Dire Straits - Discography (1978

Dire Straits - Discography (1978 - 2005)

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late ’70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. The band’s music was offset by Knopfler’s lyrics, which approximated the winding, stream-of-conscious narratives of Bob Dylan. As their career progressed, Dire Straits became more refined and their new maturity happened to coincide with the rise of MTV and the compact disc. These two musical revolutions from the mid-’80s helped make Dire Straits’ sixth album, Brothers in Arms, an international blockbuster. The band — along with Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, and Steve Winwood — become one of the leaders of a group of self-consciously mature veteran rock & rollers in the late ’80s that designed their music to appeal to aging baby boomers. Despite the band’s international success, they couldn’t sustain their stardom, waiting a full six years to deliver a follow-up to Brothers in Arms, by which time their audience had shrunk significantly. ― Allmusic

1. STUDIO:

1978. Dire Straits (1983, Vertigo, 800 051-2, W.Germany, Blue Swirl)
1978. Dire Straits (1983, Vertigo, 800 051-2, W.Germany, Red Swirl)
1978. Dire Straits (1983, Warner Bros., 3266-2, Japan, Target CD)
1978. Dire Straits (1990+, Warner Bros., 3266-2, USA)
1978. Dire Straits (1996, Vertigo, 800 051-2, Canada)
1978. Dire Straits (1996, Vertigo, 800 051-2, Germany)
1978. Dire Straits (2000, Warner Bros., 9 47769-2, USA)
1978. Dire Straits (2013, Universal, UICY-40008, Japan, PT-SHM)

1979. Communiqué (1980+, Warner Bros., 3330-2, Japan, Target CD)
1979. Communiqué (1983, Vertigo, 800 052-2, W.Germany, Blue Swirl)
1979. Communiqué (1983, Vertigo, 800 052-2, W.Germany, Red Swirl)
1979. Communiqué (1990+, Warner Bros., 3330-2, USA)
1979. Communiqué (1992, Vertigo, 800 052-2, Canada)
1979. Communiqué (1996, Vertigo, 800 052-2, France)
1979. Communiqué (2000, Warner Bros., 9 47770-2, USA)
1979. Communiqué (2014, Universal, UICY-40084, Japan, PT-SHM)

1980. Making Movies (1980+, Vertigo, 800 050-2, W.Germany, Red Swirl)
1980. Making Movies (1980+, Warner Bros., 3480-2, Japan for USA)
1980. Making Movies (1984, Vertigo, 800 050-2, W.Germany, Blue Swirl)
1980. Making Movies (1989, Warner Bros., 3480-2, USA)
1980. Making Movies (1996, Vertigo, 800 050-2, France)
1980. Making Movies (2000, Warner Bros., 9 47771-2, USA)

1982. Love Over Gold (1980+, Vertigo, 800 088-2, W.Germany, Red Swirl)
1982. Love Over Gold (1980+, Warner Bros., 9 23728-2, Japan, Target CD)
1982. Love Over Gold (1984, Vertigo, 800 088-2, W.Germany, Blue Swirl)
1982. Love Over Gold (1990+, Warner Bros., 9 23728-2, USA)
1982. Love Over Gold (1996, Vertigo, 800 088-2, Germany)
1982. Love Over Gold (2000, Warner Bros., 9 47772-2, USA)
1982. Love over Gold (2008, Universal, UICY-93730, Japan, SHM-CD)
1982. Love Over Gold (2013, Universal, UICY-40029, Japan, PT-SHM)

1985. Brothers In Arms (1980+, Warner Bros., 9 25264-2, USA. Long Box)
1985. Brothers In Arms (1985, Vertigo, 824 499-2, W.Germany)
1985. Brothers In Arms (1985, Warner Bros., 9 25264-2, Japan for USA)
1985. Brothers In Arms (1985, Warner Bros., 9 25264-2, USA)
1985. Brothers In Arms (1990+, Vertigo, 824 499-2, Germany)
1985. Brothers In Arms (1991, Nippon Phonogram, PHCR-1122, Japan)
1985. Brothers In Arms (1996, Vertigo, 824 499-2, UK)
1985. Brothers In Arms (2000, Warner Bros., 9 47773-2, USA)
1985. Brothers In Arms (2014, Universal, UICY-40055, Japan, PT-SHM)

