ExtendedancEPlay

Extendedance Play
EP by Dire Straits
Released	14 January 1983 (1983-01-14)
Recorded	1–3 October 1982
Studio	Jam Studios
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	16:04
Label	Vertigo, Warner Bros.
Producer	Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits chronology
Love over Gold (1982) Extendedance Play (1983) Alchemy (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Extendedance Play (stylized as ExtendedancEPlay) is a studio 12" EP by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 14 January 1983^[2] 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".^[3]

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 compilations Money for Nothing and Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, and a live version of "Two Young Lovers" is featured on Alchemy: Dire Straits Live.

Track listing

All songs were written by Mark Knopfler.

The original vinyl EP presented tracks 1–2 on side A, and tracks 3–4 on side B.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Twisting by the Pool"	3:32
2.	"Badges, Posters, Stickers, T-Shirts" (U.S. version only)	4:54
3.	"Two Young Lovers"	3:22
4.	"If I Had You"	4:16
Total length:		16:04

Personnel

Dire Straits

• Mark Knopfler – vocals, lead guitar
• Hal Lindes – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Alan Clark – piano, Hammond organ, synthesizer
• John Illsley – bass, backing vocals
• Terry Williams – drums (1, 3, 4)
• Pick Withers – drums (2)

Additional personnel

• Mel Collins – saxophone (3)

Production

• Mark Knopfler – producer
• John Etchells – engineer

Charts

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[4]	53

References

Notes

Citations

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Twisting by the Pool". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
2. "Timeline | DireStraits.com". www.direstraits.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
3. Dire Straits - Private Investigations, 1982, retrieved 15 November 2023
4. "Dire Straits Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 March 2020.