46K views · 345 shares | On this day in 2005 the compilation album 'The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations' was released. The album featured both songs from Dire Straits' studio albums as well as selected works from Mark's solo career to date. Listen back here: https://direstraits.lnk.to/PrivateInvestigationsBestOf | Mark Knopfler | Facebook

Mark and his band performed ‘Beryl' on the Scandinavian TV show ‘Skavlan' in March 2015. The song's sound echoes the early days of Dire Straits 'That was a deliberate thing, going back to a period because it seemed to suit the song,' Knopfler said. 'I took a sort of 'Sultans Of Swing' approach to it for that reason, because it's something you'd associate with a time. So in your head, there's an appropriateness to the style. You just hope you can bring it off.' - MK Watch the full performance her

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