Mark KnopflerLocal Hero

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – 23827-4

Format:

Cassette , Album , SR

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Stage & Screen

Style:

Soundtrack

Tracklist

A1 The Rocks & 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 & The Thunder 0:40
A7 The Ceilidh & The Northern Lights 4:07
B1 The Mist Covered Mountains
Arranged ByMark Knopfler
Written-ByTraditional
5:13
B2 The Ceilidh: Louis Favourite - Billy's Tune 3:42
B3 Whistle Theme 0:53
B4 Smooching 5:05
B5 Stargazer 1:31
B6 The Rocks & The Thunder 0:40
B7 Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero 5:01

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyWarner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Duplicated BySpecialty Records Corporation
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Phonogram Ltd.

Credits

  • BassTony Levin (tracks: B4, B7)
  • DrumsTerry Williams (3) (tracks: A3, B4, B7)
  • EngineerNeil Dorfsman
  • Engineer [Assistant]Tim Palmer
  • FeaturingThe Acetones (tracks: A7, B1, B2)
  • Guitar [Rhythm]Hal Lindes (tracks: A3)
  • Mastered ByBob Ludwig
  • SaxophoneMike Brecker* (tracks: A4, B4, B7)
  • Synthesizer, Piano, Organ [Hammond]Alan Clark
  • VibraphoneMike Mainieri (tracks: A4, B4)
  • VocalsGerry Rafferty (tracks: A5)
  • Written-By, Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums [Lynn], ProducerMark Knopfler

Notes

Music for the Film.

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

Mastered 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.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID (Printed on cassette shell): SR

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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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 (CD, Album) Vertigo 811 038-2 UK 1983
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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Local Hero (LP, Album) Vertigo 811 038-1 1983

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