{"title":"Dire Straits","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse our collection of Dire Straits vinyl records, CDs, box sets, and more at Darkside Records. Shop new and used releases with fresh inventory arriving daily.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dire-straits-sultans-of-swing-the-very-best-of-dire-straits","title":"Dire Straits- Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAll discs are visually inspected and guaranteed to be in VG+ condition or better and free of scratches. Original artwork included unless otherwise noted. Images are stock photos. 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The follow-up to the band's massively successful album Brothers in Arms, On Every Street reached the top of the UK albums chart and was also certified platinum by the RIAA. This album features Vince Gill as a guest artist and produced several singles: \"Calling Elvis,\" \"Heavy Fuel,\" \"On Every Street,\" and \"The Bug.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging on the scene in 1977, Dire Straits became one of the most commercially successful bands of its time. Led with virtuoso skill by vocalist\/guitarist, Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits was behind such hits as \"Sultans of Swing,\" \"Brothers In Arms,\" \"Romeo and Juliet,\" and \"So Far Away.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePropelled by Mark Knopfler's literate songs, gruff vocals, and spidery guitar work, Dire Straits had overcome initial skepticism for their resistance to '70s new wave accents in favor of their rootsy traditionalism. The band's sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, and blues. As their career progressed, Dire Straits became more refined and the band became one of the leaders of a group of mature, veteran musicians that designed their music to appeal to aging baby boomers.\u003c\/p\u003e Shop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e 24\/7.\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43727053029597,"sku":"603497848560","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/products\/mbjvypmoettheljllpe5.jpg?v=1731326180"},{"product_id":"dire-straits-on-every-street-preorder","title":"Dire Straits- On Every Street (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Swan Song for the Ages: Classically Understated On Every Street Brings Dire Straits' Career Full Circle, Unfolds with Subtle Cool, Clever Poise, and Innate Control\r\n\r\nDemonstration Disc Sourced from the Original Master Tapes: Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP Set Presents 1991 Album in 45RPM Speed for First Time and Plays with Cinematic Sound\r\n\r\nHypnotic Record Features 'Calling Elvis, 'Heavy Fuel,' and Introspective Title Track\r\n\r\nDire Straits never made a big to-do about it's final run. In classic understated British fashion, the band simply let it's music speak for itself. And how. Originally released in September 1991, On Every Street became the group's swan song - a lasting testament to the influence, musicianship, and integrity of an ensemble whose merit has never been tainted by cash-grab reunions or farewell treks. It remains an essential part of the Dire Straits catalog and a blueprint of the distinctive U.K. roots rock the collective played for it's 15-year career.\r\n\r\nSourced from the original master tapes, housed in gatefold packaging, and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP set of On Every Street presents the album like it has always been meant to be experienced: in reference-grade audiophile sound. Recorded at AIR Studios in London and produced by Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler, it features all of the band's sonic hallmarks - wide instrumental separation, visceral textures, seemingly limitless air, broad soundstages, atmospherics that you can almost reach out and feel. Each element is made more vibrant, physical, and lifelike on this collectible reissue, which marks the first time this 60-minute work has been available at 45RPM speed.\r\n\r\nAfforded generous groove space and black backgrounds, the songs from On Every Street burst with nuanced details and vibrant colors. Dire Straits' playing appears to float, their intricate performances organized amid hypnotic, fluid, three-dimensional arrangements. Mobile Fidelity's definitive-sounding set also brings into transparent view Knopfler's finely sculpted guitar lines, expressive tones, and laid-back vocals - as well as the balanced accompaniment from his band mates. Here's a record on which you can hear the full blossom and decay of individual notes, and imagine the size and shape of the studio. It is in every regard a demonstration disc. And it happens to be filled with timeless fare.\u003c\/p\u003e Shop online at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e 24\/7.\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"aec","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44062390878429,"sku":"821797251013","price":77.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4203813-2971374.jpg?v=1731392188"},{"product_id":"821797246811","title":"Dire Straits- Making Movies (MoFi Numbered 180g 45rpm 2LP) (Vinyl)","description":"Dire Straits Expand Musical Framework and Come Into Own on Making Movies: Co-Produced by Jimmy Iovine, Thematic Album Soars With Personal Songwriting and Epic Arrangements. Cinematic Landscapes and Intricate Passages Sound Sublime: Mobile Fidelity 45RPM 2LP Pressing of Making Movies Mastered from Original Master Tapes, Features Audiophile Dynamics. Bruce Springsteen Pianist Roy Bittan, Mark Knopfler's Guitar Playing, and Passionate Performances Turn Making Movies Into a Classic: Includes 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Tunnel of Love,' 'Solid Rock'. Making Movies marks a magnificent turning point in Dire Straits' career. Considered by many fans to be the group's most complete album, the 1980 set witnesses leader Mark Knopfler greatly expanding his songwriting palette and setting his storytelling amidst more complex, involving arrangements. Dire Straits also benefits from crucial contributions from Bruce Springsteen pianist Roy Bittan and the departure of rhythm guitarist David Knopfler. The songs spark with a mélange of poetry, passion, and cohesion that engages the senses and begs to be experienced again and again. Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP set of Making Movies breathes with reference-caliber airiness, spaciousness, dynamics, and separation. Produced by Jimmy Iovine and Knopfler, the record - which contains many Springsteen-esque elements - features the cleanliness and clarity that have long been Dire Straits trademarks. The extra-wide 45RPM grooves on this edition provide previously unattainable detail, information, and soundstaging. This is what audiophile recordings are all about. You know you're in the presence of sonic greatness as soon as the first few seconds of the opening 'Tunnel of Love' pass, as the introductory passage built on organ and piano - new additions to Dire Straits' palette - intertwine with the unmistakable coil-spring twang of Knopfler's guitar. The three-dimensional, full-bodied presentation of the latter instrument on this Mobile Fidelity LP is alone worth the price of admission. Crisp, rich, and balanced, the analog sound brings Knopfler's Fender Vibrolux and Music Man HD130 amplifiers into your room. The romanticism of Bittan's piano, precision timekeeping of drummer Pick Withers, and steady roll of bassist John Illsley come across with similar potency, scale, and verve. Always more about the whole than the sum of their individual parts, Dire Straits demonstrate that while Knopfler is the lynchpin, this record is a true band effort. Bittan's role cannot be overstated. His melodicism poetically complements Knopfler's subtle staccato rhythms and more than makes up for the exit of David Knopfler. Expansive and cinematic, the aptly titled Making Movies puts a premium on interrelated subjects (love, relationships, heartbreak) and deep-seated emotions that play out in heartfelt lyrics, intense singing, and epic frameworks. Everything clicks. The album's power isn't lost on Iovine, who later told Rolling Stone: 'The right people were in the room together. It really was making a record in the pure sense of the term. The whole thing sounds like one song. But you what that is? That's the writing, the guy who wrote it. He wrote the album like that; he wanted to make the album like that.' Indeed, the first five tracks - 'Tunnel of Love,' 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Skateaway,' 'Expresso Love,' 'Hand in Hand' - comprise a mini-suite united by theme, harmony, and spirit. Every member of the newly configured Dire Straits has a say in the shaping of the material. There's not a note out of place. Iovine and Knopfler's standout production puts it over the top. 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The box set features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNewly remastered versions of \"Alchemy\" and \"On the Night\", titles presently out of stock on vinyl. It should be noted that \"Alchemy\" was last pressed in the mid-80s, while \"On the Night\" was last available in its original 1993 release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn expanded version of \"Alchemy\" featuring the pre-existing digital\/CD tracklist, now including \"Love Over Gold\" along with extended editions of \"Telegraph Road,\" \"Solid Rock,\" and \"Going Home.\" Moreover, it presents the full performance of \"Portobello Belle,\" a segment of which appeared on the 1998 \"Money for Nothing\" compilation, in addition to previously unreleased tracks from the performance - \"Industrial Disease\" and \"Twisting by the Pool.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn expanded edition of \"On the Night\", revealing previously unreleased tracks performed during the tour, sourced from multi-track recordings from shows in Nimes, Rotterdam, and Paris, featuring songs like \"Tunnel of Love,\" \"Telegraph Road,\" \"Sultans of Swing,\" \"Two Young Lovers,\" \"When It Comes to You,\" and \"I Think I Love You Too Much.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe EP \"Encores,\" remastered for Black Friday 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe licensed 1995 collection, \"Live at the BBC\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe unreleased \"Dire Straits Live from the Rainbow Theatre\" show from 1979, mixed by Guy Fletcher, highlighting guest performances by Phil Lynott and Tony de Meur in the final four tracks of the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA brand new booklet with an insightful essay by journalist Paul Sexton, titled \"Making Milestones: The Momentous Road Years of Dire Straits.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WMX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44451953213661,"sku":"603497827367","price":61.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4268062-3071517.jpg?v=1727301215"},{"product_id":"dire-straits-money-for-nothing-8","title":"Dire Straits- Money For Nothing (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDire Straits straddled the globe with their sophisticated rootsy guitar rock wedded to literate story-telling lyrics. Emerging from the club and pub circuit in 1977, Dire Straits was led by charismatic Geordie singer-songwriter, record producer, and composer Mark Knopfler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnopfler is one of the most successful musicians the UK has ever produced and is often cited as one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Dire Straits' sound defined the late '70s\/early '80s with monster global hits such as \"Sultans of Swing,\" \"Romeo and Juliet,\" \"Money for Nothing\" and \"Walk of Life\" (all included on this release). Dire Straits' 1985 album Brothers in Arms, a global No. 1 and double Grammy® Award winner, is one of the best-selling albums of all time. After releasing their final album, On Every Street, in 1991, Knopfler set off on a new path as a solo artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoney for Nothing, the first Dire Straits greatest hits collection (featuring songs from the band's first five albums), was originally released in October 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFully remastered by Bob Ludwig, and cut by Bernie Grundman, the Money for Nothing double vinyl reissue includes \"Telegraph Road (Live Remix),\" which was previously only available on the original CD format, and a previously unreleased alternative live version of \"Portobello Belle (Live).