booze brothers, the

BREWERS DROOP

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]

notes

Mark Knopfler

taken from the booklet:

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

source Golden Guide [B]

year	country of manufacture	format	label	catalog no.	note of registration
1991	Holland	CD	Ramble Tramble	RATA 001	(C) 1989 (P) 1991
1992	Holland	CD	Zillon	2610392	(C) + (P) 1992 Zillion Records
1997	UK	CD	Castle Classic	CLA CD 428 GAS0000428CLA	(C) 1997 Red Lightnin' Ltd. / Castle Communications Plc. ; (P) 1989 + 1997 (Bonus Tracks) Red Lightnin' Ltd.
1998	?	CD	M.I.L. Multimedia	MIL 6107	?
1998	EU	CD	Brilliant	BT 33011	(C) + (P) 1999 Digimode Entertainment Ltd.
1999	Schwitzerland	CD	Canon Records	MWT4341012-2	(P) 1999 Selected Sound Carrier (C) JM Sontel AG
2000#	Germany	CD	Laserlight	21 448	2000 Delta Music GmbH

# here Mark Knopfler & Dave Edmunds are indicated on cover + CD as principal performers

– Cassette

sampler lyrics

sampler

with tracks: where are you tonight?, my old lady, rock steady woman

source Golden Guide [B]


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28 rock ballads [1992, ?] ■ ballads [2000] ■ ¬the¬ best of blues [1995, 1997] ■ blues legends [1995, 1997] ■ confessin' the blues [1995] ■ cookin’ with the blues [1992] ■ duets : just the two of us [2010] ■ ¬l'¬ essentiel du blues [1994] ■ ¬the¬ greatest 50 rock hits! [2004] ■ ¬the¬ greatest 50 rockhits [2002] ■ guitar heroes [1995, 1998, 1998, 1999, 2 x 2000, 2003, 2008, ?] ■ guitar heroes – the classic riffs [?] ■ guitar kings [2 x 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006] ■ guitar kings vol. 2 [2006, ?] ■ guitar legends [2009] ■ ¬the¬ guitar players [2001] ■ hits4ever – the guitar hereos [2001] ■ howlin' with the blues [1995] ■ masters of the blues [1994] ■ memories of guitar kings [2 x 2000] ■ memories of the guitar players [2004] ■ memories of rock guitar [2000] ■ music favourites : guitar kings [1998] ■ my favourite duets [2009] ■ ¬the¬ pearl collection – rock music vol. 2 [1992] ■ ¬the¬ pleasure of duets [2000, 2002] ■ rock [2000] ■ ¬the¬ rock box [1992, 1996] ■ rock classics [1994, 1995] ■ rock guitar - purple haze [2004] ■ rock messages [1998, 200?] ■ rock power [1997] ■ rock songs CD 1 [?] ■ rock the night [2000] ■ ultimate collection : guitar legends [2011]

lyrics

1

where are you tonight?
(Mackey/Darrington)

4

my old lady
(Nick Gravenites)

6

rock steady woman
(Mackey/Darrington/Watts)

last update of this webpage: 15.04.2012

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