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DIRE STRAITS

PICK WITHERS, JOHN ILLSLEY, MARK KNOPFLER, plus ROY BITTAN (E Street Band) keyboards

Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. If anything, the band was a direct outgrowth of the roots revivalism of pub rock, but where pub rock celebrated good times, Dire Straits were melancholy. Led by guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler, the group built their sound upon the laid-back blues-rock of J.J. Cale, but they also had jazz and country inflections, occasionally dipping into the epic song structures of progressive rock.

"MAKING MOVIES"
1980      LP     VERTIGO RECORDS    6359 034
MADE IN ITALY     ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none Label Code: none Other (Side A, mastering date 1980-09-24): 240980
LABEL: VERTIGO -  SPACESHIP LABEL - BLACK/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: 6359 034 Catalog on labels: 6359 034  6359 034.1 / 359 034  6359 034.2
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 6359034 A 520  240980 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 6359034 B 520
On labels: rim text reads "All Rights.........Prohibited" S.I.A.E.(boxed) Made in Italy All songs by Mark Knopfler Produced by Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler ℗ 1980 Phonogram Ltd.
Rights Society: S.I.A.E. (printed on both sides and stamped on Side A)
On Back Sleeve: Tracklist Distribuzione polyGram dischi S.p.A. © 1980 Phonogram Ltd.
 tracklisting

Side A: TUNNEL OF LOVE - ROMEO AND JULIET - SKATEAWAY

Side B: EXPRESSO LOVE - HAND IN HAND - SOLID ROCK - LES BOYS

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Without second guitarist David Knopfler, Dire Straits began to move away from its roots rock origins into a jazzier variation of country-rock and singer/songwriter folk-rock. Naturally, this means that Mark Knopfler's ambitions as a songwriter are growing, as the storytelling pretensions of Making Movies indicate. Fortunately, his skills are increasing, as the lovely "Romeo and Juliet," "Tunnel of Love," and "Skateaway" indicate. And Making Movies is helped by a new wave-tinged pop production, which actually helps Knopfler's jazzy inclinations take hold. The record runs out of steam toward the end, closing with the borderline offensive "Les Boys," but the remainder of Making Movies ranks among the band's finest work...(AllMusic)