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Artist: | Dire Straits |
Title: | Dire Straits Making Movies MFSL limited numbered 180GM VINYL 2 LP 45RPM |
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Released: | 13/11/2019 |
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Format: | 180GM VINYL 2LP 45RPM |
Country | US |
Barcode: | 821797246811 |
Catalogue number: | MFSL 2-468 |
Store location: | AUDIOPHILE |
SKU: | 31872850 |
Condition: | BRAND NEW & SEALED |
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Genre: | Rock , Classic Rock , Blues Rock |
Categories: | Gifts Under $200 , Essential Vinyl at Great Prices , Recommendations , Vinyl / Box Sets Ship in 24-48 Hours |
180-gram 45 RPM double LP set pressed at RTI!
Considered to be Dire Straits' most complete album!
1980 set witnesses leader Mark Knopfler greatly expanding his songwriting palette
Mastered from the original tapes, sublime audiophile dynamics!
Side One: 1/4" / 30 IPS analog copy to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Side Two: 1/4" / 30 IPS analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe
Making Movies marks a magnificent turning point in Dire Straits' career. Considered by many fans to be the group's most complete album, the 1980 set witnesses leader Mark Knopfler greatly expanding his songwriting palette and setting his storytelling amidst more complex, involving arrangements. Dire Straits also benefits from crucial contributions from Bruce Springsteen pianist Roy Bittan and the departure of rhythm guitarist David Knopfler. The songs spark with a mélange of poetry, passion, and cohesion that engages the senses and begs to be experienced again and again.
Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity's 180-gram 45RPM 2LP set of Making Movies breathes with reference-caliber airiness, spaciousness, dynamics, and separation. Produced by Jimmy Iovine and Knopfler, the record — which contains many Springsteen-esque elements — features the cleanliness and clarity that have long been Dire Straits trademarks. The extra-wide 45RPM grooves on this edition provide previously unattainable detail, information, and soundstaging. This is what audiophile recordings are all about.
You know you're in the presence of sonic greatness as soon as the first few seconds of the opening "Tunnel of Love" pass, as the introductory passage built on organ and piano — new additions to Dire Straits' palette — intertwine with the unmistakable coil-spring twang of Knopfler's guitar. The three-dimensional, full-bodied presentation of the latter instrument on this Mobile Fidelity LP is alone worth the price of admission. Crisp, rich, and balanced, the analog sound brings Knopfler's Fender Vibrolux and Music Man HD130 amplifiers into your room. The romanticism of Bittan's piano, precision timekeeping of drummer Pick Withers, and steady roll of bassist John Illsley come across with similar potency, scale, and verve.
Always more about the whole than the sum of their individual parts, Dire Straits demonstrate that while Knopfler is the lynchpin, this record is a true band effort. Bittan's role cannot be overstated. His melodicism poetically complements Knopfler's subtle staccato rhythms and more than makes up for the exit of David Knopfler. Expansive and cinematic, the aptly titled Making Movies puts a premium on interrelated subjects (love, relationships, heartbreak) and deep-seated emotions that play out in heartfelt lyrics, intense singing, and epic frameworks. Everything clicks.
The album's power isn't lost on Iovine, who later told Rolling Stone: "The right people were in the room together. It really was making a record in the pure sense of the term. The whole thing sounds like one song. But you what that is? That's the writing, the guy who wrote it. He wrote the album like that; he wanted to make the album like that."
Indeed, the first five tracks — "Tunnel of Love," "Romeo and Juliet," "Skateaway," "Expresso Love," "Hand in Hand" — comprise a mini-suite united by theme, harmony, and spirit. Every member of the newly configured Dire Straits has a say in the shaping of the material. There's not a note out of place. Iovine and Knopfler's standout production puts it over the top.
A | Tunnel Of Love | |
B1 | Romeo And Juliet | |
B2 | Skateaway | |
C1 | Expresso Love | |
C2 | Hand In Hand | |
D1 | Solid Rock | |
D2 | Les Boys |
dispatched in | 24 hours |
format | vinyl |
year of release | 2019 |
condition | new |
genre | Rock |
artist | Dire Straits |
label | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab |
Country | US |
Recently In Stock | No |
Forthcoming | No |
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