Dire Straits – Communiqué
Label: |
Warner Bros. Records – HS 3330 |
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Country: |
US |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
AOR |
Tracklist
| A1 | Once Upon A Time In The West | 5:22 | |
| A2 | News | 4:11 | |
| A3 | Where Do You Think You're Going? | 3:50 | |
| A4 | Communiqué | 5:49 | |
| B1 | Lady Writer | 3:43 | |
| B2 | Angel Of Mercy | 4:32 | |
| B3 | Portobello Belle | 4:29 | |
| B4 | Single-Handed Sailor | 4:41 | |
| B5 | Follow Me Home | 5:47 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Bros. Inc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd.
- Copyright © – Phonogram Ltd.
- Recorded At – Com Point Studios
- Mixed At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
- Mastered At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
- Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
- Published By – Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
- Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
- Published By – Almo Music
Credits
- Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
- Bass, Vocals – John Illsley
- Design – Hothouse (2)
- Drums – Pick Withers
- Effects [Sound Effects Provided By] – Clack Inc. Sound Studios
- Engineer – Jack Nuber
- Engineer [Mix Engineer] – Gregg Hamm
- Illustration [Cover Illustration] – Geoff Halpin
- Keyboards – B. Bear
- Mastered By – Bobby Hata
- Mastered By [Mastering Supervision] – Paul Wexler
- Photography By – Peter Brill
- Photography By [Back Cover Portrait Photos] – Barry Schulz*
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve Band] – Govert De Roos
- Producer – Jerry Wexler
- Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – David Knopfler
- Songwriter – Mark Knopfler
- Tape Op – Thelbert Rigby
- Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Knopfler
Notes
with barcode.
Mastering variant otherwise similar to Communiqué, but with no "BH" in runouts.
Issued with printed inner sleeve with photos and credits.
Recorded December 1978, Com Point Studio, Nassau Bahamas.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.
Mastered at Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood.
All songs published by Straitjacket Songs LTD. All rights istered by Rondor Music (London) LTD, controlled in the U.S. by Almo Music-ASCAP.
Mastering variant otherwise similar to Communiqué, but with no "BH" in runouts.
Issued with printed inner sleeve with photos and credits.
Recorded December 1978, Com Point Studio, Nassau Bahamas.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.
Mastered at Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood.
All songs published by Straitjacket Songs LTD. All rights istered by Rondor Music (London) LTD, controlled in the U.S. by Almo Music-ASCAP.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Barcode: none
- Price Code (Spine): 0898
- Pressing Plant ID (Runouts): JW
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): C SUB BSK-1-3330 JW2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): SUB A LS/-BSK-2-3330 JW1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): SUB A HS B̶S̶K̶ -1-3330 JW2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): HS B̶S̶K̶ -2-3330 JW1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 3): SUB A HS B̶S̶K̶ -1-3330 JW2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): HS B̶S̶K̶ -2-3330 JW2
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): HS B̶S̶K̶ -1-1330 JW2 #3 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 4): HS B̶S̶K̶ -2-1330 JW1 #1 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 5): SUB B HS B̶S̶K̶-1-3330 JW2 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 5): SUB B HS-B̶S̶K̶-2-3330 JW1 #1 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 6): HS B̶S̶K̶-1-3330 JW2 #2 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 6): HS B̶S̶K̶-2-3330 JW2 #2 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 7): C SUB HS B̶S̶K̶-1-3330 JW2 #4 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 7): HS B̶S̶K̶-2-3330 JW2 #2 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 8): HS B̶S̶K̶-1-3330 JW2 #2 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 8): HS B̶S̶K̶-2-3330 JW2 #1 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 9): SUB A HS B̶S̶K̶ -1-3330 JW2 #1 0
- Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 9): HS B̶S̶K̶ -2-1330 JW2 #3 0
Other Versions (5 of 408)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Communiqué (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 6360 170 | Netherlands | 1979 | |||
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo, Quality Pressing) | Mercury | SRM-1-3791 | Canada | 1979 | ||
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vertigo | 6360 170 | Scandinavia | 1979 | ||
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) | Vertigo | 6360 170 | Italy | 1979 | ||
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Communiqué (LP, Album) | Vertigo | 6360 170 | Australia | 1979 |
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Reviews
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Ok, last night I compared this exact release of this album to the MoFi edition. I found no discernible differences. Absolutely gorgeous dynamics here. Master-tape quality for sure. If you find one, GRAB one. Plus the embossed enveloped is a nice touch. Hell, even the original inside cover photos are larger than the MoFi. -
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The best tracks are the first three and the last two. These bear the greatest resemblance to the first album. The middle section is more commercial-sounding. Unfortunately it was essentially downhill from here for Dire Straits, with some exceptions.
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