Tracklist Hide Credits

1	The Rocks And The Water	3:30
2	Wild Theme	3:40
3	Freeway Flyer Bass – John IllsleyGuitar [Rhythm] – Hal Lindes	1:50
4	Boomtown (Variation Louis' Favourite) Bass – Neil JasonDrums – Steve JordanVibraphone – Mike Mainieri	4:10
5	The Way It Always Starts Bass – Neil Jason, Steve JordanVocals – Gerry Rafferty	4:08
6	The Rocks And The Thunder	0:40
7	The Ceilidh And The Northern Lights	4:07
8	The Mist Covered Mountains Arranged By – Mark KnopflerBass – Eddie GomezWritten-By – Traditional	5:13
9	The Ceilidh: Louis Favourite/Billy's Tune	3:42
10	Whistle Theme	0:53
11	Smooching Bass – Tony LevinVibraphone – Mike Mainieri	5:05
12	Stargazer	1:31
13	The Rocks And The Thunder	0:40
14	Going Home: Theme Of The Local Hero Bass – Tony Levin	5:01

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Records Ltd.

Credits

• Drums – Terry Williams (tracks: 3, 11, 14)
• Engineer – Louis Kramer (tracks: 7 to 9), Neil Dorfsman
• Engineer [Assistant] – Josh Abbey, Phil Vinall, Tim Palmer
• Featuring – The Acetones (tracks: 7 to 9)
• Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion, Drums [Lynn] – Mark Knopfler
• Photography By [Back] – Frank Griffin
• Photography By [Front] – Denis Waugh
• Producer – Mark Knopfler
• Saxophone – Mike Brecker* (tracks: 4, 11, 14)
• Synthesizer, Piano, Organ [Hammond] – Alan Clark
• Written-By – Mark Knopfler (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 14)

Notes

This Japanese 'Mini-LP' reissue on SHM-CD comes with:
- an OBI strip,
- an outer sleeve replica,
- an individually numbered sheet with replicas of both original A side and B side vinyl labels,
- a black & white leaflet with track titles and liner notes in Japanese.

Music by Mark Knopfler for the film produced by David Puttnam, written and Directed by Bill Forsyth.

Originaly released in 1983.

The Acetones are:
Alan Clark - Piano
Roddy Murray - Guitar
Jimmy Yuill - Whistle
Mark Winchester - Violin
Dale Winchester - Accordion
Brian Rowan - Bass
Ed Bicknell - Percussion

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed on OBI): 4 988005 728678

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VERL 4, 811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album, Non)	Vertigo, Vertigo	VERL 4, 811 038-1	UK	1983
811 038-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-1	Portugal	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(CD, Album)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Germany	1983
811 038-2	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(HDCD, Album, RE, RM)	Vertigo	811 038-2	Europe	Unknown
1-23827, 9 23827-1	Mark Knopfler	Local Hero ‎(LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	1-23827, 9 23827-1	US	1983

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