Dire Straits - Communiqué

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON VERTIGO 1979

Vertigo 6360 170 made in Scandinavia with picture inner sleeve.

Vinyl NM. Cover VG.

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock. The band's music was offset by Knopfler's lyrics, which approximated the winding, stream-of-conscious narratives of Bob Dylan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_Straits

Tracklist

1.  Once Upon a Time in the West
2.  News
3.  Where Do You Think You're Going?
4.  Communique
5.  Lady Writer
6.  Angel of Mercy
7.  Portobello Belle
8.  Single-Handed Sailor
9.  Follow Me Home