Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - The Booze Brothers (2025) [Hi-Res]

Review by Steve Huey

Produced by Dave Edmunds, the material on The Booze Brothers was recorded in 1973 after a young guitarist named Mark Knopfler joined Brewers Droop. The roots of Knopfler's innovative guitar style, perfected with Dire Straits, are quite interesting to hear, even if many of the songs themselves aren't quite up to snuff.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Booze_Brothers

Alimony Slim - lead and/or background vocals (except on tracks 4 and 8), guitar (except on track 1)
"Big Ron" Watts - co-lead vocals (on tracks 2, 7), lead vocals (on tracks 4, 8), background vocals (on tracks 5, 6, 9)
Steve Darrington - accordion, organ, saxophone, clarinet, piano, background vocals
Mark Knopfler - guitar (on tracks 1, 4, 6)
Derrick Timms - bass, backup vocals (on tracks 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10)
Steve Norchi - bass (on tracks 1, 4, 6, 8)
Bobby O'Walker - drums (on all tracks except 3 and 8)
Pick Withers - drums, percussion (on tracks 3, 8)

Guests:

Track 3: Gerry Hogan - pedal steel
Track 10: Dave Edmunds - harp, banjo, double bass, Fender pedal steel, 'secret sound', all background vocals

Tracklist:
1-1 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Where Are You Tonight? [4:10]
1-2 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Roller Coaster [3:33]
1-3 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - You Make Me Feel So Good [3:43]
1-4 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - My Old Lady [3:40]
1-5 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Sugar Baby [2:38]
1-6 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Rock Steady Woman [4:10]
1-7 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Louise [3:26]
1-8 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - What's The Time? [2:28]
1-9 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Midnight Special [4:56]
1-10 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Dreaming [4:27]
1-11 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Bite The Bullet [4:06]
1-12 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Real [3:33]
1-13 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - You Don't Want Me Tonight [4:14]
1-14 Brewers Droop, Mark Knopfler, Dave Edmunds - Cajun Girl [5:33]