Band · from Deptford · 1977 to 1995
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Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums). The band was active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995.
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Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.
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On Every Street9 Sep 1991Vinyl
Brothers in Arms15 May 1985VinylListening Party
Love Over Gold20 Sep 1982Vinyl
Making Movies17 Oct 1980Vinyl
CommuniquéApr 1979Vinyl
Dire Straits2 Jun 1978Vinyl
Millionaire Blues2015 · SingleVinyl
Heavy Fuel21 Oct 1991 · SingleVinyl
Kingdom Come1 Oct 1991 · SingleVinyl
Calling Elvis19 Aug 1991 · SingleVinyl
ExtendeDancEPlay15 Sep 1983 · SingleVinyl
Private InvestigationsAug 1982 · SingleVinyl
Tunnel of LoveSep 1980 · SingleVinyl
Sultans of Swing1978 · SingleVinylRecords from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.
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TIM’S LISTENING PARTY
One album by Dire Straits, played together at the same time, with the band’s own stories as the songs go by.
Tim Burgess’s Listening Parties. Replays on timstwitterlisteningparty.com.
Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.
Records by other artists with Dire Straits in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.
Playlists with Dire Straits in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.
Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Dire Straits’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.
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