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The 5 classic Dire Straits songs that aren't on their No. 1 album 'Brothers in Arms'
The overwhelming success of 'Brothers in Arms' tends to overshadow the catalog of Dire Straits. So here are five great Dire Straits tunes from the records that came before it.
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This classic hi-fi test album has turned 40 – here’s why I think it’s still as good as ever
This month, Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms album, which includes its iconic track, Money For Nothing, turned 40. To celebrate ...
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Legendary ’80s Band Reveals Revolutionary Guitar Riff Was 'An Accident'
What do you get when you combine incredibly unique guitar work, biting songwriting, and groundbreaking production? You get ...
Dire Straits celebrate the release of iconic album 40 years ago with special new release
A special 40th anniversary edition of Brothers in Arms will be released tomorrow on CD, vinyl and Blu-Ray. It features a ...
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On This Day in 1978, Dire Straits Release Their First Big Hit, Debut Single “Sultans of Swing”
"There was something really funny about it to me because Sultans, they absolutely weren’t," said Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler.
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Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms Reviewed: New edition reveals the soul beneath the sheen
One of the first albums album recorded, mixed and mastered digitally gets the 40th anniversary treatment. Read MOJO's review ...
Dire Straits’ Knopfler, Illsley tell story of recording Brothers In Arms as album reissued
From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording the band’s bestselling album was ...
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40 Years Later: Dire Straits Enter The Mainstream With Hit Packed ‘Brothers In Arms’
With forty years' perspective, the release and subsequent massive success of Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms (released 5/17/85 ...