Dire StraitsDire Straits

Label:

Mercury – SRM-1-1197

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

Canada

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Tracklist

A1 Down To The Waterline
A2 Water Of Love
A3 Setting Me Up
A4 Six Blade Knife
A5 Southbound Again
B1 Sultans Of Swing
B2 In The Gallery
B3 Wild West End
B4 Lions

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded AtBasing Street Studios
  • Manufactured ByPolydor Ltd. (2)
  • Distributed ByPolydor Ltd. (2)
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram Ltd.
  • Published ByStrait Jacket Songs
  • Published ByRondor Music
  • Lacquer Cut AtDisques SNB Ltée.
  • Pressed ByLondon Records Of Canada (1967) Ltd.

Credits

  • Art DirectionAlan Schmidt
  • BassJohn Illsley
  • Design, ArtworkHothouse (2)
  • DrumsPick Withers
  • EngineerRhett Davies
  • Painting [Cover]Chuck Loyola
  • Photography ByPaddy Eckersley
  • ProducerMuff Winwood
  • Rhythm GuitarDavid Knopfler
  • Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar, Written-ByMark Knopfler

Notes

Skyscraper labels.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): 1Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 machine stamped): SRM-1-1197A-1Y 2B
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2 machine stamped): SRM-1-1197B-1Y 2A
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout - variant 2): SRM-1-1197A-1Y 2B y.c. UO
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 runout - variant 2): SRM-1-1197B-1Y 2A y.c. UO

Other Versions (5 of 449)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Dire Straits (LP, Album, Stereo, Red Guitar On Rear) Vertigo 6360 162 1978
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Dire Straits (Cassette, Album, Club Edition) Bertelsmann Club 33 594 3 1978
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Dire Straits (LP, Album, Winchester Pressing) Warner Bros. Records BSK 3266 US 1978
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Dire Straits (LP, Album) Vertigo 6360 162 Netherlands 1978
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Dire Straits (LP, Album, Stereo, Quality Records Pressing) Mercury SRM-1-1197 Canada 1978

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