MERCURY 8-LP Box Set: DIRE STRAITS - The Studio Albums 1978-1991, EU 2013 SEALED
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Background -
DIRE STRAITS 8-LP (6-title) Box Set - MERCURY RECORDS 0602537529193v - Limited Edition 8-LP box set containing Mark Knopfler & Co.'s six studio album spread over eight 180gm vinyl LPs. The box brings together the following albums: Dire Straits, Communique, Making Movies, Love Over Gold, Brothers In Arms and On Every Street. The CD running order with full length versions of the tracks have been reinstated to Brothers In Arms, now presented as a double LP set, as well as a double vinyl of On Every Street. With all original artwork restored, the six albums are packed in a handsome box set slipcase. All come complete with download cards and are available as a strictly limited edition - STEREO recordings - issued by MERCURY / Universal Records on LP in 2013 - OUT OF PRINT - Limited Edition, not numbered - in superb collectors grade condition as this item is FACTORY SEALED.Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. The band's music was offset by Knopfler's lyrics, which approximated the winding, stream-of-conscious narratives of Bob Dylan. As their career progressed, Dire Straits became more refined and their new maturity happened to coincide with the rise of MTV and the compact disc. These two musical revolutions from the mid-'80s helped make Dire Straits' sixth album, Brothers in Arms, an international blockbuster. The band -- along with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Steve Winwood -- become one of the leaders of a group of self-consciously mature veteran rock & rollers in the late '80s that designed their music to appeal to aging baby boomers. Despite the band's international success, they couldn't sustain their stardom, waiting a full six years to deliver a follow-up to Brothers in Arms, by which time their audience had shrunk significantly.
Knopfler (born August 12, 1949) was always the main force behind Dire Straits. The son of an architect, Knopfler studied English literature at Leeds University and worked briefly as a rock critic for the Yorkshire Evening Post while at college. He began teaching English after his graduation, leading a pub rock band called Brewer's Droop at night. By 1977, Mark was playing with his brother David (guitar) and his roommate John Illsley (bass). During the summer of 1977, the trio cut a demo with drummer Pick Withers. A London DJ named Charlie Gillett heard the demo and began playing "Sultans of Swing" on his BBC show Honky Tonkin'. Following a tour opening for Talking Heads, the band began recording their debut for Vertigo Records with producer Muff Winwood in early 1978. By the summer, they had signed with Warner in America, releasing their eponymous debut in the fall. Thanks to the Top Ten hit "Sultans of Swing," Dire Straits was a major success in both Britain and America, with the single and album climbing into the Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic.
Dire Straits established Dire Straits as a major force on album-oriented radio in America, and their second album, Communique (1979), consolidated their audience, selling three million copies worldwide. As the group was recording its third album, David Knopfler left the band to pursue a solo career; he was replaced by former Darling member Hal Lindes. Like its predecessor, Making Movies was a sizable hit in America and Britain, even though the band was criticized for musically treading water. Nevertheless, the record went gold on the strength of the radio and MTV hits "Romeo and Juliet" and "Skateaway." Dire Straits followed the album two years later with Love Over Gold, an album filled with long, experimental passages, plus the single "Private Investigations," which became a number two hit in the U.K. The album went gold in America and spent four weeks at number one in Britain. Shortly after the release of Love Over Gold, former Rockpile drummer Terry Williams replaced Withers.
During 1982, Knopfler began exploring musical avenues outside of Dire Straits, scoring the Bill Forsyth film Local Hero and playing on Van Morrison's Beautiful Vision. Apart from releasing the Twisting by the Pool EP early in 1983, Dire Straits were quiet for the majority of 1983 and 1984, as Knopfler produced Bob Dylan's Infidels, as well as Aztec Camera and Willy DeVille; he also wrote "Private Dancer for Tina Turner's comeback album. In the spring of 1984, the band released the double album Alchemy: Dire Straits Live and by the end of the year, they had begun recording their fifth studio album with their new keyboardist, Guy Fletcher.
Released in the summer of 1985, Brothers in Arms was Dire Straits' breakthrough album, making the band international stars. Supported by the groundbreaking computer-animated video for "Money for Nothing," a song which mocked music videos, the album became a blockbuster, spending nine weeks at the top of the American charts and selling over nine million copies; in England, the album became the biggest-selling album of the '80s. "Walk of Life" and "So Far Away" kept Brothers in Arms in the charts through 1986, and Dire Straits played over 200 dates in support of the album. Once the tour was completed, Dire Straits went on hiatus for several years, as Knopfler produced records by Randy Newman and Joan Armatrading, scored films, toured with Eric Clapton, and recorded a duet album with Chet Atkins (Neck and Neck, 1990). In 1989, he formed the country-rock group Notting Hillbillies, whose sole album, Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time, became a British hit upon its spring 1990 release. During the extended time off, John Illsley recorded his second album; the first appeared in 1984.
