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• 180 Gram Audiophile Quality Vinyl
• Plated and Pressed at Pallas in Germany
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Analogue Tapes
DIRE STRAITS/DIRE STRAITS December 15, 2009
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 hear a great rock band over a beer. Thanks to the Top Ten hit “Sultans of Swing,” Dire Straits was a major success in both Britain and America, with the single and album climbing into the Top Ten on both sides of the Atlantic.
DIRE STRAITS/COMMUNIQUE March 2, 2010
Communique is the 1979 follow-up to the group’s surprisingly successful debut album. The sophomore album entered the German charts at number one in its first week and reached gold status in the U.S.
DIRE STRAITS/MAKING MOVIES April 6, 2010
The third album for Dire Straits, “Making Movies” , was originally released in 1980. Although the songs “Making Movies” and “Suicide Towers” were recorded during the sessions for this album, the two were never officially released
DIRE STRAITS/LOVE OVER GOLD May 4, 2010
Due to lengthy instrumental passages, Dire Straits’ fourth album resembles prog rock. The album reached gold status in the U.S. in 1986 after being released in 1982.
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From the great AMIT forum (check the forum link at the top) I found a link to a blog website from Nico : http://mundoknopfler.blogspot.com/ with some great versions from Sultans Of Swing.
It turns out to be the from Guitar Hero 5. These files are great because of the 8 extra seconds at the end of the song.
These seconds are never been heard on any version of Sultans Of Swing.
Enjoy and play it loud!
Here is the Music Player. You need to installl flash player to show this cool thing!
Due to great interest in the two concerts by Mark Knopfler on June 29 and 28, an extra concert on June 30 is added.
Mark Knopfler is giving three concerts in the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam on Monday 28, Tuesday 29 and Wednesday, June 30, 2010.
This was announced on Tuesday at LiveXS. The presale for the June 30 concert begins Friday, December 11th at 10:00 hours. The concert on June 28 is sold out for June 29 is still a limited number of tickets available.
http://www.livenation.nl/event/9871/mark-knopfler-tickets
http://www.prsformusic.com/
Legendary British Rock band Dire Straits are to be honoured by the new PRS for Music Heritage Award.
A special plaque will be erected at Farrer House, Church Street, Deptford where the original group, vocalist and lead guitarist Mark Knopfler, rhythm guitarist and vocalist David Knopfler, bass guitarist and vocalist John Illsley and drummer and percussionist Pick Withers once shared a council flat and performed their first ever gig in 1977.
Founding members Mark Knopfler and John Illsley will be there to see the plaque unveiled in Deptford on Thursday 3rd December at 11.00am.
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With lots of new stuff from the Get Lucky album, this is the best 24 hours radio source for all the Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler music.
Private Investigations is the first web radio dedicated to the composer and guitarist Mark Knopfler. You can of course listen to the famous songs of legendary band Dire Straits, but also discover Mark Knopfler as composer of film music and the solo career of ex-guitar hero.
At Private Investigations you will also find Mark playing on albums by other artists like Bob Dylan, but also the compositions of other musicians, like former members of Dire Straits, or musicians that have worked with Mark during his solo career (David Knopfler, John Illsley, Guy Fletcher, Richard Bennett …)
At the right you will find a direct link to the webradio This link will open in a new window.
Nelly made another wonderful Calendar. This is the calendar 2010. This calendar is not for sale and for fans only.
Please respect Nelly’s work!
You can watch the complete calendar here
Chuck Ainlay spoke with Premier Guitar about recording Get Lucky and capturing Knopfler’s signature guitar sounds.
Ainlay is the man that Mark Knopfler calls on whenever it’s time to make a record. He recently completed the guitarist’s new album, Get Lucky, and remixed the Dire Straits Alchemy album for a 2010 Blu-Ray release. In addition, he engineered the new George Strait album, Twang, which recently entered the Pop and Country charts at No. 1.
Producer Chuck Ainlay on Recording Mark Knopfler
The second single from Mark’s Get Lucky album will be Remembrance Day/Piper To The End.
It will be released on the 9th of November and the proceeds from the single will go to the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Day Appeal. This is a U.K. charity providing support to the serving and ex-service community and their dependents.
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On Record: The Soundtrack of Our Lives is an eight-hour television event that traces the history of recorded music and its impact and is slated to air on PBS in the Fall of 2011. In this exclusive preview, Mark Knopfler talks about the role of the instrument in his songwriting process.
For more information on the series, visit www.wildheartgroup.com.
There is an upcoming interview with Mark Knopfler about his new album “Get Lucky” and his previous work with Dire Straits on a show that has featured exclusive one-on-one interviews with him before called “In the Studio”.
Throughout this week of October 5th you can listen to the shows as they air on the radio (over 90 stations in the U.S) or if you are out of the listening area, by Monday October 12th they will be available to stream free from the site, http://www.inthestudio.net/. Find your radio station at the site too.
There are previous interviews with Mark Knopfler about the 30th anniversary of Dire Straits’ self titled album that can be streamed from http://www.inthestudio.net at any time.
“In the Studio” for over 20 years has been dedicated to celebrating the greatest albums in rock and roll history.
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