The Booze Brothers

"Recorded somewhere in Wales, a long time ago". (Probably near 1973/1974) ℗© Red Lightnin' Ltd. 1989 Made in England Made in Great Britain Runouts are etched. Liner Notes: "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."