Communiquè

Dire Straits, again!
Communiqué was recorded between November and December of 1978 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau and produced by Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. The album was the first LP ever to be entered in the German charts at number one in its first week of release (while their debut album Dire Straits was still at number three in that country). Communiqué has sold over 7 million copies worldwide. In Europe alone has sold 3.6 million copies in the U.S. and has earned a gold record.
The album was remastered and released with the entire catalog of Dire Sttraits in 1996 for the world market except the U.S.. On September 19, 2000 was also published for the American market. The album cover was created by an advertising agency that worked for Phonogram, Grant Advertising UK. The cover won the NME Award for Best Cover of 1979 year.

After the huge critical success, Dire Straits released their second album. I remember when I bought it in Radilux, the record store of Huelva, in the center. I was hoping to get home to put it. I liked the smell again. The plastic coating was virgin vinyl. He was also involved as a white envelope with the lyrics from the back and a picture of the band in black and white. How wonderful. Once removed from the case put in the well and gave the "start" and the arm began to move slowly and precise spiral groove first. Since it is not new to hear the clicks and within seconds begins to sound the Fender Knopfleriada a historical score is then repeated at the beginning of unprecedented concert Alchemy: "Once Upon a Time in the West ..." (5:25 minutes).

The second cut is beautiful: "News". 

The mimosa guitar starts to cry with emotion. The riffs are mixed with long notes and a commo soft touch. The technique is a unique brand that has played with three fingers, while the other two are increasingly focusing on the body of guiatarra. Mark does not usually look at the keys during the game, it is controlled. Sometimes it seems that does not move the fingers and the strings barroqueando is a very smart way. The issue ends with one of the original battery.

In reality, the other cuts are very good and very similar in their sweet and melodic rock. Knopfler writes well and nice, mixing themes of classic and contemporary literature and does it well, "Lady writter" is a good example of this, the choirs, the quick tap and torn and sweet voice of the singer makes a great song. "Angel of Mercy" for the mood of the rock band, a rock de luxe. The issue ends with a chorus sung by the whole band of increasing intensity in unison.

Dire Straits

Dire Straits is the self-titled debut album by British rock band Dire Straits, released in October 1978 (see 1978 in music) by Phonogram Records.
The single "Sultans of Swing" first broke the US top five early spring 1979 (being a hit a full five months after the album was released there) and then rose to #8 in the British charts. "Water of Love" was also released as a single in some countries, and charted in Australia, reaching #54, and in the Netherlands, reaching #28. In Europe, the album sold four million copies while in the U.S. it sold two million copies.
The album was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 to most of the world excluding the U.S. and on 19 September 2000 in the United States. For 2010 release of an anniversary album is planned. 

It will be devoted the 30 anniversary of the edition of a vinyl.

The cover image is taken from a painting by Chuck Loyola, while the Dire Straits Fender icon was designed by Geoff Halpern.

A small number of guitars were used on the album by Mark Knopfler. These included a pair of red Fender Stratocasters (one from 1961-serial number #68354 and one from 1961/62-serial number #80470). He played his 1928 National and 1937 National steel guitars on tracks "Water of Love" and "Wild West End", respectively. A black Fender thinline Telecaster was played on "Setting Me Up". Mark and David also played Mark's sunburst Fender Telecaster. There was also an unidentified acoustic guitar used on several tracks.

The original version of the album contained a slightly shorter version of "Sultans of Swing", omitting the last seconds of the guitar solo at the end of the song, but the full-length version was included on the remastered edition of the album.

Cassette versions of the album often featured the sides in reverse order to the original vinyl album: side A comprised tracks 6 through 9, while side B featured tracks 1 through 5. The French issue of the cassette saw "Down to the Waterline" and "Wild West End" interchanged in the order mentioned above to allow for a more equal playing time on each side.

Making Movies

Making Movies is the third album by English rock band Dire Straits, released in 1980.
The title of the album comes from a line in the song "Skateaway" and the unreleased song "Making Movies". Rolling Stone ranked the album #52 in their survey of the "100 Best Albums of the 80s". Making Movies was the biggest selling album in Italy in 1981 with one million copies; in Europe the album sold 3.8 million copies.
It was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the U.S. and on September 19, 2000 in the United States.
The songs "Making Movies" and "Suicide Towers" were recorded during the sessions and were never officially released. They do however appear on bootlegs.

The popular singer, guitarist, composer and leader, has cleared the ideas and decides to push in the direction of success, without compromising on quality. And 'mature as a composer and musician, but also as a manager of his talent. A talent and ambition that in later years would have led to self-produced discs of the Straits, as well as to produce work of others (Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Aztec Camera, Tina Turner, etc..): The road to success for Ours is a relatively late begun, almost 30 years, but has been a dizzying speed, so that in the mid 80s the character showed signs of slowing down, choosing to pass on their ideas for the most side-projects, away from the spotlight and dall'insulso world of heavy rotation (but not before he made ​​money hand over fist, selling tens of millions of records).
"Making Movies" then is the son of the most explosive phase of the ambitious and career Knopfler. Not surprisingly, the rhythm guitarist of the Straits, which is the little brother David, has moved away just when recording this album, apparently as a result of quarrels and misunderstandings with Mark, whose dominant figure and whose talents were probably incompatible with the despotic relationship of kin within the group.

The lyrics, from the beginning, are now 'universal' and more removed from direct personal experience of the author. At the base there are always hints of Dire Straits roots: the country-blues J. J. Cale, Springsteen ballads, echoes Dylaniani, guitar, and of excellent quality. But the music has evolved, perhaps a bit 'at the expense of simplicity and freshness in a fine mainstream rock, the kind that' infect 'the listener quickly. Credit goes to the production of solid Jimmy Iovine (who produced for Patti Smith, Tom Petty and many other tutelary deities in the 80s), which highlights the sounds, adds some splash of Hammond organ and piano, the guitar and makes a bit 'more aggressive and persuasive.

Explosive mix: perfect to enliven an evening in a pub on the road, or even to listen with headphones in your bedroom. The album is a hit (at the time, sells a lot in Italy) and has the merit to enrich the world of rock - after the historic "Sultans Of Swing" - with a couple of classics made ​​by Dire Straits' Tunnel of Love "and" Romeo and Juliet ".