\" The album is cut over four sides for the first time and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl with original artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered by Bob Ludwig\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVinyl Cut by Bernie Grundman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCut Over 4 Sides for the First Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"Telegraph Road (Live Remix)\" Previously Only Available on the Original CD Format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreviously Unreleased Alternate Live Version of \"Portobello Belle (Live)\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGreatest Hits Collection on 180g Double LP!\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSultans of Swing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Down to the Waterline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Portobello Belle (Live Alternative Version) - Previously Unreleased\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Twisting By the Pool (Remix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tunnel of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Romeo and Juliet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Where Do You Think You're Going?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Walk of Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Private Investigations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Telegraph Road (Live Remix) - Previously Unreleased on Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Money for Nothing (Single Edit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Brothers in Arms (Edit)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003eShop online 24\/7 at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.darksiderecords.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eDarkside Records\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow us on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/darksiderecordspk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WMX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45005277692125,"sku":"603497841899","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/1056\/6043\/files\/4175224-2939985.jpg?v=1727252766"},{"product_id":"dire-straits-making-movies-7","title":"Dire Straits- Making Movies (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eVinyl LP pressing of this 1980 album from the British Rock band led by guitarist\/vocalist Mark Knopfler. When their self-titled debut album was released in 1978, the band garnered plenty of attention but it took another seven years before BROTHERS IN ARMS turned them into global superstars. 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Considered by many fans to be the group's most complete album, the 1980 set witnesses leader Mark Knopfler greatly expanding his songwriting palette and setting his storytelling amidst more complex, involving arrangements. Dire Straits also benefits from crucial contributions from Bruce Springsteen pianist Roy Bittan and the departure of rhythm guitarist David Knopfler. The songs spark with a melange of poetry, passion, and cohesion that engages the senses and begs to be experienced again and again.You know you're in the presence of sonic greatness as soon as the first few seconds of the opening 'Tunnel of Love' pass, as the introductory passage built on organ and piano - new additions to Dire Straits' palette - intertwine with the unmistakable coil-spring twang of Knopfler's guitar. The three-dimensional, full-bodied presentation of the latter instrument on this Mobile Fidelity SACD is alone worth the price of admission. Crisp, rich, and balanced, the sound brings Knopfler's Fender Vibrolux and Music Man HD130 amplifiers into your room. The romanticism of Bittan's piano, precision timekeeping of drummer Pick Withers, and steady roll of bassist John Illsley come across with similar potency, scale, and verve.Always more about the whole than the sum of their individual parts, Dire Straits demonstrate that while Knopfler is the lynchpin, this record is a true band effort. Bittan's role cannot be overstated. His melodicism poetically complements Knopfler's subtle staccato rhythms and more than makes up for the exit of David Knopfler. Expansive and cinematic, the aptly titled Making Movies puts a premium on interrelated subjects (love, relationships, heartbreak) and deep-seated emotions that play out in heartfelt lyrics, intense singing, and epic frameworks. Everything clicks.The album's power isn't lost on Iovine, who later told Rolling Stone: 'The right people were in the room together. It really was making a record in the pure sense of the term. The whole thing sounds like one song. But you what that is? That's the writing, the guy who wrote it. He wrote the album like that; he wanted to make the album like that.'Indeed, the first five tracks - 'Tunnel of Love,' 'Romeo and Juliet,' 'Skateaway,' 'Expresso Love,' 'Hand in Hand' - comprise a mini-suite united by theme, harmony, and spirit. Every member of the newly configured Dire Straits has a say in the shaping of the material. There's not a note out of place. 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