booze brothers, the
BREWERS DROOP
Members: Ron Watts, Steve Darrington, John McKay, Malcolm Barrett, Bob Walker, Derrick Timms, Steve Nachi, Pick Withers, Mark Knopfler
Genre: Rock
basic information
| release date | unknown |
| country of manufacture | England [CD] |
| label | Red Lightnin' |
| catalog no. | RLCD0079 [CD], RL0077 [LP] |
| format | CD, LP |
| note of registration | ©1989 P1989 Red Lightnin' Ltd. |
| recording | [Rockfield Studios, Wales] |
| mixing | n/a |
| mastering | n/a |
| production | Kingsley Ward, Alimony Slim [1,6] |
| credits | n/a |
musicians
| Alimony Slim | vocals [1,6], second guitar [4,6], background vocals [6] |
| Steve Darrington | Steve Darrington |
| Mark Knopfler | guitars |
| Steve Norchi | bass [1,4,6] |
| Steve Walker | drums [1] |
| Big Ron | vocals [4], background vocals [6] |
| Bobby O‘Walker | drums [4,6] |
tracks [CD]
| 1 | where are you tonight? [4:09] |
| 4 | my old lady [3:43] |
| 6 | rock steady woman [4:09] |
lyrics
1
where are you tonight?
(Mackey/Darrington)
n/a
4
my old lady
(Nick Gravenites)
n/a
6
rock steady woman
(Mackey/Darrington/Watts)
n/a
notes
³ source Golden Guide [B]
* source: database by Peter Möller
Taken from the booklets:
The Droop began in the late sixties with Big Ron and various other players being dragged out of the pub in the High Wycombe area and forced to play in 1971, the situation became serious and they became one of the hardest gigging bands in the country and unable to spend much time in the pub.
An Album was released which reflected the live stage act and enjoyed some commercial success, but circa 1973 times changed and new men arrived in the band.
At an audition in the Nags Head, High Wycombe, among the 30 or so hopefuls one man turned up with a Red Gibson guitar, a flat hat, a big grin and a Northern accent. He plugged his axe in and immediately made a great impression. The job was proffered without haste and the deal struck over a round or three of beers. Mark Knopfler was now in the band!
Around this time, the Droop were part ways through recording some tracks in the middle of nowhere, that being the only place that would tolerate them. The very same tracks mentioned were done with Mark and a new bass player - Steve Norchi, with much production help from Dave Edmunds. Some of these tracks are featured on this album.
Brewers Droop began as a good rocking Cajun band and progressed to what you hear on this disc. They are today set to rise again from the pub, sorry, the shadows - so watch out, but meanwhile listen and enjoy this record and hear the fledgling Mark Knopfler cultivate the sound that was to make Dire Straits a World-wide success story.
also available
| cover | year | country of manufacture | format | label | catalog no. | note of registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1991 |
Holland |
CD* | Ramble Tramble |
RATA 001 |
(C) 1989 (P) 1991 |
|
1992 | Holland | CD³ |
Zillion |
2610392 |
(C) + (P) 1992 Zillion Records |
|
1997 | UK | CD³ | Castle Classic | CLA CD 428 GAS0000428CLA | (C) 1997 Red Lightnin' Ltd. / Castle Communications Plc. ; (P) 1989 + 1997 (Bonus Tracks) Red Lightnin' Ltd |
|
1998 | [U.S] | CD | M.I.L. Multimedia |
MIL 6107 |
(C) & (P) 1998 M.I.L. Multimedia, LLC |
|
1998 | EU | CD³ | Brilliant | BT 33011 | (C) + (P) 1999 Digimode Entertainment Ltd. |
|
1999 | Czech | CD³ |
Canon Records |
MWT 4341.1012-2 | (P) 1999 Selected Sound Carrier (C) JM Sontel AG |
|
2000 # | Germany | CD³ | Laserlight | 21 448 | 2000 Delta Music GmbH |
|
2012 | EU | CD³ | Angel Air | SJPCD 400 | (P) Angel Air Records 2012 (C) Red Lighnin 1989 |
# here Mark Knopfler & Dave Edmunds are indicated on cover + CD as principal performers
- cassettes
- sampler
|
Dutch edition
label: Zillion • catalog no.: 2610394
with tracks: where are you tonight?, my old lady, rock steady woman
| 1992 |
|
cookin' with the blues : 3 CD set | Dino Music | DIN237D | (P) 1992 Red Lightnin' Ltd. (C) 1992 Beehive Trading Ltd. |
|
cookin' with the blues [1-3] | Beehive |
