Dire Straits - Communiqué - VG+ 1979 1st US Issue Embossed Cover Warner HS 3330
Dire Straits - Communiqué - VG+ 1979 1st US Issue Embossed Cover - Warner HS 3330
Note: This is the first US issue, with the embossed ‘envelope’ on the front and no barcode on the back. It is a clipped cover specimen. (A common occurrence when a supply was over stocked and returned to a distributor. At that time, in the 1970s and 1980s, it was then resold at a price lower than the original one. The clipping was to identify the nature of an item’s lower value for restocking and eventual retail.)
Label: Warner Bros. Records - HS 3330
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Import
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock
Style: Pub Rock, AOR
Condition: from a well-cared-for large private collection;
Vinyl: Very Good Plus (VG+) - a very few pops ands clicks, some superficial marks, nothing to seriously distract audio;
Labels: Very Good Plus (VG+) - both sides are almost Near Mint as they only have a few handling scuffs;
Sleeve: Very Good Plus (VG+) - embossed ‘envelope’ version, still has the shrink-wrap and two stickers on the front, the small one with yellow print (STEMRA 1162329) and the larger blue one promoting ‘Lady Writer’; a tiny amount of wear to the open edges and a slight impression of the disc;
Inner Sleeve: Very Good - intact with no splits or tears at the seams and folds but it has sustained creasing across two corners and at the top of the main group photo side (see photos).
Tracks:
Side One - (A):
A1. Once Upon A Time In The West 5:22
A2. News 4:11
A3. Where Do You Think You're Going? 3:50
A4. Communiqué 5:49
Side Two - (B):
B1. Lady Writer 3:43
B2. Angel Of Mercy 4:32
B3. Portobello Belle 4:29
B4. Single-Handed Sailor 4:41
B5. Follow Me Home 5:47
Songwriter: Mark Knopfler
Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar: Mark Knopfler
Rhythm Guitar, Vocals: David Knopfler
Bass, Vocals: John Illsley
Drums: Pick Withers
Keyboards: B. Bear
Produced by: Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
Engineered by: Jack Nuber
Mix Engineered by: Gregg Hamm
Effects (Sound Effects): Clack Inc. Sound Studios
Tape Op.: Thelbert Rigby
Mastered by: Bobby Hata
Mastered by: Paul Wexler
Record Company: Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Record Company: Warner Bros. Inc.
Record Company: Warner Communications
Phonographic Copyright ℗ Phonogram Ltd.
Copyright © Phonogram Ltd.
Recorded at: Compass Point Studios
Mixed at: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
Mastered at: Warner Bros. Recording Studios
Pressed by: Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Jacksonville
Published by: Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
Published by: Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Published by: Almo Music
Notes:
First release with "envelope" embossed on cover, back cover without barcode. Later issued with barcode.
Issued with printed inner sleeve with photos and credits.
Recorded December 1978, Compass Point Studio, Nassau Bahamas.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.
Mastered at Warner Bros. Recording Studio, North Hollywood.
All songs published by Straitjacket Songs LTD. All rights administered by Rondor Music (London) LTD, controlled in the U.S. by Almo Music-ASCAP.
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Rights Society: ASCAP
Barcode: none
Price Code (Spine): 0898
Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 3): HS B̶S̶K̶ -2-3330 WW2 #6
Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 4): HS B̶S̶K̶ -1-1330 WW1 #9
Important: The item in the photos is the actual item.
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