1991. On Every Street (1991, Nippon Phonogram, PHCR-1120, Japan)
1991. On Every Street (1991, Vertigo, 510 160-2, France)
1991. On Every Street (1991, Vertigo, 510 160-2, Germany)
1991. On Every Street (1991, Vertigo, 510160-2, Canada)
1991. On Every Street (1991, Warner Bros., 9 26680-2, USA)
1991. On Every Street (1996, Vertigo, 510 160-2, UK)
1991. On Every Street (2000, Warner Bros., 9 47787-2, USA)

2. LIVE:

1984. Alchemy. Dire Straits Live (1984, Vertigo, 818 243-2, W.Germany, 2CD)
1984. Alchemy. Dire Straits Live (1984, Warner Bos., 9 25085-2, USA, 2CD, Pre-Emphasis)
1984. Alchemy. Dire Straits Live (1984, Warner Bos., 9 25085-2, W.Germany, 2CD, Target CD, Pre-Emphasis)
1984. Alchemy. Dire Straits Live (1996, Vertigo, 818 243-2, Germany, 2CD)

1991. Perfect Investigations (1991, Beech Marten, BM 001, Italy)

1992. Live USA (1992, Imtrat, 920.013, Germany, 2CD)

1992. Ticket To Heaven (1992, Big Music, BIG 022~23, Italy, 2CD)

1993. On The Night (1993, Vertigo, 514 766-2, EU)
1993. On The Night (1993, Vertigo, 514 766-2, UK)
1993. On The Night (1995, Nippon Phonogram, PHCR-1197, Japan)
1993. On The Night (1996, Vertigo, 514 766-2, Argentina)
1993. On The Night (1996, Vertigo, 514 766-2, France)

1995. Live At The BBC (1995, Vertigo, 528 323-2, Germany)
1995. Live At The BBC (1995, Warner Bros., 9 46053-2, USA)

2008. Sultans Of Swing Live In Germany (2008, Immortal, IMA 104225, EU, 2CD)

3. COMPILATION:

1988. Money For Nothing (1988, Vertigo, 28PD-513, Japan)
1988. Money For Nothing (1988, Vertigo, 836 419-2, Canada)
1988. Money For Nothing (1988, Vertigo, 836 419-2, France)
1988. Money For Nothing (1988, Vertigo, 836 419-2, W.Germany)
1988. Money For Nothing (1988, Warner Bros., W2 25794, USA)
1988. Money For Nothing (1996, Vertigo, 836 419-2, France)

1998. Sultans Of Swing. The Very Best Of (1998, Vertigo, 538 003-2, EU, 2CD)
1998. Sultans Of Swing. The Very Best Of (1998, Warner Bros., 9 47130-2, USA)
1998. Sultans Of Swing. The Very Best Of (2012, Universal, UICY-25236, Japan)

2005. Private Investigations (2005, Universal, UICZ-1183, Japan)

4. SINGLES & EPs:

1978. Sultans Of Swing (1998, Vertigo, SULT 98, HDCD, Promo)

1986. Brothers In Arms. Special Edition. Live In ’86 (1986, Vertigo, 884 285-2, W.Germany)

1987. Brothers In Arms (1987, Warner Bros, 9 25812-2, UK)

1987. Money For Nothing (1987, Warner Bros, 9 25813-2, UK)

1987. Sultans Of Swing (1987, Warner Bros, 9 25814-2, UK)

1987. Twisting By The Pool (1987, Warner Bros, 9 25810-2, UK)

1987. Walk Of Life (1987, Warner Bros, 9 25811-2, UK)

1989. Money For Nothing (1989, Vertigo, 872 611-2, W.Germany, Limited Ed)

1991. Calling Elvis (1991, VErtigo, 868 757-2, Germany)

1991. Heavy Fuel (1991, Vertigo, DSHAM 17, Austria)

1992. On Every Street (1992, Vertigo, DSCDC 18, 866 411-2, UK)

1992. You And Your Friend (1992, Vertigo, 864 613-2, Germany)

1993. Encores (1993, Vertigo, 862 209-2, Germany)

1994. Ticket To Heaven (1994, Vertigo, 858 875-2, Germany)

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