ExtendedancEPlay
Extendedance Play (stylized as ExtendedancEPlay) is a studio 12" EP by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 14 January 1983 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".
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| Released | 14 January 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1–3 October 1982 | |||
| Studio | Jam Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 15:52 | |||
| Label | Vertigo, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Mark Knopfler | |||
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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 compilation Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits and a live version of "Two Young Lovers" is featured on Alchemy: Dire Straits Live.