Mark Knopfler - Local Hero


  • Singer: Mark Knopfler
  • Album's title: Local Hero
  • Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Rock
  • Label: Vertigo ‎– 811 038-2
    Type: CD
    Country: France
    Date of released: 1983
    Category: Electronic, Jazz, Rock
    Style: Folk Rock, Fusion, Smooth Jazz, Rockabilly, Ambient
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Mark Knopfler - Local Hero

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Tracklist Hide Credits

01 The Rocks And The Water 3:30
02 Wild Theme 3:40
03 Freeway Flyer
Bass – John IllsleyGuitar – Hal Lindes
 1:50
04 Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)
Bass – Neil JasonPercussion – Steve JordanVibraphone – Mike Mainieri
 4:10
05 The Way It Always Starts
Bass – Neil JasonPercussion – Steve JordanVocals – Gerry Rafferty
 4:08
06 The Rocks And The Thunder 0:40
07 The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights 4:07
08 The Mist Covered Mountains
Bass – Eddie Gomez
 5:13
09 The Ceilidh: Louis Favourite / Billy's Tune 3:42
10 Whistle Theme 0:53
11 Smooching
Bass – Tony LevinVibraphone – Mike Mainieri
 5:05
12 Stargazer 1:31
13 The Rocks And The Thunder 0:40
14 Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero
Bass – Tony Levin
 5:01

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – PMDC, France

Credits

  • Engineer – Josh Abbey, Neil Dorfsman, Phil Vinall, Tim Palmer
  • Featuring – The Acetones (tracks: A7, B1, B2)
  • Percussion – Terry Williams (tracks: A3, B4, B7)
  • Saxophone – Michael Brecker (tracks: A4, B4, B7)

Notes

"Made in France" on label.

Music for the Film.

Mark Knopfler - Guitars, Synthesizer, Percussion, Linn Drums
Alan Clark - Synthesizers, Piano, Hammond Organ

The Acetones are:
Alan Clark - Piano
Roddy Murray - Guitar
Jimmy Yuill - Whistle
Mark Winchester - Violin
Dale Winchester - Accordion
Brian Rowan - Bass
Ed Bicknell - Percussion

Produced by Mark Knopfler.
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk.
Ceilidh recorded at Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall, Banff, Scotland, 19th June 1982. Engineered by Louis Kramer on a Nagra 4.2L recorder.
All titles written by Mark Knopfler except "The Mist Covered Mountains", trad. arranged by Mark Knopfler.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 042281103827

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
VERL 4, 811 038-1 Mark Knopfler Local Hero ‎(LP, Album, Non) Vertigo, Vertigo VERL 4, 811 038-1 UK 1983
811 038-1 Mark Knopfler Local Hero ‎(LP, Album) Vertigo 811 038-1 Portugal 1983
811 038-2 Mark Knopfler Local Hero ‎(CD, Album) Vertigo 811 038-2 Germany 1983
811 038-2 Mark Knopfler Local Hero ‎(HDCD, Album, RE, RM) Vertigo 811 038-2 Europe Unknown
1-23827, 9 23827-1 Mark Knopfler Local Hero ‎(LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 1-23827, 9 23827-1 US 1983




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