Dire Straits – Dire Straits (1978)

Description

Dire Straits Dire Straits 1978 Vinyl U.S. pressing on Warner Bros. Records, catalog BSK 3266, with exact JW2/JW-2 runout matrices.

Dire Straits’ remarkable debut introduced Mark Knopfler’s unmistakable guitar playing and songwriting to the world, including “Down to the Waterline,” “Water of Love,” “Wild West End” and, of course, “Sultans of Swing.”

This copy has been play-tested. The vinyl grades VG+, retaining very nice gloss and playing well with only slight surface noise audible during quieter passages.

The cover grades VG+, showing normal light age and handling wear but presenting very nicely overall. The original printed photo/lyric inner sleeve is present and grades VG+.

Pressing Details

• Warner Bros. Records BSK 3266
• U.S., 1978
• Cream Warner Bros. labels with horizontal lines and perimeter address
• Side A: BSK-1-3266 JW2
• Side B: BSK-2-3266 JW-2
• Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, February 1978
• Produced by Muff Winwood
• Original printed photo/lyric inner sleeve
• Dedicated “For Charlie Gillett”

Condition

• Vinyl: VG+
• Cover: VG+
• Original Inner Sleeve: VG+
• Playback: Very enjoyable with slight surface noise during quieter passages

A very nice complete vintage copy of one of the great debut albums of the late 1970s.