In 1990, Knopfler reconvened Dire Straits, which now featured Illsley, Clark, Fletcher, and various session musicians. The band released On Every Street in the fall of 1991 to great anticipation. However, the album failed to meet expectations -- it only went platinum in America and it didn't crack the U.K. Top 40 -- and failed to generate a hit single. Similarly, the tour was a disappointment, with many tickets going unsold in both the U.S. and Europe. Once the tour was completed, the live album On the Night was released in the spring of 1993 and the band again went on hiatus. In 1996, Knopfler launched his solo career with Golden Heart. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine
This is a BRAND NEW & FACTORY SEALED, limited edition 8-LP box set issued by "MERCURY / Universal / Vertigo" in 2013 - a RARE audiophile title that is out of print!
The 8-LP box set is a highly collectible title from their music catalog - a superb title featuring -
DIRE STRAITS
Box Set Title -
The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991
Performers / Credits include -• Dire Straits
Track Listing -
Dire StraitsA1 Down To The Waterline
A2 Water Of Love
A3 Setting Me Up
A4 Six Blade Knife
A5 Southbound Again
B1 Sultans Of Swing
B2 In The Gallery
B3 Wild West End
B4 Lions
Communiqué
C1 Once Upon A Time In The West
C2 News
C3 Where Do You Think You're Going?
C4 Communiqué
D1 Lady Writer
D2 Angel Of Mercy
D3 Portobello Belle
D4 Single-Handed Sailor
D5 Follow Me Home
Making Movies
E1 Tunnel Of Love
E2 Romeo And Juliet
E3 Skateaway
F1 Expresso Love
F2 Hand In Hand
F3 Solid Rock
F4 Les Boys
Love Over Gold
G1 Telegraph Road
G2 Private Investigations
H1 Industrial Disease
H2 Love Over Gold
H3 It Never Rains
Brothers In Arms
I1 So Far Away
I2 Money For Nothing
Written-By – Mark Knopfler, Sting
J1 Walk Of Life
J2 Your Latest Trick
K1 Why Worry
K2 Ride Across The River
L1 The Man's Too Strong
L2 One World
L3 Brothers In Arms
On Every Street
M1 Calling Elvis
M2 On Every Street
M3 When It Comes To You
N1 Fade To Black
N2 The Bug
N3 You And Your Friend
O1 Heavy Fuel
O2 Iron Hand
O3 Ticket To Heaven
P1 My Parties
P2 Planet Of New Orleans
P3 How Long
Other Information -
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman (tracks: A1 to H3), Bob Ludwig (tracks: I1 to P3) Sticker on front with text: -dIRE sTRAITS THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1978-1991
-The six groundbreaking studio albums.
-180 gm audiophile quality vinyl.
-Pressed at Pallas, Germany.
-Mastered by Bob Ludwig with lacquers cut by Chris Bellman and Bernie Grundman.
-Includes download card.
Each album has a individual catalog number:
"Dire Straits" 3752902
"Communiqué" 3752904
"Making Movies" 3752905
"Love Over Gold" 3752906
"Brothers In Arms" 3752907
"On Every Street" 3752914
All LP's comes with printed inner sleeves.
Dire Straits uses Dire Straits (2009 Analogue Remaster) lacquers
Communiqué uses Communiqué (2009 Analogue Remaster) lacquers
Making Movies uses Making Movies (2010 Analogue Remaster) lacquers
Love Over Gold uses Love Over Gold (2010 Analogue Remaster) lacquers
Brothers In Arms & On Every Street are previously unreleased remasters.
Lacquers for Side A of LP6 was damaged during transfer to pressing plant and thus was not cut by Chris Bellman as in The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991 (Pallas version) of box-set.
The title is from the rare MERCURY / Universal / Vertigo series of audiophile LPs.
- Mercury / Universal / Vertigo RECORDS
- LPs made in EU (UK we believe)
- Pressings are in STEREO
- Reissue made with 180-gram audiophile Vinyl.
- Comes in a luxurious boxed set
- Record vintage = limited edition, made in 2013 (out of print)
- LP / UPC catalog # 0602537529193
CONDITION Details:
The BOX SET is in Mint condition. Everything is factory sealed and assumed to be perfect!
A Short Note About LP GRADING -
- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always properly clean your LPs before playing them (even for brand new LPs).
The LP is an audiophile quality pressing (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
Don't let this rarity slip by!!!
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