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2923:"Discographie, les contributions | Manu Katché Website"
2334:"Alchemy: Dire Straits Live - Dire Straits: Credits"
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3150:Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits
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224:Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
2891:. Amordian Press. 1986. p. 82.
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2859:My Life in Dire Straits
2829:My Life in Dire Straits
3253:Private Investigations
2856:Illsley, John (2021).
2826:Illsley, John (2021).
2058:Terry Williams – drums
2010:Terry Williams – drums
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1792:June 1977 – July 1980
901:Release contributions
359:Release contributions
249:. They were joined by
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3211:Down to the Waterline
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2551:Ultimate Classic Rock
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410:Dire Straits releases
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3366:On Every Street Tour
3267:Twisting by the Pool
1859:July – October 1980
1850:The Honky Tonk Demos
466:David "Pick" Withers
3344:You and Your Friend
2927:www.manu-katche.com
2763:cite AV media notes
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2278:(25 October 1980).
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1541:pedal steel guitar
173:Love over Gold Tour
3260:Industrial Disease
2911:. 1991. 510 160-2.
2757:. 1985. 824 499-2.
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