Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [MFSL 2013]
PS3 Rip | SACD ISO | DSD64 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 55:16 minutes | Scans included | 2,29 GB
or FLAC(converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,02 GB
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab # UDSACD 2099
Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller. Of course, the success of Brothers in Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for “Money for Nothing,” a sardonic attack on MTV. But what kept the record selling was Mark Knopfler’s increased sense of pop songcraft — “Money for Nothing” had an indelible guitar riff, “Walk of Life” is a catchy up-tempo boogie variation on “Sultans of Swing,” and the melodies of the bluesy “So Far Away” and the down-tempo, Everly Brothers-style “Why Worry” were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them. Though they couldn’t maintain that consistency through the rest of the album — only the jazzy “Your Latest Trick” and the flinty “Ride Across the River” make an impact — Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums, and in its succinct pop sense, it’s distinctive within their catalog.
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Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985/2005) [20th Anniversary Edition]
PS3 Rip | ISO | SACD DST64 2.0 & 5.1 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz | 55:12 minutes | Scans included | 3,16 GB
or FLAC 2.0 Stereo (converted with foobar2000 to tracks) 24bit/88,2 kHz | Scans included | 1,06 GB
Features 2.0 Stereo and 5.1 multichannel surround sound
Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller. Of course, the success of Brothers in Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for “Money for Nothing,” a sardonic attack on MTV. But what kept the record selling was Mark Knopfler’s increased sense of pop songcraft — “Money for Nothing” had an indelible guitar riff, “Walk of Life” is a catchy up-tempo boogie variation on “Sultans of Swing,” and the melodies of the bluesy “So Far Away” and the down-tempo, Everly Brothers-style “Why Worry” were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them. Though they couldn’t maintain that consistency through the rest of the album — only the jazzy “Your Latest Trick” and the flinty “Ride Across the River” make an impact — Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums, and in its succinct pop sense, it’s distinctive within their catalog. [In 2005 Mercury released a 20th anniversary limited edition version of Brothers in Arms in the Hybrid/SACD format.
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Dire Straits – Money For Nothing (Remastered 2022) (1988/2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:07:59 minutes | 2,53 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
On June 17, the UMC/EMI label will reissue Money For Nothing, the first Dire Straits greatest hits collection (featuring songs from the band’s first five albums), which was originally released in October 1988. Newly remastered by Bob Ludwig, Money For Nothing will be made available in digital and double vinyl formats across the UK & the rest of the world on the June 17, 2022 & early 2023 in the USA.
Dire 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 were led by charismatic Geordie singer-songwriter, record producer and composer Mark Knopfler.
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Dire Straits – Alchemy (Live)
Artist: Dire Straits | Album: Alchemy (Live) | Style: Roots Rock, Blues Rock, Progressive Rock | Year: 2010 | Quality: DVD-Audio (MLP 5.1 96kHz/24Bit, MLP 2.0 96kHz/24Bit) | Bitrate: lossless | Tracks: 11 | Size: ~6.84 Gb | Recovery: 5% | Covers: only front | Release: rip of Blu-Ray and authoring in DVD-Audio | Note: Not Watermarked
There is an interesting contrast on this 94-minute double-disc live album (recorded at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in July 1983) between the music, much of which is slow and moody, with Mark Knopfler’s muttered vocals and large helpings of his fingerpicking on what sounds like an amplified Spanish guitar, and the audience response. The arena-size crowd cheers wildly, and claps and sings along when given half a chance, as though each song were an up-tempo rocker. When they do have a song of even medium speed, such as “Sultans of Swing” or “Solid Rock,” they are in ecstasy. That Dire Straits’ introspective music loses much of its detail in a live setting matters less than that it gains presence and a sense of anticipation. Alan Clark’s keyboards help to fill out the sound and give Knopfler’s spare melodies a certain majesty, but Dire Straits remains an overgrown bar band with a Bob Dylan fixation, and that’s exactly how the crowd likes it. [The CD version of the album contains one extra track, “Love Over Gold,” which adds a needed change of pace to the otherwise slow-moving first disc.] (more…)
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Genre: Rock
Year: 2013
Label: Phonogram Ltd. Vertigo Records
Country-manufacturer: pressed at Pallas, Germany
Audio codec: FLAC
Rip type: image + .cue
Recording Format: 32/192
Format of distribution: 24/192
Mastered by Bob Ludwig
Size: 19.56 GB
THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1978 – 1991 brings together all six of Dire Straits’ studio albums – Dire Straits, Communique, Making Movies, Love Over Gold, Brothers In Arms and On Every Street. All are pressed on beautiful 180gm vinyl. The CD running order with full length versions of the tracks have been reinstated to Brothers In Arms, now presented as a 2xLP set, as well as a double vinyl of On Every Street. With all original artwork restored, the six albums are packed in a handsome box set slipcase. All come complete with download cards and are available as a strictly limited edition.
1978 Dire Straits
1979 Communique
1980 Making Movies
1982 Love Over Gold
1985 Brothers In Arms Full Version 2LP
1991 On Every Street 2LP (more…)
Title : Dire Straits: Alchemy Live
Year : 1983
Genre : Rock
Artist : Tom Mandel (Keyboards), Terry Williams (Drums), John Illsley (Bass), Alan Clark (Keyboards), Mel Collins (Saxophone), Joop de Korte (Percussion), Mark Knopfler (Guitar, Producer, Vocals), Hal Lindes (Guitar)
Description : Official site of Mark Knopfler informs fans that legendary concert “Alchemy: Dire Straits Live” will be released in Blu-ray format on May 10. Visuals concert recording was restored by Dick Carruthers. Tracks (PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1) peremikshiroval Chuck Ainley, in 2006 received the award “Graham” for best sound design of the album.
