Dire Straits – Communiqué
Tracklist
| A1 | Once Upon A Time In The West | 5:24 | |
| A2 | News | 4:13 | |
| A3 | Where Do You Think You're Going? | 3:50 | |
| A4 | Communiqué | 5:50 | |
| B1 | Lady Writer | 3:44 | |
| B2 | Angel Of Mercy | 4:35 | |
| B3 | Portobello Belle | 4:31 | |
| B4 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:40 | |
| B5 | Follow Me Home | 5:53 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Phonogram
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd.
- Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
- Published By – Straitjacket Songs
- Recorded At – Com Point Studios
- Mixed At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover
Credits
- Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
- Bass, Vocals – John Illsley
- Design – Hothouse (2)
- Drums – Pick Withers
- Engineer – Jack Nuber
- Illustration [Cover] – Geoff Halpin
- Keyboards – B. Bear
- Mixed By – Gregg Hamm
- Photography By [Back Cover Portrait] – Barry Schulz*
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve Portrait] – Peter Brill
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Govert de Roos
- Producer – Jerry Wexler
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – David Knopfler
- Songwriter [Songs By], Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Knopfler
- Tape Op – Thelbert Rigby
Notes
On labels:
Made in West
℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
On cover:
Printed in West
Comes with the printed inner sleeve.
Runout inscriptions are stamped, with last one or two characters, letters or numbers, being rotated by 90°.
This version is without BH on any of the sides, only 320 stamp for PRS.
There are different versions of runouts with "BH" (for Bobby Hata) in it:
Release 1392736: GEMA boxed on labels
Made in West
℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
On cover:
Printed in West
Comes with the printed inner sleeve.
Runout inscriptions are stamped, with last one or two characters, letters or numbers, being rotated by 90°.
This version is without BH on any of the sides, only 320 stamp for PRS.
There are different versions of runouts with "BH" (for Bobby Hata) in it:
Release 1392736: GEMA boxed on labels
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Label Code: LC 1633
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Other (Back cover): 5018
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AA 6360 170.1 Y
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): AA 6360 170.2 Y
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): 10 AA6360170 1Y
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 5 LC
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 5 KD
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 5 ? K
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 3 K K
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 3 W G
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 2A Y F
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 S F 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 4 B G
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 2 G L
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 3 U I
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 3 G
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 2A DM
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 2 M
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 2 G
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 15): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 7 U K
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 15): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 A2 N I
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 16): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 2 I B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 16): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 A2 M I
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 17): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 9 A N
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 17): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 0 7 L
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 18): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 6 NB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 18): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 4A MN
Other Versions (5 of 408)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Communiqué (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 6360 170 | Netherlands | 1979 | |||
| Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing) | Warner Bros. Records | HS 3330 | US | 1979 | |||
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo, Quality Pressing) | Mercury | SRM-1-3791 | Canada | 1979 | ||
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vertigo | 6360 170 | Scandinavia | 1979 | ||
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vertigo | 6360 170 | Italy | 1979 |
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Edited 9 years agoPlease ingnore this comment
Guitar soli a bit short on that version i think
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