Dire Straits

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Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#	Title	Rating	Length
A1	Down to the Waterline engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978, in 1988), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: Down to the Waterline lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	4.55	4:03
A2	Water of Love engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: Water of Love lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	5:27
A3	Setting Me Up engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: Setting Me Up lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	3:20
A4	Six Blade Knife engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: Six Blade Knife lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	4:13
A5	Southbound Again engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: Southbound Again lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	3:00
B1	Sultans of Swing engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley (in 1978-02) drums (drum set): Pick Withers (in 1978-02) guitar: David Knopfler (in 1978-02) and Mark Knopfler (in 1978-02) lead vocals: Mark Knopfler (in 1978-02) phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978, in 1988), Warner Records Inc. (not for release label use; fka Warner Bros. Records Inc. until 2019) (in 1988, in 2022) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) part of: Cachitos Nochevieja 2022 (number: 156) recording of: Sultans of Swing (in 1978-02) lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	4.35	5:49
B2	In the Gallery engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: In the Gallery lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.75	6:17
B3	Wild West End engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: Wild West End lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	4:42
B4	Lions engineer: Rhett Davies producer: Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) bass guitar: John Illsley drums (drum set): Pick Withers guitar: David Knopfler and Mark Knopfler lead vocals: Mark Knopfler phonographic copyright (℗) by: Phonogram Ltd. (London) (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1978), Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978) and Mercury Records Ltd. (London) (for copyrights use only) (in 1996) recorded at: Basing Street Studios in Notting Hill (in 1978-02) recording of: Lions lyricist and composer: Mark Knopfler publisher: Rondor Music and Straitjacket Songs	3.5	5:04

Credits

Release

art direction:	Alan Schmidt (in 1978)
engineer:	Rhett Davies (in 1978)
producer:	Muff Winwood (bass player, songwriter, producer) (in 1978)
writer:	Mark Knopfler

remastered versions:	Dire Straits (SBM remastered) Dire Straits (remaster) Dire Straits (remaster)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/621110 [info]

Release group

single/EP which was taken from:	Sultans of Swing Water of Love / Down to the Waterline
included in:	Dire Straits The Studio Albums 1978–1991

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/23759 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Dire-straits/Dire-straits [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/dire_straits/dire_straits/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/17455/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000193588 [info]
Wikidata:	Q731870 [info]

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Release information

Format:: 12" Vinyl
Length:: 41:53

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Warner Bros. Records
BSK 3266

Release events

United States
1978-10

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