Singer: Mark Knopfler
Title: Local Hero
Label: Vertigo ‎– 811 038-2
Type: CD, Album
Country: Canada
Date of released:
Category: Rock, Stage & Screen
Style: Folk Rock, Soundtrack
Size MP3 zip: 1607 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1459 mb
Rating: 4.7✭
Format: MP3 MOD DMF AIFF MIDI MP1 VOC AHX FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Rocks & The Water	3:30
2	Wild Theme	3:40
3	Freeway Flyer	1:50
4	Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite)	4:10
5	The Way It Always Starts	4:08
6	The Rocks & The Thunder	0:40
7	The Ceilidh & The Northern Lights	4:07
8	The Mist Covered Mountains Arranged By – Mark KnopflerWritten-By – Traditional	5:13
9	The Ceilidh: Louis Favourite - Billy's Tune	3:42
10	Whistle Theme	0:53
11	Smooching	5:05
12	Stargazer	1:31
13	The Rocks & The Thunder	0:40
14	Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero	5:01

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Manufactured For – PolyGram Inc.
• Distributed By – PolyGram Distribution Inc.
• Pressed By – Cinram

Credits

• Bass – John Illsley (tracks: 3), Neil Jason (tracks: 4, 5)
• Drums – Steve Jordan (tracks: 4, 5)
• Engineer – Neil Dorfsman
• Engineer [Assistant] – Josh Abbey, Phil Vinall, Tim Palmer
• Guitar [Rhythm] – Hal Lindes (tracks: 3)
• Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
• Photography By [Back] – Frank Griffin
• Photography By [Front] – Denis Waugh
• Synthesizer, Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Alan Clark
• Vocals – Gerry Rafferty (tracks: 5)
• Written-By, Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums [Lynn], Producer – Mark Knopfler

Notes

Music for the Film.

The Acetones are:
Alan Clark - Piano
Roddy Murray - Guitar
Jimmy Yuill - Whistle
Mark Winchester - Violin
Dale Winchester - Accordion
Brian Rowan - Bass
Ed Bicknell - Percussion

Mastered at Masterdisk.
Ceilidh recorded at Hilton Women's Royal Institute Hall, Banff, Scotland, 19th June 1982. Engineered by Louis Kramer on a Nagra 4.2L recorder.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 42281 10382 97
• Matrix / Runout: #901210G 811038-2

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VERL 4, 811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album, Non)	Vertigo, Vertigo	VERL 4, 811 038-1	UK	1983
811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-1	Portugal	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(CD, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Germany	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(HDCD, Album, RE, RM)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Europe	Unknown
1-23827, 9 23827-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	1-23827, 9 23827-1	US	1983