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Dire Straits Album Covers,
Dire Straits (Follow Dire Straits on Instagram) was a British progressive rock band. They released six studio albums in total. This includes their Brothers in Arms album, which is often regarded as one of the most influential records of all time.
Dire Straits released their first album, “Sultans of Swing,” (Listen Sultans of Swing on Spotify) in 1978. The album quickly gained a cult following and by 1979. It had already reached the top ten on the UK charts with its highly polished sound and singles like “Romeo and Juliet”.
This band also has a history of releasing some amazing album covers (see the search results for covers) for their music as well.
The album covers are an important part of the marketing strategy. As it is a way to showcase what the music sounds like. They also give people an idea of the genre and style that they will hear when they listen to their favorite tunes.
This article will cover the top 7 Dire Straits Album Covers of All Time.
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#1 On the Night
Album's Content : 10 Songs;
1-Calling Elvis, 2-Walk of Life, 3-Heavy Fuel, 4-Romeo and Juliet, 5-Private Investigations, 6-Your Latest Trick, 7-On Every Street, 8- You and Your Friend, 9-Money for Nothing, 10-Brothers in Arms
Release Date : 10 May 1993
Producer : Guy Fletcher
Genre : Rock
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#2 Communique
Album's Content : 9 Songs;
1-Once Upon a Time in the West, 2-News, 3-Where Do You Think You're Going?, 4-Communiqué, 5-Lady Writer, 6-Angel of Mercy, 7-Portobello Belle, 8-Single-Handed Sailor, 9-Follow Me Home
Release Date : 15 June 1979
Producer : Barry Beckett
Genre : Rock
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#3 On Every Street
Album's Content : 12 Songs;
1-Calling Elvis, 2-On Every Street, 3-When It Comes to You, 4-Fade to Black, 5-The Bug, 6-You and Your Friend, 7-Heavy Fuel, 8-Iron Hand, 9-Ticket to Heaven, 10-My Parties, 11-Planet of New Orleans, 12-How Long
Release Date : 9 September 1991
Producer : Mark Knopfler
Genre : Roots rock
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#4 Love Over Gold
Album's Content : 5 Songs;
1-Telegraph Road, 2-Private Investigations, 3-Industrial Disease, 4-Love over Gold, 5-It Never Rains
Release Date : 12 August 1982
Producer : Dire Straits
Genre : Progressive rock
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#5 Brothers In Arms
Album's Content : 9 Songs;
1-So Far Away, 2-Money For Nothing, 3-Walk Of Life, 4-Your Latest Trick, 5-Why Worry?, 6-Ride Across The River, 7-The Man's Too Strong, 8-One World, 9-Brothers In Arms
Release Date : 17 May 1985
Producer : Neil Dorfsman
Genre : Pop rock
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#6 Dire Straits
Album's Content : 9 Songs;
1-Down to the Waterline, 2-Water of Love, 3-Setting Me Up, 4-Six Blade Knife, 5-Southbound Again, 6-Sultans of Swing, 7-In the Gallery, 8-Wild West End, 9-Lions
Release Date : 7 October 1978
Producer : Muff Winwood
Genre : Blues rock
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#7 Alchemy
Album's Content : 11 Songs;
1-Once Upon A Time In The West, 2-Expresso Love, 3-Romeo And Juliet, 4-Love Over Gold, 5-Private Investigations, 6-Sultans Of Swing, 7-Two Young Lovers, 8-Tunnel Of Love, 9-Telegraph Road, 10-Solid Rock, 11-Going Home
Release Date : 16 March 1984
Producer : Mark Knopfler
Genre : Rock
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