Mark Knopfler - Local Hero

Tracklist Hide Credits

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 And The Thunder	0:40
A7	The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights	4:07
B1	The Mist Covered Mountains Arranged By – Mark KnopflerWritten-By – Traditional	5:13
B2	The Ceilidh: Louis Favourite - Billy's Tune Engineer – Louis Kramer	3:42
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 At – Masterdisk
• Record Company – Phonogram GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Chariscourt Ltd.
• Made By – Phonogram Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover
• Recorded At – Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall

Credits

• Bass – Eddie Gomez (tracks: B1), John Illsley (tracks: A3), Neil Jason (tracks: A4, A5), Tony Levin (tracks: B4, B7)
• Drums – Steve Jordan (tracks: A4, A5), Terry Williams (tracks: A3, B4, B7)
• Engineer – Louis Kramer (tracks: A7, B1, B2), Neil Dorfsman
• Engineer [Assistant] – Josh Abbey, Phil Vinall, Tim Palmer
• Featuring – The Acetones (tracks: A7, B1, B2)
• Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums [Linn], Producer – Mark Knopfler
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Photography By [Back] – Frank Griffin
• Photography By [Front] – Denis Waugh
• Rhythm Guitar – Hal Lindes (tracks: A3)
• Saxophone – Mike Brecker* (tracks: A4, B4, B7)
• Synthesizer, Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Alan Clark
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Mike Mainieri (tracks: A4, B4)
• Vocals – Gerry Rafferty (tracks: A5)
• Written-By – Mark Knopfler (tracks: A1 to A7, B2 to B7)

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.

Printed in West Germany

Release with monochrome (red and black) labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 811 038-1 1 Y 3 20
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 811 038-1 2 Y 1A
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Label Code: LC 1633

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VERL 4, 811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album, Non)	Vertigo, Vertigo	VERL 4, 811 038-1	UK	1983
811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-1	Portugal	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(CD, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Germany	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(HDCD, Album, RE, RM)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Europe	Unknown
1-23827, 9 23827-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	1-23827, 9 23827-1	US	1983

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