BEECD 5 (CD2) |
(P) 1992 Red Lightnin' Ltd. (C) 1992 Beehive Trading Ltd. | |
|
cookin' with the blues [1-3] | Versailles |
VER 474943 2 (CD2) |
(P) & (C) 1992 Beehive Trading Ltd. | |
|
|
|
¬the¬ pearl collection : rock music vol. 2 | KBOX 402B | (P) 1992 Biem/Stemra | |
|
¬the¬ rock box³ | BXCL207 | (P) 1992 Biem/Stemra | ||
|
rock favourites : 40 originale hits | BML | 78 739 0 | (P) 1992 Biem/Stemra | |
|
rock power | PULSAR | PULS 031 | (P) 1992 Biem/Stemra | |
| 1993 |
|
28 rock ballads [2 CD] | BXCL 243 | (P) 1993 Biem/Stemra | |
| 1994 |
|
confessin' the blues | Blues Legends | BLS-12142 | (C) (P) 1994 Sound Solutions |
|
¬l'¬ essentiel du blues [3 CD] | Versailles | |||
|
masters of the blues | Excelsior | EXL10142 | (C) Beehive Trading Ltd. | |
|
rock ballads | KBOX 212 | (P) 1994 Biem/Stemra | ||
|
rock classics | CLAS009 | (P) 1994 Biem/Stemra | ||
| 1995 |
|
¬the¬ best of blues | Blues Legends | (P) + (C) 1994 St-Clair Music | |
|
guitar heroes³ | KBOX 350 | (C) 1995 Biem/Stemra | ||
|
howlin' with the blues | Musiquarium | MSDCD011 | (C) 1995 | |
|
rock classics³ | KBOX 322 | (P) 1995 Biem Stemra | ||
|
rock the night | KBOX 335 | (P) 1995 Biem/Stemra | ||
| 1996 |
|
guitar kings³ | EXP039 | (P) 1996 Biem/Stemra | |
|
guitar kings³ | POPEYE | PP96031 | (P) 1996 Biem / Stemra (C) 1996 King Features Syndecate, Inc. | |
|
guitar kings vol. 2 | Experience | EXP040 | (P) 1996 Biem/Stemra | |
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¬the¬ rock box³ | BXCL407 | |||
|
rock now | POPEYE | PP96075 | (P) 1996 Biem / Stemra (C) 1996 King Features Syndecate, Inc. | |
| 1997 |
|
blues legends | |||
|
guitar kings | wg | CD97009 | (P) 1997 | |
|
rock power³ | TemptatioN | TEMP304 | (P) 1997 Biem/Stemra | |
| 1998 |
|
guitar heroes³ | wg | KBOX 3108 | (P) 1998 Biem Stemra |
|
music favourites : guitar kings | wg | SP98025 | ||
|
rock ballads | POPEYE | PP96077 | (P) 1998 Biem / Stemra (C) 1998 King Features Syndecate, Inc. | |
|
rock messages³ | wg | KBOX 417 | (P) 1998 Biem Stemra | |
| 1999 |
|
guitar heroes | KBOX 455 | ||
| 2000 |
|
ballads | |||
|
guitar heroes | wg | KBOX 3176 | (P) 2000 Biem/Stemra | |
|
guitar heroes | wg | KBOX 3141 | (P) 2000 Biem/Stemra | |
|
guitar heroes | wg | KBOX 277 | (P) 2000 Biem/Stemra | |
|
guitar heroes³ | wg | EXCEL239 | (P) 2000 Biem/Stemra | |
|
memories of guitar kings³ | wg | OLDOR205 | (P) 2000 Biem/Stemra | |
|
memories of rock guitar³ | wg | OLDOR206 | (P) 2000 Biem/Stemra | |
|
¬the¬ pleasure of duets³ | Magic | Magic21407 | (P) + (C) '0 Grüezi Schallplatten AG | |
|
rock³ | EuroTrend | CD 312.932 | ||
|
rock messages | wg | KBOX 3168 | (P) 2000 Biem Stemra | |
|
rock the night³ | KBOX 3137 | |||
| 2001 |
|
guitar heroes³ | wg / Forever Gold | FG116 | (P) 2001 |
|
guitar heroes : the classic riffs | wg | 43 840 8 | (P) 2001 | |
|
guitar kings³ | wg | CD97158 | (P) 2001 | |
|
¬the¬ guitar players³ | wg | KBOX 3261 | (P) 2001 | |
|
memories the guitar players | wg | OLDOR230 | (P) 2001 | |
| 2002 |
|
¬the¬ greatest 50 rockhits | EuroTrend | BOX 312.229 | |
|
¬the¬ pleasure of duets | EuroTrend | CD 152.749 | ||
| 2004 |
|
¬the¬ greatest 50 rock hits!³ | EuroTrend | BOX 312.377 | (P) & (C) 2004 Eurotrend |
|
rock guitar : purple haze | wg | BB2101 | ||
|
rock songs³ | EuroTrend | CD 314.018 | ||
| 2006 |
|
born to be wild : 30 rock heroes³ | EuroTrend | CD 246.486 | (P) & (C) Eurotrend |
|
rock guitar : purple haze³ | wg | GB285 | (P) 2006 | |
| 2008 |
|
guitar heroes³ | EuroTrend | CD 142.551 | (P) & (C) Eurotrend |
|
guitar heroes : a big man | wg | GREATS347 | (P) 2008 | |
| 2009 |
|
guitar legends³ | EuroTrend | CD 142.659 | (P) & (C) Eurotrend |
|
my favourite duets³ | 1150 | |||
| 2010 |
|
duets : just the two of us³ | LaserLight Digital | N28 090 | (P) 2010 Delta Music & Entertainment GmbH |
| 2011 |
|
ultimate collection : guitar legends³ | EuroTrend | CD 246.857 | (P) & (C) Eurotrend |
| 2016 |
|
guitar legends | EuroTrend | CD 313.118 |
revised
10.07.2020