Dire Straits (1977-1995) was a British rock band as far known member singer-guitarist-songwriter Mark Knopfler. The band is known for, among other songs like Sultans of Swing, Private Investigations, Brothers in Arms and Money for Nothing.
The band immediately had great success with his debut album and the single Dire Straits Sultans of Swing. Brothers in Arms was published in 1985, one of the first records fully digitally recorded. The album is 269 weeks in the Dutch Album Top 100 for the longest album ever recorded, though these are not consecutive weeks.
Eric Clapton has admitted an inferiority complex because of Knopfler's majestic guitar stylings.
Dire Straits: will there ever be a better band?
"Dire Straits is the only band that plays like an organic whole" -- Bob Dylan.
Discography:
Dire Straits (1978)
Communiqué (1979)
Making Movies (1980)
Love over Gold (1982)
Alchemy (1984, live)
Brothers in Arms (1985)
Money for Nothing (1988, compilation)
On Every Street (1991)
On the Night (1993, live)
Live at the BBC (1995, live)
Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits (1998, compilation)
Private Investigations (2005, compilation)
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Private Investigations ( Best of ) ( vinyl 2LP )
2005 German issue ( vinyl 2LP ) featuring a 14-track collection of the biggest & best hits from one of the biggest British bands compiling hits from the classics Communique Making Movies Love Over Gold as well Brothers In Arms, and All The Road Running w
€39,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Brothers in Arms (Numbered 45RPM HQ vinyl 2LP) (MOFI )
( 1985 ) - 2014 US reissue Mobile Fidelity's HQ 45RPM vinyl 2LP - Blockbuster Brothers in Arms Helped Define 1980s, Catapulted Dire Straits to Arena Status: Ranked #351 on Rolling Stone's List of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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€89,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler -Private Investigations ( Best of ) ( red vinyl 2LP )
2005-2023 German reissue ( red vinyl 2LP ) featuring a 14-track collection of the biggest & best hits from one of the biggest British bands compiling hits from the classics Communique Making Movies Love Over Gold as well Brothers In Arms, and All The Roa
€39,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Love Over Gold ( MOFI ) (Numbered 180g 45rpm 2LP)
( 1982 ) - 2019 US reissue Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP - Includes the Epic "Telegraph Road" and Aching "Private Investigations": Heartfelt Narrative Songs Steeped in Patience, Drama, Sadness, and Romance. Mastered from the original master tapes and
€89,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Brothers in Arms ( 180g vinyl 2LP )
( 1985 ) - 2014 EU reissue ( 180g vinyl 2LP )+download- A mid 80s chart behemoth of a record, the album features the singles ‘So Far Away’, the aforementioned ‘Money For Nothing’, ‘Walk of Life’, ‘Your Latest Trick’ and the melancholic ti...
€39,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler On Every Street ( HQ vinyl 45rpm 2LP) (MOFI)
( 1991 ) - 2024 US Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MOFI) reissue HQ 180g 45rpm 2LP - including "Calling Elvis," "Heavy Fuel," "On Every Street" and "The Bug."
€89,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler On Every Street ( 180g vinyl 2LP )
( 1991 ) 2014 EU reissue 180g vinyl 2LP + download - 1991's On Every Street is the 6th Dire Straits album . including "Calling Elvis," "Heavy Fuel," "On Every Street" and "The Bug." follow-up to their chart-topping 1985 masterpiece Brothers in Arms
€41,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Making Movies ( HQ vinyl 45rpm 2LP) (MOFI)
( 1980 ) - 2019 US reissue Mobile Fidelity's 45rpm HQ vinyl 2LP - including Tunnel Of Love, Romeo & Juliet and Hand In Hand Co-Produced by Jimmy Iovine, Thematic Album Soars with Personal Songwriting and Epic Arrangements
€89,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Money for Nothing ( 1988 Greatest Hits ) ( reissue 180g vinyl 2LP )
1988 - 2022 reissue ( 180g vinyl 2LP ) -Dire Straits‘ 1988 greatest hits, including ‘Sultans of Swing’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Private Investigations’ and three of the five singles from ‘Brothers in Arms’.
