Dire Straits – Dire Straits
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Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3266 |
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US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
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Rock & Roll |
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 Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Recorded At – Basing Street Studios
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Published By – Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
- Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
- Published By – Almo Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
- Bass – John Illsley
- Cover [Cover Painting], Painting [Cover Painting] – Chuck Loyola
- Design, Artwork – Hothouse (2)
- Drums – Pick Withers
- Engineer – Rhett Davies
- Photography By – Paddy Eckersley
- Producer [Produced By] – Muff Winwood
- Rhythm Guitar – David Knopfler
- Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Knopfler
- Written-By [All Selections] – Mark Knopfler
Notes
Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing. Issued with photo/lyric inner sleeve.
For Charlie Gillett.
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros. Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
℗1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ©1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A.
Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, Feb. 1978.
Cover painting by Chuck Loyola at Hothouse.
All selections published by Straightjacket Songs LTD. All rights istered by Rondor Music (London) LTD, controlled in the U.S. by Almo Music - ASCAP.
For Charlie Gillett.
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros. Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
℗1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc. ©1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Made in U.S.A. Printed in U.S.A.
Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, Feb. 1978.
Cover painting by Chuck Loyola at Hothouse.
All selections published by Straightjacket Songs LTD. All rights istered by Rondor Music (London) LTD, controlled in the U.S. by Almo Music - ASCAP.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #5 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): BSK-2-3266 WW1 M̶ #9 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): BSK-1-3266 WW4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): BSK-2-3266 WW1 #8H ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): BSK-1-3266 WW1 M̶ ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): BSK-2-3266 WW1 #2 M̶ ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): BSK-1-3266 WW4 #3 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): BSK-2-3266 WW3 #2 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): BSK-1-3266 WW4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): BSK-2-3266 WW1 M̶ ---◁ #9
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 6): BSK-1-3266 WW4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 6): BSK-1-3266 WW3 #3 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 7): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #8 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 7): BSK-2-3266 WW1#7 # ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 8): BSK-1-3266 WW4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 8): BSK-2-3266 WW3 #2 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 9): BSK-1-3266 WW11 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 9): BSK-2-3266 WW5 #2 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 10): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #7 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 10): BSK-2-3266 WW4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 11): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #2 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 11): BSK-2-3266 WW1 #7 # ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 12): BSK-1-3266 WW1 #2 M̶ ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 12): BSK-2-3266 WW1 #2 M̶ ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 13): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 13): BSK-2-3266 WW1 M #9 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 14): BSK-1-3266-WW11 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 14): BSK-2-3266-WW5 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 15): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #8 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 15): BSK-1-3266 WW3 #3 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 16): BSK-2-3266 ww2 #8 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 16): BSK-2-3266 ww4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 17): BSK-2-3266 WW2 #2 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 17): BSK-2-3266 WW2 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 18): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #4 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 18): BSK-2-3266 WW1 #6 M̶ ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 19): BSK-1-3266 WW2 #6 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 19): BSK-2-3266 WWI M #9 ---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 20): BSK-1-3266 WW2 .---◁
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 20): BSK-2-3266 WWI #5 ̶M̶ .---◁
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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) | Vertigo | 6360 162 | Netherlands | 1978 | ||
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Dire Straits (LP, Album, Stereo, Quality Records Pressing) | Mercury | SRM-1-1197 | Canada | 1978 | ||
| Dire Straits (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vertigo | 9102 021 | UK | 1978 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Record sounds good to me. Crisp and clear. Clean playing vinyl. Mine is semi-transparent. Really dark, but LEDs are visible through it. -
After reading the reviews I went into this with low expectations… but this thing slaps just like all the others. Maybe there’s a TINY bit of Sibilance but overall, this is a well balanced & detailed pressing for the price.
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To the people complaining about the sound: have you ever owned a single record from the late 70s? -
This pressing is WEAK! No bass and sounds like a cheap K-Tel record. It’s not even worthy of playing on a good system. Absolutely nothing good to say about this. Shocking too cuz I thought being Dire Straits that it would sound great. But nope. Pure crap -
Picked my copy up for cheap. Sounds good but I do not have another copy to compare it to. I'm gonna keep an eye out for another. In the meantime I'm enjoying this one. -
Bought this pressing just to compare to the other one I own. This one is missing much of the low end punch and not nearly as crisp and open/airy as the one below. It doesn’t sound bad but If you’re looking for an excellent sounding pressing of this terrific album check this one out.
https://discogs.sitiosdesbloqueados.info/Dire-Straits-Dire-Straits/release/2699975 -
My matrix matches this pressing and mine is also on Quiex vinyl where I can shine a strong light through the vinyl and see an orange light on the other side. -
Edited 6 years agoMy copy has matrix runout variant on B Side- BSK-1-3266 WW4 -------◁
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I have 2 versions of vinyl BSK 3266, but one is missing the intro to "Down to the Waterline." Anyone know anything about this version? -
Edited 6 years agoIf you can find this delightful release in good quality it wont dissapoint. Rather quiet pressing and well mastered. Going from my youtube playlist to this set a whole new stage.
Update:
With much more experience these days and after just having played my other later Dire Straits albums this one sticks out a bit.
The sound seems more low end favored and less crisp. This could be down to the recording but I think its more so just the EQ set for this mastering. Will seek out an original UK to try someday. Still very listenable though as most Dire Strait pressings are.
Equipment Used:
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Cyrus 2 Amplifier
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Custom made HQ Speaker Cables
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