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Under the Volcano

There'd been somethinggoing on with the other albums

�� We are the sultans ♪ Yeah, we are the sultans of swing ♪ That's right... KNOPFLER: There'd been something
going on with the other albums

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♫ We are the sultans
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♪ Yeah, we are the sultans of swing
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♪ That's right...
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KNOPFLER: There'd been something going on with the other albums.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:54
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Rush Films,Screen Australia,ScreenWest

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Movie Summary

On a remote Caribbean island, under the shadow of an active volcano, the world's biggest recording artists made music and myth that defined an era.
There'd been a sort of a build-up, because we were playing live - Under the Volcano 00:10
There'd been a sort of a build-up, because we were play...
Because the feeling was that not only could we do it all live, - Under the Volcano 00:08
Because the feeling was that not only could we do it all liv...
NEIL DORSFMAN: Mark wanted to try something different - Under the Volcano 00:06
NEIL DORSFMAN: Mark wanted to try something different
After we did Love Over Gold, we were both displeased - Under the Volcano 00:08
After we did Love Over Gold, we were both displeased
Dire Straits' manager was conscious of that - Under the Volcano 00:08
Dire Straits' manager was conscious of that
So, it was an all-digital recording ultimately winding up on CD. - Under the Volcano 00:06
So, it was an all-digital recording ultimately winding up on...
And it was one of the first records to be done that way, - Under the Volcano 00:09
And it was one of the first records to be done that way,
KNOPFLER: If you come into a studio from Oxford Circus, - Under the Volcano 00:07
KNOPFLER: If you come into a studio from Oxford Circus,
You've come out of the Tube, or wherever you've come from, - Under the Volcano 00:07
You've come out of the Tube, or wherever you've co...
When you come from the track up to the studio in Montserrat, - Under the Volcano 00:10
When you come from the track up to the studio in Montserrat,
And it's just more of a home studio vibe. - Under the Volcano 00:04
And it's just more of a home studio vibe.
But there's no getting away from the fact that that kind of life, - Under the Volcano 00:14
But there's no getting away from the fact that that kin...
GUY FLETCHER: It would be a lie to say we came away from there - Under the Volcano 00:07
GUY FLETCHER: It would be a lie to say we came away from the...
The sound of the island does come across on the record. - Under the Volcano 00:05
The sound of the island does come across on the record.
3 You're so far away from me - Under the Volcano 00:20
3 You're so far away from me
I remember, we were doing some track a couple of weeks into the record, - Under the Volcano 00:12
I remember, we were doing some track a couple of weeks into ...
I was like, "We're making a record here! What is this?" - Under the Volcano 00:07
I was like, "We're making a record here! What is t...
At any time in the studio, it's very easy to lose perspective, - Under the Volcano 00:08
At any time in the studio, it's very easy to lose persp...
In fact, George Martin, down in Montserrat said to me, - Under the Volcano 00:19
In fact, George Martin, down in Montserrat said to me,
KNOPFLER: Neil would be one of the most important people in my history. - Under the Volcano 00:05
KNOPFLER: Neil would be one of the most important people in ...