Dire Straits Box Set Vinyl Review

Well pressed 180g vinyl the mastering is as good as the original release.

Dire straits box set vinyl review.

I am pleased with the quality of the sound when the pressing is good. The slide guitar on water of love is what gives vinyl value. In 1978 dire straits arrived with a magnificent self titled first album. It is a shame alchemy and the ep isn t included.

It contains the band s six original albums. The aptly named the studio albums 1978 1991 will be released by virgin umc in europe and warner rhino in the u s. You could tell it was the end of the road for dire straits with the final album but mark knopfler s solo albums and tours show he made a smart move in mothballing dire straits. In my first set brother in arms had multiple scratches and communique was awesome until the last song of side 2.

It hit the synapses in all the right sequence. Dire straits 1978 communiqué 1979 making movies 1980 love over gold 1982 brothers in arms 1985 and on. Have lusted for this box set since it came out. I can still remember my favorite record shop owner playing it for me.

The last song had a circular defect about the size of a eraser on the top of a pencil. Extremely quiet and the music shine through. Dire straits studio discography will be released as a box set this fall.