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Dire Straits – Discography (1978-2025)

Dire Straits - Discography (1978-2025)

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. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Discography (1978-2025)”

Dire Straits – 6 Albums (1978-1985) [Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - 6 Albums (1978-1985) [Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – 6 Albums (1978-1985)
[Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
6 x Discs | Full Scans Included
12.2 GB (DSF) + 12.5 GB (ISO) + 5.68 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: DSF Tracks & Missing Files have been added
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Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - Dire Straits (1978) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978)
[2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
616 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.84 GB (ISO) + 978 MB (FLAC) + 1.82 GB (DSF) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: DSF Tracks & Missing Files have been added

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition SACD version of Dire Straits features natural tonalities, superb balances, you-are-there imaging, deep-black backgrounds, and pristine clarity. Even if you’ve heard this album hundreds of times before, you’ve never experienced it with such lifelike sonics and premium richness. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Communiqué (1979) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - Communiqué (1979) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – Communiqué (1979)
[2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
541 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.86 GB (ISO) + 933 MB (FLAC) + 1.84 GB (DSF) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: DSF Tracks & Missing Files have been added

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s numbered-edition hybrid SACD of Communiqué elevates Dire Straits’ sophomore album to an even higher plane. Recorded in the Bahamas by Muscle Shoals veterans Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler, the songs benefit from a laidback approach that makes guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler and company’s stellar playing seem even more fluent – particularly when experienced on this collector’s version. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Communiqué (1979) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1982) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982)
[2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
510 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.79 GB (ISO) + 900 MB (FLAC) + 1.78 GB (DSF) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: DSF Tracks & Missing Files have been added

Mastered from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of Love Over Gold teems with superb balances, front-to-back soundstages, and crystalline purity. It brings forward previously obscured details, extra information, and mastering-studio-quality transients. The distinctive textures of a host of instruments – marimbas, acoustic and electric guitars, vibes, synthesizers – further enhance the ambitiousness of the 1982 album. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Love Over Gold (1982) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - Making Movies (1980) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980)
[2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
624 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.71 GB (ISO) + 932 MB (FLAC) + 1.75 GB (DSF) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: DSF Tracks & Missing Files have been added

You know you’re in the presence of sonic greatness as soon as the first few seconds of the opening “Tunnel of Love” pass, as the introductory passage built on organ and piano – new additions to Dire Straits’ palette – intertwine with the unmistakable coil-spring twang of Knopfler’s guitar. The three-dimensional, full-bodied presentation of the latter instrument on this Mobile Fidelity SACD is alone worth the price of admission. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Making Movies (1980) [2019, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985)
[2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 524 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.48 GB (DSF) + 2.51 GB (ISO) + 1.19 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2099 | Genre: Pop Rock

Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May 1985 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. Brothers in Arms charted at number one worldwide, spending 10 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart (between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and 34 weeks at number one on the Australian Album Chart. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [2013, MFSL Remastered, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [2025, 40th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985) [2025, 40th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985)
[2025, 40th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]
3 x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 3.13 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: UMC | Genre: Pop ock

The 3CD deluxe box features the full studio album and a previously unreleased full-length live concert from the band’s Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio tour stop in 1985. The Live In 85 Tour ran a total of 248 gigs in 117 cities and was seen by over two and a half million people. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [2025, 40th Anniversary Edition, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [Dolby Atmos] [Official Digital Release]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985) [Dolby Atmos] [Official Digital Release]

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [Dolby Atmos]
[Official Digital Release]
M4A Tracks | Dolby Atmos E-AC3 | Multichannel
MKV File | Dolby Atmos E-AC3 | Multichannel
FLAC Tracks | Multichannel
Total Size: 310 MB (M4A) + 351 MB (MKV) + 1.40 GB (FLAC)
Label: UMC | Genre: Pop Rock, Blues Rock
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Dire Straits – On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF-Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 1.70 GB (DSF) + 1.42 GB (FLAC) + 2.82 GB (ISO)
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2239 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

Sourced from the original master tapes and housed in mini-gatefold-LP packaging, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of On Every Street presents the album like it has always been meant to be experienced: in reference-grade audiophile sound. Continue reading “Dire Straits – On Every Street (1991) [2024, MFSL Remastered, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, Box Set, 8CD]

Dire Straits - Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, Box Set, 8CD]

Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, Box Set, 8CD]
EAC Rip | 8xCD | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 3.02 GB
Label: Universal | EU | Cat#: 00602455539229 | Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock

Newly remastered versions of “Alchemy” and “On the Night”. An enhanced edition of “Alchemy” featuring the pre-existing digital/CD tracklist, now including ‘Love Over Gold’ along with extended editions of ‘Telegraph Road’, ‘Solid Rock’, and ‘Going Home’. Moreover, it presents the full performance of ‘Portobello Belle’, a segment of which appeared on the 1998 ‘Money for Nothing’ compilation, in addition to previously unreleased tracks from the performance – ‘Industrial Disease’ and ‘Twisting by the Pool’. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, Box Set, 8CD]”

Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Dire Straits - Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]

Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
[Official Digital Release]
8x Discs | Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 44.1kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 7.25 GB
Label: UMC | Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop Rock

Box set focusing on the live recordings of Dire Straits, released to coincide with the 40th anniversary of their show at Hammersmith in 1983, immortalised in the live album ‘Alchemy’. The set features newly remastered versions of ‘Alchemy’ and ‘On the Night’, an expanded version of ‘Alchemy’ featuring the existing digital/CD tracklist which includes ‘Love Over Gold’ and the extended versions of ‘Telegraph Road’, ‘Solid Rock’ and ‘Going Home’, with the addition of the full-length performance of ‘Portobello Belle’ Continue reading “Dire Straits – Live 1978-1992 (2023) [Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res] [Official Digital Release]”

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [2005, 20th Anniversary Edition, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms (1985) [2005, 20th Anniversary Edition, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]

Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985)
[2005, 20th Anniversary Edition, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]
SACD-ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
DSF Tracks / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz
FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
CD-Layer / EAC Rip / FLAC Tracks + Cue + Log
Stereo & Multichannel | Full Scans Included
3.17 GB (ISO) + 9.04 GB (DSF) + 3.87 GB (FLAC) + 369 MB (CD-LAYER) | 3% RAR Recovery
Update: DSF Tracks & Missing Files have been added

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. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [2005, 20th Anniversary Edition, CD-Layer + Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Money For Nothing (1988) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (1988) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]

Dire Straits – Money For Nothing (1988) [Official Digital Release]
[2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]
Hi-Res / FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 96kHz & 192kHz | CD-Quality / FLAC Tracks / 16bit / 44.1kHz
Total Size: 4.55 GB | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Rhino / Warner | Genre: Classic Rock

Fully remastered by Bob Ludwig, and cut by Bernie Grundman, this vinyl reissue includes ‘Telegraph Road (Live Remix)’ which was previously only available on the original CD format, and a brand new mix of ‘Portobello Belle (Live)’. It is cut over four sides of vinyl for the first time. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Money For Nothing (1988) [Official Digital Release] [2022, Remastered, CD-Quality + Hi-Res]”