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ExtendedancEPlay is a four-track EP album by British rock band Dire Straits. It is also referred to as the "Twisting By the Pool EP", after its first track. Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ...
Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums), and managed by Ed Bicknell. ...
The EP is highly uncharacteristic of Dire Straits' usual slow and subdued song stylings, as most of the tracks have a jazz and/or swing feel with an upbeat tempo. Jazz is an original American musical art form originating around the early 1920s in New Orleans, rooted in Western music technique and theory, and is marked by the profound cultural contributions of African Americans. ...
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Track listing
- Twisting By The Pool
- Two Young Lovers
- If I Had You
- Badges, Posters, Stickers And T-Shirts
Personnel Dire Straits Additional personnel Mark Knopfler with Dire Straits performing live Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ...
Alan Clark (born May 5, 1952, Durham, England) was one of the keyboardists for the British rock band Dire Straits. ...
John Illsley was the Bass Player for the succesful British rock band Dire Straits. ...
Terry Williams (born 1948) is a Welsh rock drummer, whose resume includes Paul McCartney, BB King, and Bob Dylan. ...
| Band members | Mark Knopfler | John Illsley | Alan Clark | Guy Fletcher | David Knopfler | Pick Withers | Hal Lindes | Terry Williams | Jack Sonni The cover of King Crimsons debut album In the Court of the Crimson King (1969). ...
Pick Withers was the original drummer for the rock band Dire Straits and played on their first four albums, which included hit singles such as Sultans of Swing, Romeo and Juliette and Skateaway. ...
Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums), and managed by Ed Bicknell. ...
Mark Knopfler with Dire Straits performing live Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born August 12, 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British guitarist, singer, and songwriter. ...
John Illsley was the Bass Player for the succesful British rock band Dire Straits. ...
Alan Clark (born May 5, 1952, Durham, England) was one of the keyboardists for the British rock band Dire Straits. ...
Guy Fletcher (born May 25, 1960 in Maidstone, Kent) was the keyboardist to the popular 1978-1996 British rock band Dire Straits. ...
David Knopfler (born December 27, 1952 in Glasgow) is a British guitarist, singer and songwriter. ...
Pick Withers was the original drummer for the rock band Dire Straits and played on their first four albums, which included hit singles such as Sultans of Swing, Romeo and Juliette and Skateaway. ...
Terry Williams (born 1948) is a Welsh rock drummer, whose resume includes Paul McCartney, BB King, and Bob Dylan. ...
| | Discography | Dire Straits | Communiqué | Making Movies | Love over Gold | ExtendedancEPlay | | Brothers in Arms | On Every Street | Alchemy | On the Night | Live at the BBC | Money for Nothing | Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits | The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations | | Hit Singles | Sultans of Swing | Lady Writer | Romeo and Juliet | Skateaway | Private Investigations | Twisting by the Pool | So Far Away | Money for Nothing | Brothers in Arms | Walk of Life | Your Latest Trick | Calling Elvis | Encores EP | | | Videography | | | Tours | | | See also | | |
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