Tracklist:
1. Intro: Saturday Night at the Movies
2. Once upon a Time in the West
3. Expresso Love
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Private Investigations
6. Sultans of Swing
7. Two Young Lovers
8. Tunnel of Love
9. Telegraph Road
10. Solid Rock
11. Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero (more…)
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 839mb
Mastered At Masterdisk
Label: Warner Bros. Records/1-23728 | Release: 1982 | Genre: Blues-Rock
Adding a new rhythm guitarist, Dire Straits expands its sounds and ambitions on the sprawling Love Over Gold. In a sense, the album is their prog rock effort, containing only five songs, including the 14-minute opener “Telegraph Road.” Since Mark Knopfler is a skilled, tasteful guitarist, he can sustain interest even throughout the languid stretches, but the long, atmospheric, instrumental passages aren’t as effective as the group’s tight blues-rock, leaving Love Over Gold only a fitfully engaging listen.
Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com (more…)
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Dire Straits – Communiqué (1979)
Vinyl Rip 24/96 | 879 Mb | FLAC | Artwork
Vertigo – 9102 031 (Original UK, 1979) | Rock
Rushed out less than nine months after the surprise success of Dire Straits’ self-titled debut album, the group’s sophomore effort, Communiqué, seemed little more than a carbon copy of its predecessor with less compelling material. Mark Knopfler and co. had established a sound (derived largely from J.J. Cale) of laid-back shuffles and intricate, bluesy guitar playing, and Communiqué provided more examples of it. But there was no track as focused as “Sultans of Swing,” even if “Lady Writer” (a lesser singles chart entry on both sides of the Atlantic) nearly duplicated its sound. As a result, Communiqué sold immediately to Dire Straits’ established audience, but no more, and it did not fare as well critically as its predecessor or its follow-up.
Review by William Ruhlmann, allmusic.com
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Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978)
Vinyl Rip 24/96 | 900 Mb, 3% RAR Recovery | FLAC | Artwork
Vertigo – 9102 021 (Original UK, 1978) | Rock
Tracklist
A1 Down To The Waterline
A2 Water Of Love
A3 Setting Me Up
A4 Six Blade Knife
A5 Southbound Again
B1 Sultans Of Swing
B2 In The Gallery
B3 Wild West End
B4 Lions
Bass – John Illsley
Drums – Pick Withers
Rhythm Guitar – David Knopfler
Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Written-By – Mark Knopfler
Original title : Dire Straits: Alchemy Live Year : 1983 Genre : Rock Artist : Tom Mandel (Keyboards), Terry Williams (Drums), John Illsley (Bass), Alan Clark (Keyboards), Mel Collins (Saxophone), Joop de Korte (Percussion), Mark Knopfler (Guitar, Producer, Vocals), Hal Lindes (Guitar) Description : Official site of Mark Knopfler informs fans that legendary concert “Alchemy: Dire Straits Live” will be released in Blu-ray format on May 10. Visuals concert recording was restored by Dick Carruthers. Tracks (PCM stereo and DTS-MA 5.1) peremikshiroval Chuck Ainley, in 2006 received the award “Graham” for best sound design of the album.
Tracklist:
1. Intro: Saturday Night at the Movies
2. Once upon a Time in the West
3. Expresso Love
4. Romeo and Juliet
5. Private Investigations
6. Sultans of Swing
7. Two Young Lovers
8. Tunnel of Love
9. Telegraph Road
10. Solid Rock
11. Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero
Bonus: Live TV Performances
1. Tunnel of Love
2. Sultans of Swing
The eagerly anticipated release from Dire Straits – Alchemy Live – will be released on June 8th, 2010. Restored to pristine high definition visual clarity, Remixed in PCM Uncompressed Stereo and Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Available on DVD for the very first time.
Featuring the seminal hits `Sultans Of Swing’ and `Romeo and Juliet’ plus a unique encore performances of the Ivor Novello Award-winning `Going Home’ from the soundtrack to the film `Local Hero’. Demonstrating faultless musicianship, this is a true recording of excerpts of one dire straits performance, containing no re-recording or overdubs of any kind.
The video has been painstakingly restored from the original film by archive restoration specialist and acclaimed live concert director Dick Carruthers (Led Zeppelin, Paul McCartney). Audio remixed by Chuck Ainlay, winner of the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album for his surround production on `Brothers In Arms’.
Track listing: 23rd July 1983, Hammersmith Odeon, London 1. Once Upon a Time in the West 2. Expresso Love 3. Romeo & Juliet 4. Private Investigations 5. Sultans of Swing 6. Two Young Lovers 7. Tunnel of Love 8. Telegraph Road 9. Solid Rock 10. Going Home – Theme from ‘Local Hero’
BONUS FEATURES [79 mins] Live TV Performances * Tunnel Of Love [8:53] The Old Grey Whistle Test 29/11/1980 * Sultans of Swing [9:43] The Old Grey Whistle Test 16/05/1978
Documentary BBC Arena: Dire Straits [58 mins] 22/12/1980
“Blu-ray includes the material from DVD in Hi Def and DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Surround, plus the original live album as downloadable MP3 audio files.”
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