Dire StraitsCommuniqué

Label:

Vertigo – 6360 170

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

Netherlands

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Classic Rock

Tracklist

A1 Once Upon A Time In The West 5:24
A2 News 4:13
A3 Where Do You Think You're Going? 3:50
A4 Communiqué 5:50
B1 Lady Writer 3:44
B2 Angel Of Mercy 4:35
B3 Portobello Belle 4:31
B4 Single-Handed Sailor 4:40
B5 Follow Me Home 5:53

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram Ltd.
  • Copyright ©Phonogram Ltd.
  • Marketed ByPhonogram
  • Published ByCopyright Control
  • Recorded AtCom Point Studios
  • Mixed AtMuscle Shoals Sound Studios

Credits

  • Art DirectionAlan Schmidt
  • Bass, VocalsJohn Illsley
  • DesignHothouse (2)
  • DrumsPick Withers
  • EngineerJack Nuber
  • Illustration [Cover]Geoff Halpin
  • KeyboardsB. Bear
  • Mixed ByGregg Hamm
  • Photography By [Back Cover]Barry Schulz*
  • ProducerJerry Wexler
  • Rhythm Guitar, VocalsDavid Knopfler
  • SongwriterMark Knopfler
  • Tape OpThelbert Rigby
  • Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm GuitarMark Knopfler

Notes

Recorded December 1978, Com Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.
© 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1979
Printed in The Netherlands

Also released with black Vertigo labels
Also released with different Vertigo labels

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: STEMRA
  • Label Code: LC 1633
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 1 Label): 6360 170.1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side 2 Label): 6360 170.2
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 1 - stamped/etched): AA 6360 170 1Y 1 14 7 ➂ BH
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side 2 - stamped/etched): AA 6360 170 2Y 1 1 48 ➂ BH

Other Versions (5 of 408)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Communiqué (LP, Album) Vertigo 6360 170 Netherlands 1979
Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing) Warner Bros. Records HS 3330 US 1979
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo, Quality Pressing) Mercury SRM-1-3791 Canada 1979
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) Vertigo 6360 170 Scandinavia 1979
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) Vertigo 6360 170 Italy 1979

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Reviews

  • bmaarseveen's avatar
    bmaarseveen
    the quality of recording and pressing is astonishing. The album itself is undervalued imo. I love how well balanced it is, absolute joy for the ears

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