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Dire Straits

Author: Dire Straits
ISBN #: B002U4UZUE
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Warner Bros. Records
Publisher Location: New York
Book Condition: Very Good
Pub Date: 1978
Original vinyl,1978 pressing per Discogs. All lp's cleaned and played. Any sticks and skips will be noted, a pop at the intro to the second cut, Water of Love, otherwise nothing significant. Vinyl is clean and shiny with no visible scratches. Cover shows light wear with light ring mark to the back, edge worn. The record is in the original inner sleeve with lyrics. From Wikipedia: "Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The album produced the hit single "Sultans of Swing", which reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached #1 on album charts in Germany, Australia and France, #2 in the United States and #5 in the United Kingdom...In his review for Rolling Stone magazine, Ken Tucker wrote that the band "plays tight, spare mixtures of rock, folk and country music with a serene spirit and witty irony. It's almost as if they were aware that their forte has nothing to do with what's currently happening in the industry, but couldn't care less." Tucker singled out "Sultans of Swing" for its "inescapable hook" and "Bob Dylan-like snarl in its vocal". He also praised "Setting Me Up" as a "heavenly number, funny and bitter." " Every effort is made to ship all books and other items within 24 hours. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible. The Book Shed has a been a member of the Vermont Antiquarian Bookseller's Association since 1997. An online bookseller with a bookshop sensibility!