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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits album by Dire Straits was released Jun 26, 2012 on the Universal label. Also includes material from Mark Knopfler's side project, The Notting Hillbillies. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits CD music Additional personnel includes: Sting, Jeff Porcaro, Joop de Korte. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits music CDs All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. Exactly ten years after Dire Straits' first compilation, Money for Nothing, appeared in the stores, their second, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits, was released. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits songs A decade is a significant span of time, and the average band would have produced enough material for an entirely different collection, one that shared no similarities with its predecessor. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits album Dire Straits is not the average band, however, and during those ten years, they released exactly two albums -- 1991's On Every Street, their first studio album since Brothers in Arms in 1985, and 1993's On the Night, a live album culled from tapes of the record's supporting tour. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits CD music Not quite enough new material for a new greatest-hits album, but it had been years since Dire Straits had released an album of any sort (a compilation of BBC sessions snuck into the stores in 1995) -- hence the birth of Sultans of Swing. Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits music CDs Unsurprisingly, it covers much of the same ground as Money for Nothing, containing all the essentials ("Sultans of Swing," "Romeo and Juliet," "Tunnel of Love," "Private Investigations," "Twisting by the Pool," "Money for Nothing," "Brothers in Arms," "Walk of Life"), with the exception of "Telegraph Road," which was left on the earlier compilation. A live "Love Over Gold," "Lady Writer," and "So Far Away" replace "Down to the Waterline," "Where Do You Think You're Going," and a live "Portobello Belle," which is really just a trade-off, since they're all equal in quality. Then there are the three hits from On Every Street ("Calling Elvis," "Heavy Fuel," "On Every Street"), all of which are pleasant re-creations of the Brothers in Arms sound; a live version of "Your Latest Trick" from On the Night, and, inexplicably, Mark Knopfler's "Wild Theme (Theme from Local Hero)." Fine tunes all, but none of them are reason enough to replace Money for Nothing with Sultans of Swing. But for casual fans or curious listeners looking for an introduction/sampler, it's the better choice, simply because it covers more ground and contains more music while remaining quite listenable and entertaining. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Japanese SHM-CD pressing. Universal.2012. Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler (vocals, guitar); David Knopfler (guitar, keyboards); Hal Lindes (guitar, background vocals); Guy Fletcher, Phil Palmer (guitar); Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar); Chris White (saxophone); Alan Clark (keyboards); John Illsley (bass, background vocals); Pick Withers, Terry Williams, Chris Whitten (drums); Danny Cummings (percussion). ...See Full Description

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If you like Dire Straits you are going to LOVE this album - I certainly do!!!
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A must have in any music lovers collection
This is so pure, so un-british,they are far underrated and timeless. This is the way I can listen to bluesy country!
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GREAT, but.........
where's Skateaway?????
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Phenomenal
Utterly indescribable.
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A masterpiece from Dire Straits
Considered that most tracks were the 70's and 80's recording. Many tracks were remastered beautifully with excellent dynamics and details. Track #5 or P.I. was awesome. Better yet it was remastered in HDCD format for those who have HDCD decoder in your cd player. Definitely a collection.
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Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits songs Product Details

Label	Universal
Orig Year	1998
CD Universe Part number	8724542
Catalog number	0571284
Discs	1
Release Date	Jun 26, 2012
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Personnel	Paul Franklin - pedal steel guitar Mark Knopfler - vocals, guitar Guy Fletcher Alan Clark - keyboards John Illsley - bass, background vocals Terry Williams Phil Palmer - guitar Hal Lindes - guitar, background vocals Pick Withers Danny Cummings - percussion Chris White - saxophone David Knopfler - guitar, keyboards Chris Whitten - drums Also: Jeff Porcaro, Sting, Joop De Korte
Additional Info	Japan