Dire Straits – Dire Straits
Label:
Vertigo – 6360 162
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:
Germany
Released:
07 Jul 1978
Record Company – Phonogram
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd.
Published By – Rondor Music
Published By – Straightjacket Songs Ltd
Recorded At – Basing Street Studios
Designed At – Hothouse London
Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc GmbH
Pressed By – Phonodisc GmbH
Credits
Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
Bass – John Illsley
Design, Artwork By – Hothouse (2)
Drums – Pick Withers
Engineer – Rhett Davies
Music By [Songs By] – Mark Knopfler
Painting [Cover Painting At Hothouse] – Chuck Loyola
Photography By – Paddy Eckersley
Producer – Muff Winwood
Rhythm Guitar – David Knopfler
Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Knopfler
Written-By – Mark Knopfler
Notes
Comes with a printed inner sleeve with photos, lyrics and credits and / or an insert with the same print as on the inner sleeve, also stating:
Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of Straightjacket Songs / Rondor Music.
Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, Feb. 1978.
Issued in a semi-glossy sleeve with black & white strat on rear
[On back cover]
All songs published by Rondor Music/Strait Jacket Songs
℗ 1978 Phonogram Ltd.
Printed in West-Germany
aus dem Hause
phonogram
To distinguish different German releases:
Version with red guitar instead the black & white guitar on back cover: Dire Straits.
Version with red “Vertigo/Ufo” labels instead standard green: Dire Straits.
Version with silver printed boxed “GEMA” on the labels right side instead silver print “GEMA” above “STEREO 33 1/3” on the left side: Dire Straits).
Some quantities were issued with a circular sticker on the cover stating: “DEUTSCHER SCHALLPLATTENPREIS DEUTSCHE PHONO-AKADEMIE E.V.”
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: GEMA
Label Code: LC 1633
Other (Back cover): 5018
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AA 6360162.1Y
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): AA 6360162.2Y
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): 10 AA6360162 2Y 320
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): 10 AA6360162 2Y 320 1 L C
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Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 5): 10 AA6360162 2Y 320 C S 2 Λ
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 6, stamped): 10 AA6360162 1Y 320 1 B 2 A
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 6, stamped): 10 AA6360162 2Y 320 R A 1
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