€39,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Brothers in Arms (Abbey Road Half-Speed remaster 180g vinyl 2LP )
( 1985 ) 2021 EU Abbey Road Half-Speed 45rpm remaster 180g vinyl 2LP- A mid 80s chart behemoth of a record, the album features the singles ‘So Far Away’, the aforementioned ‘Money For Nothing’, ‘Walk of Life’, ‘Your Latest Trick’ and the melancholic ti...
€43,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Local Hero ( 180g vinyl LP )
(1983 ) 2022 US MOFI reissue180g vinyl LP -Mastered from the Original Master Tapes and Pressed at RTI for Definitive Sound
Digital clone of 3M digital master to analog console to lathe
Three years removed from crafting Dire Straits' third album, Maki
Digital clone of 3M digital master to analog console to lathe
Three years removed from crafting Dire Straits' third album, Maki
€59,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Love Over Gold - 180g HQ vinyl LP (RSD 2022 )
( 1982 ) - 2022 RSD Abbey Road Half-Speed 180g HQ vinyl LP remaster- Anchored by the 14-minute-plus opener "Telegraph Road," and by Knopfler's atmospheric leads and head-turning tonalities, Love Over Gold is a modern classic.
€39,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler -Studio Albums ( 1996-2007 ) = 180g11xLP Boxset=
( 1996-2007) 2021 EU Remastered collection 11xLP of the first five studio albums in the Mark Knopfler catalogue. Includes 'Golden Heart' (1996), 'Sailing To Philadelphia' (2000), 'The Ragpicker's Dream' (2002), 'Shangri-La' (2004), 'Kill To Get Crimson' (
€237,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Dire Straits ( HQ vinyl 45rpm 2LP)
( 1978 ) - 2019 US reissue Mobile Fidelity's 45rpm HQ vinyl 2LP - Mastered from the Original Master Tapes and Dire Straits' arresting self-titled debut arrived in the midst of punk's reign but couldn't have been further removed from the era's slash-and-b
€89,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler -Making Movies ( 180g vinyl LP )
(1980) 2014 EU reissue on 180g LP+LP =Dire Straits' 3rd release, Making Movies, features among Mark Knopfler's finest work. "Tunnel of Love," "Romeo and Juliet" and "Solid Rock" all feature the same distinctive
€27,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler - Communique ( 180g vinyl LP )
( 1979 ) 2014 EU reissue on 180g vinyl LP+downlaod - On their 1979 sophomore release Communique, Dire Straits continue to refine their pub-rock aesthetic with an unpretentious set of melancholy rock tunes. Mark Knopfler's penchant for cynical characters
€26,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler - Communique (Numbered HQ vinyl 45rpm 2LP)
( 1979 ) - 2019 US on Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP Version - Smooth, Effortless, Relaxed, Tuneful, and Deceivingly Simple: Dire Straits' Communique Teems With Technical Perfectionism, Southern-Styled Grooves, and Low-Key Blues . Mastered from the or
€89,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler -Neck and Neck ( with Chet Atkins) ( 180g vinyl LP )
( 1990 ) 2014 EU reissue on 180g LP= two generations of leading and groundbreaking guitarists combined their efforts to create this legendary album. American Country music legend Chet Atkins and British singer-songwriter, guitarist...
€25,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits ( reissue 180g vinyl LP )
( 1978 ) - 2014 EU reissue on 180g vinyl LP+download-Mark Knopfler's spare, tasteful guitar lines and distinctive vocals mark their self-titled debut album of bluesy tunes that even on first listen, sound as if you've just wandered into a local pub to hea
€32,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler -Down The Road Wherever ( 180g vinyl 2LP )
2018 EU issue on 180gram vinyl 2LP - Mark Knopfler’s ninth solo studio album ‘Down The Road Wherever’ features unhurriedly elegant new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects, including his early days in Deptford with Dire Straits, a stray football fa
€37,95
Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler - Love Over Gold ( 180g vinyl LP )
( 1982 ) - 2014 EU reissue ( 180g vinyl LP )-With a new rhythm guitarist in the fold, Dire Straits expands its sound as well as continues its glorious string of studio successes on 1982's Love Over Gold. Per usual, it's Mark Knopfler's crisp guitar playin
€27,95
