Dire Straits – What's the Matter, Baby?: Live in Upper Darby, 1979 (Limited Edition 12-Inch Album)

This release is limited to 500 copies.

This album showcases Dire Straits’s spectacular concert at the Tower Theater, in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania, on 6 March 1979, during the Communiqué Tour 1979.

Featured, are classic cuts such as Sultans of Swing, Down to the Waterline, Six Blade Knife, Water of Love, In the Gallery, Wild West End and more.

The Communiqué Tour commenced in Rotterdam, on 11 February 1979, four months before the album’s release in June. The tour saw Dire Straits play a total of 116 concerts throughout Europe, North America and the United Kingdom, with the final concert taking place in London, on 21 December 1979.

The band’s lineup for the tour included Mark Knopfler (lead and rhythm guitars, vocals), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass, backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums).

 

Track Listing

Side One

1. Down to the Waterline
2. Six Blade Knife
3. Water of Love
4. In the Gallery
5. What’s the Matter Baby?

Side Two

1. Lions
2. Sultans of Swing
3. Wild West End
4. Eastbound Train
5. Southbound Again

Format: Vinyl / 12” Album

Label: Mind Control

Catalogue No: MIND901

Barcode: 0602561111807

Release Date: 28 Nov 2025