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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 – 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]”

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}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 624 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.71 GB (SACD ISO) + 868 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2186 | Genre: Pop Rock, Classic Rock

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 – 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}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 510 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.79 GB (SACD ISO) + 869 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2187 | Genre: Classic Rock

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 – 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}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 540 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.86 GB (SACD ISO) + 933 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2185 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

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 – 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}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log
SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz
Hybrid SACD | Full Scans Included
Total Size: 615 MB (CD-Layer) + 1.84 GB (SACD ISO) + 978 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL UltraDisc UHR | US | Cat#: UDSACD 2184 | Genre: Country Rock, Classic Rock

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 – 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]
6 x SACD Rip | ISO / DSD / 1bit / 2.8224MHz | FLAC Tracks / 24bit / 88.2kHz | Single Layer SACD
Full Scans Included
Total Size: 12.1 GB (ISO) + 5.55 GB (FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Universal | Japan | Genre: Blues Rock
Continue reading “Dire Straits – 6 Albums (1978-1985) [Japanese SHM-SACD, Hi-Res SACD Rip]”

Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits (1998) [2CD Edition]

Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits (1998) [2CD Edition]

Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits is the second greatest hits compilation by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 10 November 1998 by Mercury Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album was originally released, featuring liner notes by Robert Sandall, as both a one-disc edition and two-disc edition. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits (1998) [2CD Edition]”

Dire Straits – Discography (1978 – 2005)

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. Continue reading “Dire Straits – Discography (1978 – 2005)”

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}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
SACD Rip | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz | Stereo & Multichannel
Total Size: 360 MB (CD-Layer) + 3.07 GB (SACD ISO) + 2.84 GB (SACD FLAC Multichannel) + 1.01 GB (SACD FLAC Stereo) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Vertigo | EU | Cat#: 9871498 | Genre: Blues Rock, Pop Rock

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 – 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}
EAC Rip | FLAC Image + Cue + Log | Full Scans Included
PS3 SACD Rip | ISO @1bit/2.8224MHz, DSD64 | FLAC Tracks @24bit/88.2kHz
Total Size: 207 MB (CD-Layer) + 2.23 GB (SACD ISO) + 990 MB (SACD FLAC) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: MFSL, UltraDisc UHR | USA | Cat#: UDSACD 2099 | Genre: Blues Rock, 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}”