THE STUDIO ALBUMS 1978-1991
 
Artist Dire Straits
Release date 9th October 2020
Recording Dire Straits: Basing Street Studios, London UK, 13th February 1978 - 5th March 1978
Communiqué: Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, 28th November 1978 - 22nd December 1978
Making movies: Power Station, New York USA / Record Plant, New York, USA, 20th June 1980 - 25th August 1980
Love over gold: Power Station, New York, USA, 8th March 1982 - 11th June 1982
Brothers in arms: Air Studios, Montserrat, West Indies, 2nd November 1984 - 21st December 1984 and 3rd January 1985 - 6th February 1985
On every street: Air Studios, London UK, November 1990 - May 1991
Format 6CD
Label Mercury
Cat.no. 02508 39136
Dire Straits
  1. Down to the waterline
  2. Water of love
  3. Setting me up
  4. Six blade knife
  5. Southbound again
  6. Sultans of swing
  7. In the gallery
  8. Wild west end
  9. Lions
Communiqué
  1. Once upon a time in the west
  2. News
  3. Where do you think you're going?
  4. Communiqué
  5. Lady writer
  6. Angel of mercy
  7. Portobello belle
  8. Single handed sailor
  9. Follow me home
Making movies
  1. Tunnel of love
  2. Romeo and Juliet
  3. Skateaway
  4. Expresso love
  5. Hand in hand
  6. Solid rock
  7. Les boys
    8.
Love over gold
  1. Telegraph road
  2. Private investigations
  3. Industrial disease
  4. Love over gold
  5. It never rains
    6.
Brothers in arms
  1. So far away
  2. Money for nothing
  3. Walk of life
  4. Your latest trick
  5. Why worry
  6. Ride across the river
  7. The man's too strong
  8. One world
  9. Brothers in arms
    10.
On every street
  1. Calling Elvis
  2. On every street
  3. When it comes to you
  4. Fade to black
  5. The bug
  6. You and your friend
  7. Heavy fuel
  8. Iron hand
  9. Ticket to heaven
  10. My parties
  11. Planet of New Orleans
  12. How long
    13.
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Additional comments On 25th November 2013, the first edition 8LP boxset of the six Dire Straits studio albums was released. On 9th October 2020, the record company released a second edition as well as this 6CD-boxset looking similar to the LP-boxset.