Sold Date: March 10, 2024
Start Date: March 3, 2024
Final Price: $35.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 9
Seller Feedback: 520
Buyer Feedback: 6

Per Wikipedia, Alchemy: Dire Straits Live is a double album and the first live album by Dire Straits, released in March 1984 by  Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Recorded at the HammersmithOdeon in London in July 1983.  The  album features songs from the band's first four albums, and MarkKnopfler's Local Hero soundtrack.   Many of the songs have reworked arrangements and extended improvisational segments.  The album up for bid is a WB release from March 1984.  The double LP consists of 10 tracks with a run time of 88+minutes.
The cover is in VG condition.  There is very mild wear along the bottom corners.  There are no split seams, tears or creases and no bent corners.  There is mild disk wear on the from cover and what appears to be remnants of an old label at the top of the front cover.  The back cover also show signs of mild disk wear at the top and bottom of the cover.  There are sets of initials on the back cover.  The interior covers of this gatefold album contain a crowd picture and photo artwork of the band.  There is also graphic of the band and production information along the bottom.  The inner covers are free from wear and markings.
The inner sleeve of Disk 1 is original and intact.  The sleeve on Disc 2 is torn and has been replaced with a new paper/poly vinyl lined sleeve for additional protection.
The recordings have been cleaned and tested with Audacity.  All tracks play through without skips.  There are two tracks that have "clicks"  The first "click" is on Side 3, track 2 (Tunnel Of Love) that is very mild in nature and is a single "click".  The other track effected by clicks is on Side 4,  track 1 (Telegraph Road) that occurs 30 seconds into the track and continues for approximately 30 seconds.  This occurs in a quiet section of the song and then drops out for the remainder of the track.   All other tracks are without any disfunction and are clean.
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