Dire Straits

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...is a three-track (US: four-track) 12" EP by the British rock band Dire Straits, released in 1983. It is commonly called Twisting by the Pool, after the minor hit song of the same name on its first track.

The EP is highly uncharacteristic of Dire Straits' usual slow and relaxed song styles, as most of the tracks have a jazz and/or swing feel with an upbeat tempo. It is the first release to feature drummer Terry Williams, who filled the spot after the departing original drummer, Pick Withers.

In its original UK configuration, this EP only contained three tracks. Added to the North American release was "Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts" - a Love over Gold studio outtake which had already been released in the UK as the B-side to "Private Investigations".

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Dire Straits were a British rock band from 1977 to 1995. They comprised Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), his younger brother David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, blues, and came closest to beat music within the context of rock and roll. Despite the prominence of punk rock during the band's early years, the band's stripped-down sound contrasted with punk, demonstrating a more "rootsy" influence that emerged out of pub rock. Many of Dire Straits' compositions were melancholy.^[1] Dire Straits became one of the world's most commercially successful bands, and sold over 120 million albums worldwide.^[2]

Dire Straits won numerous music awards during their career, including three BRIT Awards, four Grammys, and two MTV Video Music Awards.^[2] Dire Straits' most popular songs include: "Sultans of Swing", "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love", "Private Investigations", "Money for Nothing", "Walk of Life", "So Far Away" and "Brothers in Arms"