Dire Straits – Dire Straits
Tracklist
| A1 | Down To The Waterline | 4:01 | |
| A2 | Water Of Love | 5:27 | |
| A3 | Setting Me Up | 3:20 | |
| A4 | Six Blade Knife | 4:12 | |
| A5 | Southbound Again | 2:59 | |
| B1 | Sultans Of Swing | 5:52 | |
| B2 | In The Gallery | 6:19 | |
| B3 | Wild West End | 4:43 | |
| B4 | Lions | 5:07 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd.
- Published By – Rondor Music
- Published By – Strait Jacket Songs
- Recorded At – Basing Street Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – PRS Hannover
Credits
- Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
- Artwork, Design – Hothouse (2)
- Bass – John Illsley
- Drums – Pick Withers
- Engineer – Rhett Davies
- Painting [Cover] – Chuck Loyola
- Photography By – Paddy Eckersley
- Producer – Muff Winwood
- Rhythm Guitar – David Knopfler
- Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Knopfler
- Written-By – Mark Knopfler
Notes
Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, Feb. 1978.
Ⓟ 1978 PHONOGRAM Ltd.
Printed in West-
On this release the guitar on the rear is black and the label stickers are red.
There are also covers without stickers on front.
Ⓟ 1978 PHONOGRAM Ltd.
Printed in West-
On this release the guitar on the rear is black and the label stickers are red.
There are also covers without stickers on front.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Label Code: LC 1633
- Price Code: 5018
- Rights Society: GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (Label matrix side 1): AA 6360 162.1Y
- Matrix / Runout (Label matrix side 2): AA 6360 162.2Y
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 stamped Variant 1): 10 AA6360162 1Y//3 320 BA 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 stamped Variant 1): 10 AA6360162 2Y //2 320 AK 5
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 stamped Variant 2): 10 AA6360162 1Y//3 320 AZ 2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 stamped Variant 2): 10 AA6360162 2Y 320 AP 5
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 stamped Variant 3): 10 AA6360162 1Y//3 320 CK 1D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 stamped Variant 3): 10 AA6360162 2Y//2 320 BN 5A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 stamped Variant 4): 10 AA6360162 1Y//3 320 CC 1D
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 stamped Variant 4): 10 AA6360162 2Y //2 320 BM 5A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 stamped Variant 5): 10 AA6360162 1Y//3 320 BB 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 stamped Variant 5): 10 AA6360162 2Y //2 320 AII 3
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 1 stamped Variant 6): 10 AA6360162 1Y//2 320 2.3A
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side 2 stamped Variant 6): 10 AA6360162 2Y//2 320 AE 5
Other Versions (5 of 449)
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Dire Straits (LP, Album, Stereo, Red Guitar On Rear) | Vertigo | 6360 162 | 1978 | |||
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Dire Straits (Cassette, Album, Club Edition) | Bertelsmann Club | 33 594 3 | 1978 | |||
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Dire Straits (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing) | Warner Bros. Records | BSK 3266 | US | 1978 | ||
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Dire Straits (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 6360 162 | Netherlands | 1978 | ||
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Dire Straits (LP, Album, Stereo, Quality Records Pressing) | Mercury | SRM-1-1197 | Canada | 1978 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Pressing is really good, sounds really clean and quiet. Separation between instruments is nice and Marks Strat is speaking for itself.
Drums and bass and rythm guitars are so tight it’s just a blast, what can you say.
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