Dire StraitsCommuniqué

Label:

Vertigo – STAR 5080

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

South Africa

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

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.

  • Recorded AtCom Point Studios
  • Engineered AtCom Point Studios
  • Mixed AtMuscle Shoals Sound Studios
  • Marketed ByPhonogram
  • Distributed ByTrutone (Pty.) Ltd.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram
  • Printed ByInterpak
  • Published ByM.P.A.

Credits

  • Bass, VocalsJohn Illsley
  • DrumsPick Withers
  • Engineer [Com Point Studio]Jack Nuber
  • KeyboardsB. Bear
  • Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Written-ByMark Knopfler
  • Mixed By [Muscle Shoals Sound]Gregg Hamm
  • ProducerJerry Wexler
  • Rhythm Guitar, VocalsDavid Knopfler

Notes

Recorded December 1978, Com Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas. Engineered by Jack Nuber.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.
℗ 1979

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout: 6360 170 A
  • Matrix / Runout: 6360 170 B
  • Matrix / Runout: STAR5080 6360 170 A
  • Matrix / Runout: STAR 5080 6360 170 B
  • Price Code: 97
  • Other (back cover, bottom centre - stamped [inverted]): 7 6 79 5

Other Versions (5 of 408)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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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    There is also a version with different cover-artwork as South-African edition. That cover is black instead of blue.

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