DIRE STRAITS BOX SET + TWO MARK KNOPFLER FIRST EDITION SOLO DOUBLE LP SETS - THIS IS OUR ONE AND ONLY SET FOREVER.

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Bernie Grundman mastered the first four titles from analogue masters, with lacquers cut by Grundman and Chris Bellman; Brothers in Arms and On Every Street mastered by Bob Ludwig from digital masters, and cut by Chris Bellman. All are pressed on beautiful 180 GRAM vinyl. The CD running order with full length versions of the tracks have been restored to Brothers In Arms, now presented as a 2xLP set, as well as a double vinyl of On Every Street.  

COLLECTORS NOTE: THE ONLY SET WE FOUND IN PRISTINE NEW CONDITION LIKE WE ARE OFFERING HERE IS SELLING FOR $1300+ THAT'S HOW RARE THIS SPECIFIC SET IS WITHIN THE COLLECTORS MARKET.

TITLES ARE:

DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 180 GRAM 2 LP SET

DIRE STRAITS COMMUNIQUE 180 GRAM LP

DIRE STRAITS LOVE OVER GOLD 180 GRAM LP

& Dire Straits On Every Street 180 gram LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE LP SET -  

Career-spanning 8LP box set: The Studio Albums 1978-1991!

First four titles mastered by Bernie Grundman from analog masters

Brothers in Arms and On Every Street mastered by Bob Ludwig from digital masters

All six albums pressed on audiophile 180-gram heavyweight vinyl

Emerging on the scene in 1977, Dire Straits became one of the most commercially successful bands of its time. Led with virtuoso skill by vocalist/guitarist, Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits was behind such hits as "Sultans of Swing," "Brothers In Arms," "Romeo and Juliet," and "So Far Away."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct Dire Straits in April 2018, honoring the legendary band's incredible musical legacy. Rhino kicks off the celebration early with a career-spanning box set The Studio Albums 1978-1991. Bernie Grundman mastered the first four titles from analogue masters, with lacquers cut by Grundman and Chris Bellman; Brothers in Arms and On Every Street mastered by Bob Ludwig from digital masters, and cut by Chris Bellman. All are pressed on beautiful 180-gram vinyl. The CD running order with full-length versions of the tracks have been restored to Brothers In Arms, now presented as a 2xLP set, as well as a double vinyl of On Every Street.

The Dire Straits Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 box set collects the band's six successful studio albums spanning a time-frame of 13 years. The box set begins with the band's self-titled debut album, followed by Communique and Making Movies released in 1979 and 1980 respectively. Love Over Gold came next, released two years later in 1982, with the band's most successful effort, Brothers In Arms, arriving in 1985. Dire Straits' 1991 release, On Every Street, came to be the band's final studio album before calling it quits.

Propelled by Mark Knopfler's literate songs, gruff vocals, and spidery guitar work, Dire Straits had overcome initial skepticism for their resistance to '70s new wave accents in favor of their rootsy traditionalism. The band's sound was based 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.

