An audio must have....

[treitz3]

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have acquired a concert that is a must have in any musical library. I have looked and maybe I'm looking in all of the wrong places but I do not think that you can get a CD version of this concert. All I can find is downloadable versions and apparently it is no longer available.

This concert is jam packed with an incredible group of musicians. Many of them, masters at their respective instrument or instruments......and you can tell. The sound isn't true audiophile quality but it's also [at least the copy I have] nothing to really complain about either. The talent is off the charts and the music is absolutely stellar. I mean, when was the last time you heard an eleven minute version of Sultans of swing?

I was trying to find the best version so that those who are interested could download it but it looks like from the link provided below that it isn't available for sale in this country [USA]. I don't know how the cat I got it from acquired it but many kudos to him. Well worth the effort he must have gone through to get it, I only hope he kept a copy for himself. Here's the link...

http://simfylive.com/live_recording...ist_id=3272&product_id=3111&variation_id=4824

It was recorded, LIVE in Bergen in June of 2010 and listed below is the songs and running times;

Track List
1. Border Reiver - 5:05 Min.
2. What It Is - 6:26 Min.
3. Sailing To Philadelphia - 7:55 Min.
4. Coyote - 6:22 Min.
5. Hill Farmer's Blues - 5:13 Min.
6. Romeo and Juliet - 10:41 Min.
7.Sultans Of Swing - 11:14 Min.
8. Done With Bonaparte - 5:11 Min.
9. Marbletown - 10:59 Min.
10. Donegan's Gone - 6:58 Min.
11. Speedway At Nazareth - 6:57 Min.
12. Telegraph Road - 15:54 Min.
13. Brothers In Arms - 7:07 Min.
14. So Far Away - 6:58 Min.
15. Piper To The End - 7:29 Min.

Highly recommended by me for some great music. One thing I really love about this concert is that they never stopped recording. If there is no music playing they don't fade out and then come back for the introduction of the next song. Makes the playback of the LIVE concert that much more enjoyable and it makes it seem that you were actually sitting in the audience and experiencing the concert instead of just listening to a reproduction of said concert.

This concert would rival Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus" concert in Washington, DC. That should give you an indication of the talent and the overall experience this concert provides.

Here's a list of the talent on Stage that night...

Mark Knopfler - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Knopfler

John McCusker - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McCusker

Glenn Worf - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Worf

"Mr. Horsepower", Danny Cummings - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Cummings

Richard Bennett - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Bennett_(guitarist)

Mike McGoldrick - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McGoldrick

Guy Fletcher - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fletcher

If you can acquire a copy or master tape? Do so in a heartbeat and do not think twice about it. Your ears will thank you.

 

[LL21]

What 'genre' of music is this? Blues?

 

[NorthStar]

-----Folk/Pop/Rock.

 

[LL21]

thanks!

 

[joeinid]

Hi,

I can not buy this in the USA from that link. Bob, can you?

 

[Matt193]

You can try downloading it through a proxy server. Try hidemyass.com and click on advanced options and choose a UK server. The add to cart link was available but I didn't go any further.

 

[joeinid]

Thanks Matt,

I never thought of that, thanks for the heads up.

 

[NorthStar]

Hi,

I can not buy this in the USA from that link. Bob, can you?

Hi Joe,

It says $19.49

Then below it: Sorry, but this concert cannot be purchased in your country.

* It comes as MP3, USB, CD, and two other audio formats to be downloaded.
I did not try to put it in my cart, or explore other avenues, so I'm not sure ...

I will call few local music stores this weekend to see if I can get it;
then I will purchase it and send you a bit for bit copy Joe (CD extra-super-highest resolution). :b
... At no charge of course.

I'll let you know next week ... Meanwhile if you can download it somehow, let me know too.

 

[joeinid]

Hi Joe,

It says $19.49

Then below it: Sorry, but this concert cannot be purchased in your country.

* It comes as MP3, USB, CD, and two other audio formats to be downloaded.
I did not try to put it in my cart, or explore other avenues, so I'm not sure ...

I will call few local music stores this weekend to see if I can get it;
then I will purchase it and send you a bit for bit copy Joe (CD extra-super-highest resolution). :b
... At no charge of course.

I'll let you know next week ... Meanwhile if you can download it somehow, let me know too.

You ARE awesome! I don't care what anyone else says about you, I'm not listening to them

 

[NorthStar]

---The people who don't like me are simply jealous, or they just don't know me at all, or they cannot read my sense of humor, or they just don't accept it, or they misjudge me, or they have deep hatred in their heart & soul, or they listen to the wrong rumours, or they are lost in their own world, without acknowledging the one around them! :b

And I just don't wanna be around them at all! ...There are much better good people around with who you can truly advance in this life.

I forgive their weaknesses though; as they have much more to learn from better people than themselves.

In real life, as in the Internet, I have 10 billion times more friends than enemies,
so I ain't worrying much.

______________________________

EDIT:

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* Click on the cover art album from above for music samples.

And here for a short review: http://www.allmusic.com/album/get-lucky-r1596498/review

 

[treitz3]

Good Morning, Bob. Just to let you know, the two you provided on the post above are not the concert. Both the CD and the deluxe limited edition 5-CD set are songs from the Get Lucky tour but from what I see, include nothing from any of the concerts in Bergen. If anybody finds this concert for sale anywhere and does not want it for them self, I have 3 friends that would like to buy it. If you pass it up but do find a way to purchase this concert, please let me know.

Joe, were you ever able to get it through Matt's suggestion of the proxy/UK server?

 

[Matt193]

When you try to check out using the proxy it says it's not available in your country. It says simfy is available in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. I'll see if I can find a proxy for one of those countries tonight.

 

[rbbert]

I see that there are actually several concerts available from this tour in addition to Bergen; I have links for Gredos, Mannheim and Luxembourg at least, and there are probably others as well, all with about the same setlist and all 320k MP3. Do you know if Bergen is actually better than any of those others? Are any available in 16/44.1 or higher quality?
These can be found at some "grey-market" downloading sites.

 

[treitz3]

Hmmm, good questions. I only have the 2 CD's that were given to me from a friend of mine in Canada and nothing to compare it too. He said that he got it from a friend in Germany when he went to go visit him. I apologize in advance for not being of more assistance.

 

[NorthStar]

Hi Tom,

I knew about the CDs that I posted (links);
but they were simply supplements as I cannot find that Live concert (Bergen) double CD set yet.

Some phone calls (connections) on Monday & Tuesday, perhaps will reveal some positive results.

 

[mojave]

Hi Tom,

I knew about the CDs that I posted (links);
but they were simply supplements as I cannot find that Live concert (Bergen) double CD set yet.

Some phone calls (connections) on Monday & Tuesday, perhaps will reveal some positive results.

It has been almost a years. Any results?

 

[treitz3]

Hello, Mojave. This has been discussed on many an avenue. No results as of yet.

I would love to send out a copy of this to those who wish to hear it but I fear for getting into any legal issue with distributing copyrighted material. If anybody has any suggestions, I'm all ears. It's simply too good of a concert not to have in one's library.

Tom

 

[JackD201]

How about DVD or BD?

 

[treitz3]

Hello and good afternoon to you, Jack. AFAIK, this concert has only been offered on the DL in Germany. I haven't ran across any source for a DVD/BD yet. The last update I did hear about was from a friend of mine who hopped onto the Mark Knopfler site [IIRC] and contacted his representative. He was told that they were working on getting the legal issues sorted out with regards to getting this back out to the public and available again. This was months ago and I have yet to hear of any update.



Tom

 

[JackD201]