remastered
LP 5 & 6: The Ragpicker’s Dream - Remastered
LP 7 & 8: Shangri-La - Remastered
LP 9 & 10: Kill To Get Crimson - Remastered
LP 11: Gravy Train: The B-Sides 1996-2007 – Remastered
LP Track listing
Golden Heart
LP1
Side A:
1. “Darling Pretty”
2. “Imelda”
3. “Golden Heart”
Side B:
1. “No Can Do”
2. “Vic And Ray”
3. “Don’t You Get It”
4. “A Night In Summer Long Ago”
LP2:
Side C:
1. “Cannibals”
2. “I’m The Fool”
3. “Je Suis Désolé”
4. “Rüdiger”
Side D:
1. “Nobody’s Got The Gun”
2. “Done With Bonaparte”
3. “Are We In Trouble Now”
Sailing To Philadelphia
LP3:
Side A:
1. “What It Is”
2. “Sailing To Philadelphia”
3. “Who’s Your Baby Now”
Side B:
1. “Baloney Again”
2. “The Last Laugh”
3. “Do America”
4. “Silvertown Blues”
LP4:
Side C:
1. “El Macho”
2. “Prairie Wedding”
3. “Wanderlust”
Side D:
1. “Speedway At Nazareth”
2. “Junkie Doll”
3. “Sands Of Nevada”
4. “One More Matinee”
The Ragpicker’s Dream
LP5:
Side A:
1. “Why Aye Man”
2. “Devil Baby”
3. “Hill Farmer’s Blues”
Side B:
1. “A Place Where We Used To Live”
2. “Quality Shoe”
3. “Fare Thee Well Northumberland”
LP6:
Side C:
1. “Marbletown”
2. “You Don’t Know You’re Born”
3. “Coyote”
Side D:
1. “The Ragpicker’s Dream”
2. “Daddy’s Gone To Knoxville”
3. “Old Pigweed”
Shangri-La
LP7:
Side A:
1. “5.15 a.m.”
2. “Boom, Like That”
3. “Sucker Row”
Side B:
1. “The Trawlerman’s Song”
2. “Back To Tupelo”
3. “Our Shangri-La”
LP8:
Side C:
1. “Everybody Pays”
2. “Song For Sonny Liston”
3. “Whoop De Doo”
4. “Postcards From Paraguay”
Side D:
1. “All That Matters”
2. “Stand Up Guy”
3. “Donegan’s Gone”
4. “Don’t Crash The Ambulance”
Kill To Get Crimson
LP9:
Side A:
1. “True Love Will Never Fade”
2. “The Scaffolder’s Wife”
3. “The Fizzy And The Still”
Side B:
1. “Heart Full Of Holes”
2. “We Can Get Wild”
3. “Secondary Waltz”
LP10:
Side C:
1. “Punish The Monkey”
2. “Let It All Go”
3. “Behind With The Rent”
Side D:
1. “The Fish And The Bird”
2. “Madame Geneva’s”
3. “In The Sky”
Gravy Train: The B-Sides 1996-2007
LP11:
Side A:
1. “Small Potatoes [Why Aye Man B-Side]”
2. “What Have I Got To Do [Cannibals B-Side]”
3. “Gravy Train [Darling Pretty B-Side]”
4. “My Claim To Fame [Darling Pretty B-Side]”
Side B:
1. “Summer Of Love [Boom, Like That B-Side]”
2. “Camerado [What It Is B-Side]”
3. “Tall Order Baby [Cannibals B-Side]”
4. “Let’s See You [What It Is B-Side]”
5. “The Long Highway [What It Is B-Side]”
CD Tracklisting
Golden Heart - CD1:
1. “Darling Pretty”
2. “Imelda”
3. “Golden Heart”
4. “No Can Do”
5. “Vic And Ray”
6. “Don’t You Get It”
7. “A Night In Summer Long Ago”
8. “Cannibals”
9. “I’m The Fool”
10. “Je Suis Désolé”
11.r “Rüdiger”
12.c “Nobody’s Got The Gun”
13. “Done With Bonaparte”
14. “Are We In Trouble Now”
Sailing To Philadelphia - CD2:
1. “What It Is”
2. “Sailing To Philadelphia”
3. “Who’s Your Baby Now”
4. “Baloney Again”
5. “The Last Laugh”
6. “Do America”
7. “Silvertown Blues”
8. “El Macho”
9. “Prairie Wedding”
10. “Wanderlust”
11. “Speedway At Nazareth”
12. “Junkie Doll”
13. “Sands Of Nevada”
14. “One More Matinee”
The Ragpicker’s Dream - CD3:
1. “Why Aye Man”
2. “Devil Baby”
3. “Hill Farmer’s Blues”
4. “A Place Where We Used To Live”
5. “Quality Shoe”
6. “Fare Thee Well Northumberland”
7. “Marbletown”
8. “You Don’t Know You’re Born”
9. “Coyote”
10. “The Ragpicker’s Dream”
11. “Daddy’s Gone To Knoxville”
12. “Old Pigweed”
Shangri-La - CD4:
1. “5.15 a.m.”
2. “Boom, Like That”
3. “Sucker Row”
4. “The Trawlerman’s Song”
5. “Back To Tupelo”
6. “Our Shangri-La”
7. “Everybody Pays”
8. “Song For Sonny Liston”
9. “Whoop De Doo”
10. “Postcards From Paraguay”
11. “All That Matters”
12. “Stand Up Guy”
13. “Donegan’s Gone”
14. “Don’t Crash The Ambulance”
Kill To Get Crimson - CD5:
1. “True Love Will Never Fade”
2. “The Scaffolder’s Wife”
3. “The Fizzy And The Still”
4. “Heart Full Of Holes”
5. “We Can Get Wild”
6. “Secondary Waltz”
7. “Punish The Monkey”
8. “Let It All Go”
9. “Behind With The Rent”
10. “The Fish And The Bird”
11. “Madame Geneva’s”
12. “In The Sky”
Gravy Train: The B-Sides 1996-2007 - CD6:
1. “Small Potatoes”
2. “What Have I Got To Do”
3. “Gravy Train”
4. “My Claim To Fame”
5. “Summer Of Love”
6. “Camerado”
7. “Tall Order Baby”
8. “Let’s See You”
9. “The Long Highway”
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