Dire Straits - Dire Straits (LP)

Product specifications

Details

Album

Dire Straits

Artist

Dire Straits

LP release year

2024

Album release date

October 7, 1978

Label

Mercury

EAN

602537529025

Available

Yes

Product information

Format

LP

Quantity

1 piece(s)

Type

Reissue

Mono or stereo

Stereo

Duration

41 min

Tracks

9 tracks

Weight

180g

EAN

EAN

602537529025

Other

Limited Edition

No

Country

Europe

Genre

Classic rock

Box set

No

Remastered

No

Reissue

Yes

• Perfect Sounding Record

  5 out of 5 stars
  Geuej5767January 6, 2026United States🇺🇸

  I'm totally on board with what everyone's saying. This record sounds amazing. I haven't got anything else to match it up with, but I just can't imagine it sounding any better than this.

• Content with Half the Cost

  5 out of 5 stars
  fopivudaJanuary 5, 2026United States🇺🇸

  Amazing. I must say, I'm happily surprised. Swapped out my 45rpm MFSL record for this one, which wasn't all that quiet and I'm not a fan of the format anyhow. For half the cost, I couldn't be more content. It's everything I wanted. Case closed.

• Vinyl Gem Despite Sleeve Flaws

  5 out of 5 stars
  LecpiisgNodejDecember 15, 2025United States🇺🇸

  Ugh, nothing ruins the excitement of a fresh, new album like discovering dust bits and scratches on the sleeve. It reminded me of the Communique record from this collection, but it wasn't as severe. I guess I'll have to grab a decent cleaner and call it a day. On the bright side, everything else is perfect. This is exactly why I'm all about vinyl. One of my top-XX favorite albums of all time has never sounded this incredible to my aging ears. Initially, I thought it didn't measure up to Communique, but boy, was I mistaken. And for just $18? That's a steal!

• Heavenly Musical Revelation

  5 out of 5 stars
  PamesgoxcdiBezipNovember 25, 2025United States🇺🇸

  SONICALLY: This album is spot-on. Each instrument is performed with a jagged intensity and crispness that makes the tunes irresistible to dance to. It doesn't skimp on catchy riffs and vocal hooks that make you want to join in. It was so impressive that at one point I realized my record started spinning from around once every couple of seconds to once every blink of an eye. It was so swift that a breeze escaped from my turntable, propelling me backward at unfathomable velocities. This wasn't a turntable glitch, it was a heavenly sign in its most unadulterated form. A message from the musical deities. They had taken notice of me, but also my music and the melodies emanating from my Amazon speakers. This wasn't a hallucination, it was genuine. The musical gods we've all shrugged off as laughably implausible jokes, had unveiled their work in my honor. As this was unfolding, as I was perched on the hardwood floor the record had just launched me towards, I witnessed it, the most sacred form of musical sanctity. He opened a door from a realm I couldn't see, or perhaps just couldn't fathom. First was his foot, it landed a meter from my turntable. Then both feet, then his legs became visible, up to his torso. His body was see-through, with a blue glow. He was unclothed, a bare figure, his skin like frosted glass. His movements seemed to be in the slowest possible motion, and simultaneously, at a speed humans have yet to achieve. The kind of vision you read about in novels. Except, this wasn't a novel. During this time, the album "Dire Straits" was still playing. In a muffled, echoey format, I became aware, more than I'd ever been in my entire life. This encounter and experience was as real as American Jail. Now, feeling the pressure found miles beneath the ocean's surface, I was prepared. I knew what was coming, and I wasn't going to try to halt it. THE PRESSING: The entire album played very cleanly. No problems with the pressing.

• Bright Treble, Unnatural Sound

  4 out of 5 stars
  DwjelCYZNovember 18, 2025United States🇺🇸

  When you put this up against the Because Sound Matters version, you might notice a tad more depth and width in the soundstage, a touch more clarity and detail, but the tonality just feels off! The treble is way too bright and harsh, even a bit sibilant at times. The vinyl's flat and quiet, but the sound is an 8/10 for me... In the end, I stuck with Because Sound Matters, it just sounds more natural and right to me. I even sold my Mofi 45RPM. Using Vertere DG-1, Nagaoka MP-500, Vertere Phono-1 MkII L, Naim Uniti Nova, Sonner Allegro Unum.