A soniclovenoize production
Side A:
1. Jokerman
2. Someoneís Got A Hold Of My Heart
3. Neighborhood Bully
4. License To Kill
5. Blind Willie McTell
Side B:
6. Man of Peace
7. Foot of Pride
8. I and I
9. Donít Fall Apart On Me Tonight
This is a reconstruction of the album that Infidels could have been, utilizing alternate “drier” rough mixes and the early tracklist of the album. And yes, it includes the unreleased full-band version of Bind Willie McTell which is a 50% improvement in itself.
The first step in my reconstruction was to fix the dated 80s production and utilize alternate mixes for all of the songs. We are lucky enough to have excellent quality rough mixes of almost all the serious contenders for the album, taken from the bootleg Outfidel Intakes, which apparently received a recent 24-bit remaster by a fan using CEDAR mastering software (kudos to their fantastic job). These mixes all lack the overdubs Dylan and Knopfler made, as well as the annoying mixing techniques Dylan oversaw himself in June. They are all straight-forward basic tracks with a rather drier, grittier and often more upfront vocal track. While the typical 80s-rock sound is inescapable for Infidels no matter how you cut it (it was recorded with the Dire Straits guitar sound and a reggae rhythm section!), these mixes allow the songs to breathe and is closer to Knopfler’s alleged original intent for the sound of the album.
Next we sequence the tracks utilizing the stronger songs that were cut from the released version, replacing the weaker ones. While we donít have the specific track order, we do know what songs were on the original tracklist. If we make the assumption that the songs were in the same basic order as on the officially released album, then we are left with the seven Infidels tracks (minus Union Sundown) that require Blind Willie McTell and Foot of Pride to fill in the gaps to make two sides of an LP. If the fantastic full-band electric version of Blind Willie McTell (as opposed to the longer, acoustic version found on The Bootleg Series 1-3) is placed on side A and Foot of Pride on side B, we are left with two 23-minute sides. This must be more than a coincidence! Thus ìFoot of Prideî effectively replaced Union Sundown on side B, and the band-take of Blind Willie McTell is a powerful closer to side A. I believe this was Knopfler’s original tracklist.
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