| Dire Straits served as the launching pad for Mark Knopfler's solo career. While his solo efforts have leaned toward folk and country, Dire Straits was definitely a rock band, leaning more toward Knopfler's soundtracks than his solo work. | ||
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| Dire Straits
by Dire Straits $10.99 Debut album features their first big hit 'Sultans of Swing' and the maniacal four simultaneous guitars of 'Setting Me Up' | Communiqué
by Dire Straits $6.99 Really the second half of the debut album, it's the quietest Dire Straits album. 'Lady Writer' got plenty of radio play. The m... | Making Movies
by Dire Straits $10.99 'Skateaway' is one of the most joyous songs Knopfler's written, and 'Romeo and Juliet' is one of the most romantic. 'All I do ... |
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| Love Over Gold
by Dire Straits $6.99 Dire Straits, Panzer Edition. Opens with their longest studio song, 'Telegraph Road' and includes only four others, among them... | Alchemy: Dire Straits Live
by Dire Straits $14.99 First live release includes a shorter version of 'Telegraph Road' and Mel Collins' flaming sax on the theme from 'Local Hero.'... | Brothers in Arms
by Dire Straits $10.99 Biggest trove of radio hits like 'So Far Away', 'Money for Nothing' and 'Walk of Life' often obscures the continued foray into... |
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| On Every Street
by Dire Straits $6.99 Certifiably our favorite and most played Dire Straits album. Plenty of strait (sic) country, extended slow blues, party songs,... | Live at the BBC
by Dire Straits Recorded in 1978 this includes much of the first album, but also an early live version of 'Tunnel of Love' from the third albu... | Private Investigations: The Best of Dire St...
by Dire Straits $16.97 'Best of' compilation with a great sampling of Dire Straits tunes and an excellent overview of Knopfler's solo career. Great s... |
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