Extendedance Play (stylized as ExtendedancEPlay) is a studio 12" EP by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 14 January 1983[2] by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The record contains three tracks on the international version and four on the U.S. version, which also included the song "Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts," an outtake from the Love over Gold sessions that had been released in other territories as the b-side to "Private Investigations".[3]

Extendedance Play
EP by
Released14 January 1983 (1983-01-14)
Recorded1–3 October 1982
StudioJam Studios
GenreRock and roll
Length15:52
LabelVertigo, Warner Bros.
ProducerMark Knopfler
Dire Straits chronology
Love over Gold
(1982)
Extendedance Play
(1983)
Alchemy
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

The EP consists of upbeat tracks with a rock and roll, jazz and swing feel. It is the first release by the band to feature drummer Terry Williams, who filled the spot after drummer Pick Withers left the group in 1982.

This EP has never been released on compact disc except for a very rare CD-Video. However, "Twisting by the Pool" appears on the compilations Money for Nothing and Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, and a live version of "Two Young Lovers" is featured on Alchemy: Dire Straits Live.

Track listing

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All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.

The original vinyl EP presented tracks 1–2 on side A, and tracks 3–4 on side B.

No.TitleLength
1."Twisting by the Pool"3:28
2."Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts" (U.S. version only)4:54
3."Two Young Lovers"3:22
4."If I Had You"4:16
Total length:15:52

Personnel

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Dire Straits

Additional personnel

Production

  • Mark Knopfler – producer
  • John Etchells – engineer

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
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US Billboard 200[4] 53

References

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Notes

Citations

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Twisting by the Pool". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Timeline | DireStraits.com". www.direstraits.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. ^ Dire Straits - Private Investigations, 1982, retrieved 15 November 2023
  4. ^ "Dire Straits Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 March 2020.