Dire StraitsDire Straits

Label:

Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3266

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Los Angeles Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Down To The Waterline 3:55
A2 Water Of Love 5:23
A3 Setting Me Up 3:18
A4 Six Blade Knife 4:10
A5 Southbound Again 2:58
B1 Sultans Of Swing 5:47
B2 In The Gallery 6:16
B3 Wild West End 4:42
B4 Lions 5:05

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyWarner Communications
  • Record CompanyWarner Bros. Inc.
  • Record CompanyWarner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Warner Bros. Records Inc.
  • Recorded AtBasing Street Studios
  • Mastered AtCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
  • Pressed ByCapitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
  • Copyright ©Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
  • Published ByStraitjacket Songs Ltd.
  • Published ByRondor Music (London) Ltd.
  • Published ByAlmo Music Corp.
  • Published ByAlmo Music

Credits

  • Art DirectionAlan Schmidt
  • BassJohn Illsley
  • Design, ArtworkHothouse (2)
  • DrumsPick Withers
  • EngineerRhett Davies
  • Painting [Cover]Chuck Loyola
  • Photography ByPaddy Eckersley
  • ProducerMuff Winwood
  • Rhythm GuitarDavid Knopfler
  • SongwriterMark Knopfler
  • Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm GuitarMark Knopfler

Notes

"✲" stamped and "LW" etched in runouts denote Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles, pressing. Remainder of runouts mostly etched, "1" or "2," where present, rotated and stamped. This pressing with no mastering engineer signature in runouts.

Comes with printed inner sleeve with lyrics and band photo.

Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, Feb. 1978.
For Charlie Gillett.
Thank you Robert Allan.

Labels:
All selections published by Straightjacket [sic] Songs LTD. All rights istered by Rondor Music (London) LTD, controlled in the U.S. by Almo Music - ASCAP.
Inner sleeve:
All songs ©1978 Straightjacket [sic] Songs Ltd. All rights istered by Rondor Music (in London) Ltd. Controlled in the U.S. & Canada by Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP) ASCAP.

℗ 1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc.
© 1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): BSK-1-3266 LW1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): BSK-2-3266 LW2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): BSK-2-3266 LW3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): BSK-2-3266 LW4
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): BSK -1- 3266 LW3 2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): BSK-2-3266 LW4 ✲
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): BSK-1-3266 LW3 5 ✲
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): BSK-2-3266 LW4 1 ✲
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): BSK-1-3266 LW1・ M̶ 2 ✲
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): BSK-2-3266 LW1・ M̶ 1 ✲
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 6): BSK-1-3266 LW3 2 ✲
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 6): BSK-2-3266 LW4 2 ✲

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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

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Reviews

  • Famepot's avatar
    Famepot
    Has intro to Down To The Waterline that is not on my 1979 Repress.
    • jguzman76's avatar
      jguzman76
      I have a very similar release but it's NOT a promotional copy. Also my runouts say LW3 (side 1) and LW4 (side 2).

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