Mastodawn

#DireStraits #MarkKnopfler #DavidKnopfler #JohnIllsley #PickWithers #LouderSound
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/dire-straits-

“He thought that the band should be a democracy, and it was more like a brutal dictatorship”: The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s

Louder

in ♥️ with PDA (and 🐧)Dec 6

Next to #oneverystreet is #loveovergold one of the best #direstraits album. With Private Investigations and Telegraph Road the best side B.
I miss #direstraits. #MarcKnopfler albums are great, but never had the sound of direstraits. #JohnIllsey such a great bassist l and #alanclark keyboards, #pickwithers on the drums

John Eckman Nov 13

Dire Straits, Communiqué, 1979 on Warner Bros

Sophomore album by Dire Straits, released in 1979 by Warner Bros. (in the US). This was the last album before David Knopfler left, and went to number 11 on the US charts.

I just love Mark Knopfler’s guitar playing and compositions – these albums are all fantastic. Look how young they all are!

My copy—via a record fair at Mill No. 5—is an RCA record club edition (note the R-143749 on the label and the black text added on the rear cover) pressed at Specialty. The price sticker damage on the cover is from a previous owner. Use a heat gun people!

#1970s #1979 #davidKnopfler #direStraits #johnIllsley #lowellMa #markKnopfler #millNo5 #pickWithers #vinyl #vinylcollection #vinylfinds #warnerBros