                Disc: 1

                1. Down To The Waterline

                2. Water Of Love

                3. Setting Me Up

                4. Six Blade Knife

                5. Southbound Again

                6. Sultans Of Swing

                7. In The Gallery

                8. Wild West End

                9. Lions

Disc: 2

                1. Once Upon A Time In The West

                2. News

                3. Where Do You Think You're Going

                4. Communique

                5. Lady Writer

                6. Angel Of Mercy

                7. Portobello Belle

                8. Single Handed Sailor

                9. Follow Me Home

Disc: 3

                1. Tunnel Of Love

                2. Romeo And Juliet

                3. Skateaway

                4. Expresso Love

                5. Hand In Hand

                6. Solid Rock

                7. Les Boys

Disc: 4

                1. Telegraph Road

                2. Private Investigations

                3. Industrial Disease

                4. Love Over Gold

                5. It Never Rains

Disc: 5

                1. So Far Away

                2. Money For Nothing

                3. Walk Of Life

                4. Your Latest Trick

Disc: 6

                1. Why Worry?

                2. Ride Across The River

                3. The Man's Too Strong

                4. One World

                5. Brothers In Arms

Disc: 7

                1. Calling Elvis

                2. On Every Street

                3. When It Comes To You

                4. Fade To Black

                5. The Bug

                6. You And Your Friend

Disc: 8

                1. Heavy Fuel

                2. Iron Hand

                3. Ticket To Heaven

                4. My Parties

                5. Planet Of New Orleans

                6. How Long

 PLUS THESE BONUS MARK KNOPFLER DOUBLE LP SET IN THERE 1ST EDITION RELEASES - TITLES NEVER HAD A STORE PRICING STICKER ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC WRAP AND ARE COMPLETE WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION FACTORY SEALED PLASTIC WRAP AND WERE pressed ON 180 GRAM PREMIUM MASTERED VINYL AND FACTORY SEALED COLLECTORS CONDITION PROTECTING THE JACKETS AND VINYL INSIDE. ALSO, THE BACK JACKETS ARE COMPLETE WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL RELEASE FIRST EDITION UPC CODES, RECORD LABEL LOGOS, RELEASE DATED &  MADE IN EU PROVING THESE LPS ARE THE ORIGINAL ISSUES OF THIS EDITIONS. IF YOU DON'T SEE THESE FEATURES ON THE FRONT OR BACK OF THE JACKETS, YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING AN ORIGINAL ISSUES OF THESE RELEASES IN PRISTINE - SEALED COLLECTORS CONDITION.

 - Mark Knopfler Tracker 180 GRAM 2LP LIMITED EDITION ORIGINAL RELEASE

180g Vinyl Double LP!
Mastered By Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering!

Tracker is Mark Knopfler's ninth solo album and features 11 new Knopfler songs inspired by a wide range of subjects including Beryl Bainbridge and Basil Bunting. Produced by Knopfler and Guy Fletcher and recorded at British Grove Studios in London, Tracker was released on March 17, 2015 in North America.

"The album title 'Tracker' arrived out of me trying to find my way over the decades. Out of me tracking time - looking at people, places and things from my past, and out of the process of tracking as in recording tracks in the studio," said Mark Knopfler about the album.

"Beryl" is the first single from the album. The song is dedicated to Beryl Bainbridge who was one of Britain's leading novelists.

"Knopfler isn't pining for the past but he is looking back, sometimes wistfully, sometimes with a resigned smile, and he appropriately draws upon sounds that he's long loved...this skillful interweaving of Knopfler's personal past helps give Tracker a nicely gentle resonance." -Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic

Features:
• Double LP
• 180g Vinyl
• Mastered By Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
• Gatefold Jacket

Selections:
LP 1 - Side A:
1. Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
2. Basil
3. River Towns
LP 1 - Side B:
1. Skydiver
2. Mighty Man
3. Broken Bones

LP 2 - Side C:
1. Long Cool Girl
2. Lights of Taormina
3. Silver Eagle
LP 2 - Side D:
1. Beryl
2. Wherever I Go (feat. Ruth Moody)

MARK KNOPFLER PRIVATEERING 180 GRAM 2LP ORIGINAL RELEASE -  

180 Gram Double Vinyl! 8th Studio Solo Album from Dire Straits' Frontman!
One of the Greatest Guitarists in the World! Lyrically Sound and Musically Flawless!

Mark Knopfler's eighth solo studio album shows he's still going strong 35 years after his start with Dire Straits.

"A privateer is what I am, really," says Mark Knopfler.

The title track of the legendary singer-songwriter and guitarist's eighth solo album evokes a swashbuckling era of seafaring plunder, merchant raiders and licensed pirates. But Mark finds an analogy with the modern rock and roll life."I really get a buzz out of having this little group of people that sallies forth across the world. I enjoy being in command of it, the band, the crew, traveling through this ever changing landscape and playing in all these different places. You get where you get without any kind of assistance, really, making your own way in the world. There are no government grants to play this music. You're a privateer. And that's the way I like it."

Privateering is Mark Knopfler's first double album in a 35-year recording career. "The older I get, the more I want to write," he says. "Whether that is just panic at time running out, I'm not sure. I'm enjoying the process more than ever, writing, recording and playing live, I enjoy all of it. I'm almost tripping over songs."

