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Led by Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits built their sound from laid-back blues-rock with a touch of jazz and country, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. As their career progressed, they became more refined and their new maturity happened to coincide with the two big musical revolutions from the mid-'80s, MTV and the birth of the CD. It helped make their sixth album, 'Brothers in Arms', an international blockbuster and in turn made the band international stars. Supported by the groundbreaking computer-animated video for 'Money for Nothing,' a song which mocked music videos, the album became a blockbuster, spending nine weeks at the top of the American charts and selling over nine million copies; in England, the album became the biggest selling album of the '80s. With a fantastic selection of musci to choose from, there is no shortage of back catalogue rarities, amazing memorabilia and quality collectibles, all available right here in our specialist Dire Straits collectors store...
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 Mark Knopfler Get Lucky   UK 2-disc CD/DVD set
MARK KNOPFLER Get Lucky (2009 UK limited edition 2-disc album set - Recorded at his award-winning British Grove Studios in West London and co-produced with long-time cohorts Chuck Ainlay and Guy Fletcher, Mark Knopfler's 5th studio album, 'Get Lucky', is a beautifully crafted exploration of a lifetime of musical roots, fluently combining folk and blues with his original songwriting, containing personalized British ingredients and vivid observational lyricism. Comprising the 11-track a
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 Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing   UK 7" vinyl
DIRE STRAITS Sultans Of Swing (1978 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including a live version of Eastbound Train, die-cut Phonogram company paper sleeve)
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 Dire Straits Private Investigations: The Best Of Dire Straits & Mark Knop   Japanese SHM CD
DIRE STRAITS Private Investigations: The Best Of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (2008 Japanese exclusive limited edition 14-track SHM-CD [Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players], sealed picture sleeve with Japanese/English lyricbooklet + obi strip)
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 Dire Straits Encores   UK CD single
DIRE STRAITS Encores (1993 UK Vertigo label 4-track PICTURE DISC CD single featuring Your Latest Trick, The Bug, Solid Rock and Local Hero, colour picture sleeve DSCD20)
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 Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing   UK 7" vinyl
DIRE STRAITS Sultans Of Swing (1978 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including a live version of Eastbound Train, die-cut Phonogram company paper sleeve)
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 Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing - Ltd 2cd   UK 2-CD album set
DIRE STRAITS Sultans Of Swing The Very Best Of (1998 UK limited edition 2-CD set including 16-track compilation CD plus exclusive bonus Mark Knopfler Live In '96 7-track CD including Calling Elvis, Walk Of Life, Last Exit To Brooklyn, Romeo & Jul iet, Sultans Of Swing, Brothers In Arms & Monay For Nothing, in gorgeous embossed silver slip-case)
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 Notting Hill Billies Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time   UK vinyl LP
NOTTING HILL BILLIES Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time (1990 UK 11-track vinyl LP featuring Mark Knopfler, Steve Phillips, Guy Fletcher and Brendan Croker, picture sleeve complete with illustrated lyric inner)
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 Dire Straits Brothers In Arms Print   UK artwork
DIRE STRAITS Brothers In Arms Print (1985 UK promotional 11"x9" [approx.] artwork print - a wonderful print featuring the iconic Brothers In Arms artwork, with the band name, album title and year printed in black text below. This fantastic print would make a great display and is perfect for that empty wall space!)
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DIRE STRAITS Brothers In Arms Print (1985 UK promotional 11"x9" [approx.] artwork print - a wonderful print featuring the iconic Brothers In Arms artwork, with the band name, album title and year printed in black text below. This fantastic print would make a great display and is perfect for that empty wall space!)
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 Dire Straits Communique   US vinyl LP
DIRE STRAITS Communique (1979 USA 9-track vinyl LP album, with picture sleeve and glossy picture inner. A great record from Dire Straits featuring the tracks News, Once Upon A Time In The West and more. There is a small deletion notch cut on the bottom right hand corner of the sleeve, but the vinyl itself remains excellent showing no obvious signs of play HS3330)
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