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Dire Straits Communique 2019 Original Master Vinyl Lp MFSL mofi Mark Knopfler R2
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Material
- Vinyl
- Type
- LP
- UPC
- 0821797246712
- Artist
- Dire Straits
- Format
- Record
- Release Year
- 2019
- Record Label
- Mobile Fidelity, Mofy
- Release Title
- Communique
- Genre
- Rock
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Product Identifiers
Record Label
Mobile Fidelity, Mofy
UPC
0821797246712
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27046054939
Product Key Features
Format
Record
Release Year
2019
Genre
Rock
Artist
Dire Straits
Release Title
Communique
Dimensions
Item Height
0.37 in
Item Weight
1.71 lb
Item Length
12.65 in
Item Width
12.63 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks
9
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Tracks
1.1 Once Upon a Time in the West 1.2 News 1.3 Where Do You Think You're Going? 1.4 Communique 1.5 Lady Writer 1.6 Angel of Mercy 1.7 Portobello Belle 1.8 Single-Handed Sailor 1.9 Follow Me Home
Number of Discs
2
Notes
Reference-Level Detail, Depth, Soundstaging, Balance, and Presence: Communique Has Never Sounded Better Than on Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP Version. Mark Knopfler's Mesmerizing Textures, Intricate Lines, and Crisp Tones Pair With Engaging Storytelling and Tight Rhythms: Every Song an Example of Understated Virtuosity. The performances on Dire Straits' Communique are so smooth and effortless, they were originally criticized for replicating the blueprints of the band's breakout debut. Time, however, has a way of changing perspectives and exposing the truth. More than 35 years after it's original release in June 1979, Communique rightfully takes it's place as the group's most underrated record - a nine-track set spiked with engaging storytelling, relaxed vibes, and deceiving simplicity. Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP set of Communique elevates Dire Straits' sophomore album to an even higher plane. Recorded in the Bahamas by Muscle Shoals veterans Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler, the songs benefit from a laidback approach that makes guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler and company's stellar playing seem even more fluent - particularly when experienced on this collector's 45RPM version, on which the wider grooves allow for more detail retrieval and deeper musical insight. Knopfler's mesmerizing guitar textures and composed vocals appear as if they're right in front of you, holding court amidst expansive soundstages and deep-black backgrounds. Details, imaging, and presence are on a level associated with the finest audiophile recordings. You'll be hard-pressed to find another LP with cleaner, pinpoint-accurate tones. Mobile Fidelity's LP also brings into transparent view Knopfler's seemingly perfect intricate lines as well as the simpatico accompaniment from his band mates. Whole, lively, and balanced, the bass and drums arrive with a solidity rarely heard on albums of this era. Communique has truly never sounded better. Of course, the audiophile sonics mean little if the artistic content is lacking. Needless to say, Dire Straits' technical perfectionism and creative elan prevail throughout. Knopfler's penchant for sketching cynical characters is further developed on moody tracks like 'Where Do You Think You're Going' and 'News,' while Wexler's presence at the boards ensures the band keeps the rhythms extra tight. The quartet's low-key blues and swampy, Southern-styled grooves turn every song into an exercise in understated virtuosity. Refusing to give into excess, magnetic tunes such as 'Lady Writer' and 'Angel of Mercy' split a fine line between insinuating and insisting. The group shows off a combination of control, virtuosity, and tunefulness that harkens back to a rock n' roll's classic period while also pointing the way ahead. Need indisputable evidence of Dire Straits' compositional strengths? Cue up the closing 'Follow Me Home' on this pressing and get lost amidst the peacefulness of the gentle surf and chirping crickets that frame the song. Heavenly.
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