Mark KnopflerLocal Hero

Label:

Vertigo – 811 038-1

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Vinyl , LP, Album

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Genre:

Stage & Screen

Style:

Rockabilly

Tracklist

A1 The Rocks And The Water 3:30
A2 Wild Theme 3:40
A3 Freeway Flyer 1:50
A4 Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) 4:10
A5 The Way It Always Starts 4:08
A6 The Rocks And The Thunder 0:40
A7 The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights 4:07
B1 The Mist Covered Mountains
Arranged ByMark Knopfler
Written-ByTraditional
5:13
The Ceilidh: (3:42)
B2.1 Louis' Favourite
B2.2 Billy's Tune
B3 Whistle Theme 0:53
B4 Smooching 5:05
B5 Stargazer 1:31
B6 The Rocks And The Thunder 0:40
B7 Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero 5:01

Companies, etc.

  • Mastered AtMasterdisk
  • Record CompanyPhonogram GmbH
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Phonogram Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Chariscourt Ltd.
  • Made ByPhonogram Ltd.
  • Lacquer Cut AtPRS Hannover
  • Recorded AtHilton Women's Royal Institute Hall
  • Mastered AtMasterdisk

Credits

  • BassTony Levin (tracks: B4, B7)
  • DrumsTerry Williams (3) (tracks: A3)
  • EngineerNeil Dorfsman
  • Engineer [Assistant]Tim Palmer
  • Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums [Linn], Producer, Recorded ByMark Knopfler (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A7, B3, B4, B7)
  • Mastered ByBob Ludwig
  • PerformerThe Acetones (tracks: A7, B1, B2)
  • Photography By [Back Sleeve Photo]Frank Griffin
  • Photography By [Front Sleeve Photo]Denis Waugh
  • Rhythm GuitarHal Lindes (tracks: A3)
  • SaxophoneMike Brecker* (tracks: A4, B4, B7)
  • Synthesizer, Piano, Organ [Hammond]Alan Clark
  • Vibraphone [Vibes]Mike Mainieri (tracks: A4, B4)
  • VocalsGerry Rafferty (tracks: A5)
  • Written-ByMark Knopfler (tracks: A1 to A7, B2 to B7)

Notes

Different from Local Hero, which has black and green labels
Different from Mark Knopfler - Local Hero, which has a different Phonogram logo on back cover lower left side

© 1983 Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1983 Phonogram Ltd.

©1983 Chariscourt Ltd.

Black inner sleeve.
PRS Hannover stamp on back cover.
Release with monochrome (red and black) labels.

Music by Mark Knopfler for the film produced by David Puttnam
Written and Directed by Bill Forsyth

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

Ceilidh recorded at Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall, Banff, Scotland, on 19th June 1982. Engineered by Louis Kramer on a Nagra 4.2L Recorder.

[On labels and back cover:]
Printed in West

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code: LC 1633
  • Price Code (Boxed): Q
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): AA 811 038-1.1Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): AA 811 038-1.2Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 1): 811 038-1 1 Y 3 20
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 1): 811 038-1 2 Y 1A
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 2): 811 038-1 1 Y 3 20 2K
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 2): 811 038-1 2 Y G1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Variant 3): 811 038-1 1 Y 3 20 2 N
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Variant 3): 811 038-1 2 Y 1 M

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Local Hero (LP, Album, Non Textured Sleeve) Phonogram VERL 4, 811 038-1 UK 1983
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Local Hero (LP, Album) Vertigo 811 038-1 Netherlands 1983
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Local Hero (LP, Album, Repress) Warner Bros. Records 1-23827, 9 23827-1 US 1983
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