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Dire Straits
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Dire Straits is a rock music studio album by the band Dire Straits. It was released as a debut album in the United Kingdom on June 9, 1978. The work is in the English language and was produced by Muff Winwood for Vertigo Records. The album contains nine tracks and was recorded in 1978.
The album has been distributed in various formats, including LP records, compact cassettes, compact discs, and music streaming. A 1991 release is categorized as a compilation album. The band is also associated with artists such as Mark Knopfler and genres including classic rock, blues, and 80s music.
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- Total plays
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Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums and percussion). They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995. Their first single, "Sultans of Swing", from their 1978 self-titled debut album, reached the top ten in the UK and US charts. It was followed by a series of hit singles including "Romeo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- rock music
- Producer
- Muff Winwood
- Duration
- 2494
- Performer
- Dire Straits
- Record label
- Vertigo Records
- Distribution format
- music streaming
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- publication date
- 1978-06-09
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Dire Straits
- has characteristic
- debut album
- place of publication
- United Kingdom
- form of creative work
- studio album
- review score
- 4
- number of parts of this work
- 9
- recording date
- 1978-00-00
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