Alchemy Dire Strais Live was my first album that I bought from this guitar band. It should not be the last, now I have all the studio albums and still about 50 bootlegs and I do not regret a purchase. How often have I heard through these two CDs from front to back, I can not remember. It is an indescribable live recording. The furious guitar solo in Sultans of Swing is already alone worth the money for this masterpiece. Who knows Dire Straits only studio albums, will be fascinated by this live recording. The unique guitar playing of Mark Knopfler, the momentum and energy of this band, the beautiful compositions and the perfect interplay of each band member made my opinion this band for best live band in the eighties and are still unmatched !! Who Dire Straits like must have heard these plates!