These 20 tracks of consummately crafted folk, blues, country and rock originals reflect the creative exuberance of an artist whose exceptional abilities were recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Ivor Novellos. He has performed live in front of countless millions. He has collaborated with artists of the stature of Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Emmylou Harris and Van Morrison. He has composed distinctive soundtracks for such classic films as Local Hero, The Princess Bride, Last Exit To Brooklyn and Wag The Dog. He has been regularly acclaimed as one of the greatest guitarists in the world. But what he sees himself as, first and foremost, is a songwriter. And this may be his finest-ever collection. 

"Thirty-five years since Dire Straits first came together, guitar legend Knopfler is still going strong with this... solo studio album and it's a double. His voice is sounding more like Leonard Cohen than ever and while the melancholy flavor we expect of this all-time great is still very much in evidence, there are forays out into classic blues and bluesy rock, both of which suit him down to the ground.

"Lyrically sound and musically flawless, there’s nothing here that won’t delight Knopfler fans and it’s abundantly clear there’s still plenty of mileage in the 63-year-old yet." - Simon Gage, express.co.uk, August 31, 2012

"Relieved to shrug off the Dire Straits brand in 1995, Knopfler has relaxed into an admirable solo career of low-key country blues. His seventh solo outing is a backwoods ramble through two discs of the rootsy Anglo-American sounds in which Knopfler is now (mostly) so comfortable. There’s old-timers’ country, roadhouse blues, a Tom Waitsian piano ballad and yearning Celtic pipe.

"One of Knopfler’s skills is to write melodramatic folk lyrics then deliver them like he’s leaning against a petrol pump. Yon Two Crows is a grim shepherd’s tale, while Redbud Tree finds him “pledged” to a tree “as to my only one”. Some of the noisier blues are cheesy, but, in the main, this is a warm, authentic and durable record: the musical equivalent of a well-worn plaid shirt." - Helen Brown, telegraph.co.uk, September 5, 2012

"Redbud Tree," a highlight of Mark Knopfler's eighth solo album, could've been written 100 years ago. But given our ecocrisis, this tree-hugging folk gem, embossed with a shimmering fingerpicked Strat, feels cannily modern. Knopfler's sueded voice has changed little since his 1980s heyday, and his elegant electric-guitar work sounds better than ever. The 20 songs, most top-shelf, are a textbook of folk styles, from Irish ballads ("Kingdom of Gold") and country-flavored weepers ("Seattle") to slide-driven blues ("Don't Forget Your Hat") and Tin Pan Alley nostalgia ("Radio City Serenade"). On the title track, he shows off his acoustic playing, a folk-rock vet returning to the source." - Rolling Stone

"For a fan of folk and blues, we can’t recommend Mark Knopfler’s latest enough. Whilst the days of Dire Straits are behind this inspiring songwriter, no matter what internet rumours say, there’s a lot left in this legitimate legend." - bringthenoiseuk

"Privateering is Mark Knopfler’s eighth studio album and his first double album. Packing in twenty songs, it’s a record that has soul, is relaxed and shows off an impressive collection of great musicians including Kim Wilson on harp, mandolin player Tim O’Brien, and vocalist Ruth Moody along with his regular band. Mark is an absolute master in what he does and it’s such a rare beauty that he continues to have the passion to create the types of songs on Privateering with the highlights ‘Don’t Forget Your Hat’ ‘Miss You Blues’ and ‘Seattle’." - beatreview.
Features: 
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Gatefold Jacket

Selections:
LP1 - Side A:
1. Redbud Tree
2. Haul Away
3. Don't Forget Your Hat
4. Privateering
5. Miss You Blues
LP1 - Side B:
1. Corned Beef City
2. Go, Love
3. Hot or What
4. Yon Two Crows
5. Seattle
LP2 - Side C:
1. Kingdom of Gold
2. Got To Have Something
3. Radio City Serenade
4. I Used To Could
5. Gator Blood
LP2 - Side D:
1. Bluebird
2. Dream of the Drowned Submariner
3. Blood and Water
4. Today Is Okay
5. After the Beanstalk

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