{"product_id":"dire-straits-communique-lp","title":"Dire Straits — Communiqué [Vinyl LP · Remastered · 180g]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDire Straits — Communiqué [Vinyl LP · Remastered 180g]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Remastered, 180g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0602537529049\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602537529049\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vertigo \/ Mercury \/ UMC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 June 1979\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180g remastered LP reissue, pressed in Europe on the Vertigo \/ UMC Back To Black programme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCommuniqué\u003c\/em\u003e is Dire Straits' second album, originally released in June 1979 — little more than a year after their self-titled debut — and recorded in Nassau at Compass Point Studios with the Muscle Shoals production team of Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett. Rather than chasing the breakthrough success of \"Sultans Of Swing\", Mark Knopfler and the band doubled down on the taut, economical, blues-rooted pub rock that made their name, delivering a record that feels deliberately patient.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is built around Knopfler's fingerpicked Fender Stratocaster and his sardonic, story-telling lyrics. Side one opens with the road-weary \u003cstrong\u003eOnce Upon A Time In The West\u003c\/strong\u003e and moves through \u003cstrong\u003eNews\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWhere Do You Think You're Going?\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eCommuniqué\u003c\/strong\u003e. Side two holds \u003cstrong\u003eLady Writer\u003c\/strong\u003e — the album's single and the track closest in spirit to \"Sultans\" — along with \u003cstrong\u003eAngel Of Mercy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePortobello Belle\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSingle Handed Sailor\u003c\/strong\u003e and the closing \u003cstrong\u003eFollow Me Home\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is the current 180g remastered reissue on Vertigo \/ Mercury \/ UMC, pressed in Europe as part of the ongoing Dire Straits vinyl programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnce Upon A Time In The West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNews\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere Do You Think You're Going?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommuniqué\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Writer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngel Of Mercy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePortobello Belle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingle Handed Sailor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow Me Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark Knopfler — Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, Songwriting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavid Knopfler — Rhythm Guitar, Backing Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Illsley — Bass, Backing Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePick Withers — Drums\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJerry Wexler, Barry Beckett — Producers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecorded at Compass Point Studios, Nassau\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased on Vertigo \/ Mercury \/ UMC (a Universal Music Company)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Vertigo \/ Mercury \/ UMC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57800872395139,"sku":"3752904","price":25.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/Dire_Straits_Communiqu.webp?v=1776439209","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/dire-straits-communique-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}