the best dire straits recordings in my collection are on japanese vinyl, with the exception of "making movies" that is even better on canadian half-speed. if you're patient, you can find most of the japanese pressings on ebay. if you're not planning to purchase their entire dscography on cd, then the "sultans of swimg" is a good "sampler." i'd also recommend "on the night," as well, a very good live recording of mostly later stuff. finally, if you don't already own it, "sailing to philadelphia," mark knopfler's latest, is a must for dire straits fans. -kelly
dire straits -what to buy
i'm trying to decide what "version" of dire straits cds/albums to purchase. any recommendations as far as which album and what cd version to buy? i see that there are newly remastered versions of the different albums at Tower Records. should i simply purchase the "best of" (i.e. "Sultans of Swing" HDCD) that's out on CD. i actually would prefer vinyl but don't see any availability. thanks for your suggestions.
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