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:

MARK KNOPFLER

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!

MARK, JOHN MACKAY and STEVE KANE at work

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.


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1994 confessin' the blues Blues Legends BLS-12142 (C) (P) 1994 Sound Solutions
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  rock classics   CLAS009 (P) 1994 Biem/Stemra
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  ¬the¬ pleasure of duets³ Magic Magic21407 (P) + (C) '0 Grüezi Schallplatten AG
  rock³ EuroTrend CD 312.932  
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revised
10.07.2020

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