Dire Straits – Dire Straits

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Dire Straits is the debut studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 9 June 1978 by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.

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The album has the hit single “Sultans of Swing”, which reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. The album reached the top of the album charts in Germany, Australia and France, number 2 in the United States and number 5 in the United Kingdom. Dire Straits was later certified double platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom.

The album cover artwork is designed by Hothouse, who commissioned the cover painting from Chuck Loyola. The Dire Straits Fender logo, which appears on the back cover, was designed by Geoff Halpern.

Additional information

Catalog#

BSK 3266

Artist

Dire Straits

Album

Dire Straits

Label

Warner Bros. Records

Format

LP, Repress

Released

1983

Media/Sleeve

VG+/VG+

Pressing

US

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