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DIRE STRAITS NEW MOFI VINYL - COMMUNIQUE - 180G - 2 X 45RPM

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The performances on Dire Straits’ Communique are so smooth and effortless, they were originally criticized for replicating the blueprints of the band’s breakout debut. Time, however, has a way of changing perspectives and exposing the truth. More than 35 years after its original release in June 1979, Communique rightfully takes its place as the group’s most underrated record – a nine-track set spiked with engaging storytelling, relaxed vibes, and deceiving simplicity.

Mastered from the original master tapes and pressed at RTI, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 45RPM 2LP set of Communique elevates Dire Straits’ sophomore album to an even higher plane. Recorded in the Bahamas by Muscle Shoals veterans Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler, the songs benefit from a laid back approach that makes guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler and company’s stellar playing seem even more fluent – particularly when experienced on this collector’s 45RPM version, on which the wider grooves allow for more detail retrieval and deeper musical insight.

Knopfler’s mesmerizing guitar textures and composed vocals appear as if they’re right in front of you, holding court amidst expansive sound stages and deep-black backgrounds. Details, imaging, and presence are on a level associated with the finest audiophile recordings. You’ll be hard-pressed to find another LP with cleaner, pinpoint-accurate tones. Mobile Fidelity’s LP also brings into transparent view Knopfler’s seemingly perfect intricate lines as well as the simpatico accompaniment from his band mates. Whole, lively, and balanced, the bass and drums arrive with a solidity rarely heard on albums of this era. Communique has truly never sounded better.

Of course, the audiophile sonics mean little if the artistic content is lacking. Needless to say, Dire Straits’ technical perfectionism and creative elan prevail throughout. Knopfler’s penchant for sketching cynical characters is further developed on moody tracks like “Where Do You Think You’re Going” and “News,” while Wexler’s presence at the boards ensures the band keeps the rhythms extra tight. The quartet’s low-key blues and swampy, Southern-styled grooves turn every song into an exercise in understated virtuosity.

Refusing to give into excess, magnetic tunes such as “Lady Writer” and “Angel of Mercy” split a fine line between insinuating and insisting. The group shows off a combination of control, virtuosity, and tunefulness that harkens back to a rock n’ roll’s classic period while also pointing the way ahead. Need indisputable evidence of Dire Straits’ compositional strengths? Cue up the closing “Follow Me Home” on this pressing and get lost amidst the peacefulness of the gentle surf and chirping crickets that frame the song. Heavenly.

The sequence serves as additional proof that Communique remains one of the best-sounding rock records ever made.

Features:

• Numbered, Limited Edition
• 45rpm
• Production and Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
• Specially Plated and Pressed on 180 grams of High Definition Vinyl
• Special Static Free – Dust Free Inner Sleeve
• Heavy Duty Protective Packaging
• Mastered From Original Master Tapes
• Pressed at RTI

Selections:

1. Once Upon A Time In the West
2. News
3. Where Do You Think You’re Going?
4. Communique
5. Lady Writer
6. Angel of Mercy
7. Portobello Belle
8. Single-Handed Sailor
9. Follow Me Home

About Us The Vinyl Adventure specialize in audiophile quality vinyl records, we only stock the best. Most of the titles we sell are mastered from the original analogue master tapes from labels such as Analogue Productions, Mobile Fidelity, Impex, Chasing The Dragon, ORG and Speakers Corner.   Besides vinyl we sell a vast range of accessories so please browse our store and if you need anything not listed please get in touch through ebay.  Payment

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The Vinyl Adventure specialise in audiophile quality vinyl pressings, we only sell the best. The majority of the titles we stock have been mastered from the original analogue tapes with the emphasis on sound quality.

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