between the music, much of which is slow and moody, with Mark Knopfler's muttered vocals and large helpings of his fingerpicking on what sounds like an amplified Spanish guitar, and the audience response. Reviewing for AllMusic, critic William Ruhlmann wrote of the album "There is an interesting contrast. It has been regarded as a self-portrait, a giant outpouring of energy and ideas brought forth over a long period of time.
In terms of media it used everything from feathers and part of a bird's nest to a glass eye, shell, plugs and brain in a work that becomes a transmutation of sexual organic landscapes and mindscapes. The original painting, done between 19, was composed of many different elements and on 18 wood panels 203 cm x 1615 cm x 9 cm. The image of a guitar with lips held by a hand was added for the album design. Alchemy is a hypothetical process once believed to turn ordinary elements into gold. The album cover artwork was adapted from a section of a painting by Brett Whiteley titled Alchemy 1974. " Tunnel of Love" is preceded by a roughly four-minute jam sequence that incorporates elements of the song, followed by the brief "Carousel Waltz" intro and standard version of the song (with improvisation sections).
The recording was mixed at AIR Studios in London in November 1983. The concerts were recorded by Mike McKenna using the Rolling Stones Mobile unit. Alchemy: Dire Straits Live was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22–23 July 1983, the final two concerts of Dire Straits' eight-month Love Over Gold Tour promoting their album Love Over Gold.
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