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Dire Straits – Communiqué (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979

Dire Straits – Communiqué (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979

Condition: Second Hand
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+)
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  • CommuniquĂ© is an LP by Dire Straits from 1979 released on the Vertigo label.

    About this album

    Communiqué is the cool, understated follow-up that confirmed Dire Straits as masters of economy and restraint. Released in 1979, the album refines the band’s blues-rock sound rather than reinventing it, with Mark Knopfler’s precise guitar lines and relaxed vocal delivery shaping songs that unfold with quiet confidence. Recorded with producer Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett in the Bahamas, it leans into clean, uncluttered arrangements that gave the group a distinctive identity after their breakthrough debut. Lady Writer became the best-known single, while the album’s subtle craftsmanship helped extend the band’s commercial momentum into the late 1970s.

    Genre: Pop & Rock

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  • Artist: Dire Straits
    Label: Vertigo – 6360 170
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: Australia
    Released: 1979
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Pop Rock

  • A1 Once Upon A Time In The West
    A2 News
    A3 Where Do You Think You'Re Going?
    A4 Communiqué
    B1 Lady Writer
    B2 Angel Of Mercy
    B3 Portobello Belle
    B4 Single-Handed Sailor
    B5 Follow Me Home

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Condition: Second Hand
Media: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+)
  • Description
  • Release details
  • Tracklist

  • CommuniquĂ© is an LP by Dire Straits from 1979 released on the Vertigo label.

    About this album

    Communiqué is the cool, understated follow-up that confirmed Dire Straits as masters of economy and restraint. Released in 1979, the album refines the band’s blues-rock sound rather than reinventing it, with Mark Knopfler’s precise guitar lines and relaxed vocal delivery shaping songs that unfold with quiet confidence. Recorded with producer Jerry Wexler and Barry Beckett in the Bahamas, it leans into clean, uncluttered arrangements that gave the group a distinctive identity after their breakthrough debut. Lady Writer became the best-known single, while the album’s subtle craftsmanship helped extend the band’s commercial momentum into the late 1970s.

    Genre: Pop & Rock

    Review

    AllMusic rating:
    AllMusic users:
    (1,480 votes)
    Read the AllMusic.com review
  • Artist: Dire Straits
    Label: Vertigo – 6360 170
    Format: LP, Album
    Units: 1
    Country: Australia
    Released: 1979
    Genre: Pop & Rock
    Style: Pop Rock

  • A1 Once Upon A Time In The West
    A2 News
    A3 Where Do You Think You'Re Going?
    A4 Communiqué
    B1 Lady Writer
    B2 Angel Of Mercy
    B3 Portobello Belle
    B4 Single-Handed Sailor
    B5 Follow Me Home

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