DIRE STRAITS BOX SET COLLECTION ORIGINAL 2013 TREMENDOUSLY RARE EUROPEAN PRESSING OUT OF PRINT BACK TO BLACK UNIVERSAL RECORDS COLLECTOR FIRST EDITION BOX SET SERIES IN PRISTINE COLLECTORS CONDITION  

THIS TITLE NEVER HAD A STORE PRICING STICKER ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC WRAP AND IS COMPLETE WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL RELEASE FIRST EDITION 2013 RED & BLACK BACK TO BLACK MERCURY MARKETING/HYPE STICKER PROVING THIS BOX SET IS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THIS EDITION AND WAS pressed ON 180 GRAM PREMIUM REMASTERED VINYL WITH THAT STICKER STILL ATTACHED TO THE SEALED PLASTIC WRAP PROTECTING THE LP BOX SET & VINYL INSIDE.  

ALSO, THE IS COMPLETE WITH VERIFYING COLLECTORS ORIGINAL RELEASE FIRST EDITION UPC CODE on the SPLEEN, MERCURY RECORD LABEL LOGO ALSO ON SPLEEN, RELEASE  DATED 2013 ON SPLEEN & MADE IN EU ON SPLEEN & OB BACK PICTURES OF ALL 6 LPS WITHIN PROVING THIS LP IS THE ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THIS EDITION. IF YOU DON'T SEE THESE FEATURES, YOU ARE NOT PURCHASING AN ORIGINAL ISSUE OF THIS RELEASE IN PRISTINE SEALED COLLECTORS CONDITION.

-THIS IS NOT THE 2020 RE-ISSUE USA PRESSED 2ND GENERATION with UPC CODE OF 603497860548 -  

Bernie Grundman mastered the first four titles from analogue masters, with lacquers cut by Grundman and Chris Bellman; Brothers in Arms and On Every Street mastered by Bob Ludwig from digital masters, and cut by Chris Bellman. All are pressed on beautiful 180 GRAM vinyl. The CD running order with full length versions of the tracks have been restored to Brothers In Arms, now presented as a 2xLP set, as well as a double vinyl of On Every Street.  

COLLECTORS NOTE: THE ONLY SET WE FOUND IN PRISTINE NEW CONDITION LIKE WE ARE OFFERING HERE IS SELLING FOR $1300+ THAT'S HOW RARE THIS SPECIFIC SET IS WITHIN THE COLLECTORS MARKET.

TITLES ARE:

DIRE STRAITS BROTHERS IN ARMS 180 GRAM 2 LP SET

DIRE STRAITS COMMUNIQUE 180 GRAM LP

DIRE STRAITS LOVE OVER GOLD 180 GRAM LP

& Dire Straits On Every Street 180 gram LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE LP SET 

Career-spanning 8LP box set: The Studio Albums 1978-1991!

First four titles mastered by Bernie Grundman from analog masters

Brothers in Arms and On Every Street mastered by Bob Ludwig from digital masters

All six albums pressed on audiophile 180-gram heavyweight vinyl

Emerging on the scene in 1977, Dire Straits became one of the most commercially successful bands of its time. Led with virtuoso skill by vocalist/guitarist, Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits was behind such hits as "Sultans of Swing," "Brothers In Arms," "Romeo and Juliet," and "So Far Away."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will induct Dire Straits in April 2018, honoring the legendary band's incredible musical legacy. Rhino kicks off the celebration early with a career-spanning box set The Studio Albums 1978-1991. Bernie Grundman mastered the first four titles from analogue masters, with lacquers cut by Grundman and Chris Bellman; Brothers in Arms and On Every Street mastered by Bob Ludwig from digital masters, and cut by Chris Bellman. All are pressed on beautiful 180-gram vinyl. The CD running order with full-length versions of the tracks have been restored to Brothers In Arms, now presented as a 2xLP set, as well as a double vinyl of On Every Street.

The Dire Straits Complete Studio Albums 1978-1991 box set collects the band's six successful studio albums spanning a time-frame of 13 years. The box set begins with the band's self-titled debut album, followed by Communique and Making Movies released in 1979 and 1980 respectively. Love Over Gold came next, released two years later in 1982, with the band's most successful effort, Brothers In Arms, arriving in 1985. Dire Straits' 1991 release, On Every Street, came to be the band's final studio album before calling it quits.

Propelled by Mark Knopfler's literate songs, gruff vocals, and spidery guitar work, Dire Straits had overcome initial skepticism for their resistance to '70s new wave accents in favor of their rootsy traditionalism. The band's sound was based 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.

                Disc: 1

                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

Disc: 2

                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

Disc: 3

                1. Tunnel Of Love

                2. Romeo And Juliet

                3. Skateaway

                4. Expresso Love

                5. Hand In Hand

                6. Solid Rock

                7. Les Boys

Disc: 4

                1. Telegraph Road

                2. Private Investigations

                3. Industrial Disease

                4. Love Over Gold

                5. It Never Rains

Disc: 5

                1. So Far Away

                2. Money For Nothing

                3. Walk Of Life

                4. Your Latest Trick

Disc: 6

                1. Why Worry?

                2. Ride Across The River

                3. The Man's Too Strong

                4. One World

                5. Brothers In Arms

Disc: 7

                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

Disc: 8

                1. Heavy Fuel

                2. Iron Hand

                3. Ticket To Heaven

                4. My Parties

                5. Planet Of New Orleans

                6. How Long

6 TITLES WITH 8 LP'S  

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