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Dire Straits – Communiqué (VG/NM) – LP, JP 1979, With OBI
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Communiqué 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:Artist: Dire StraitsLabel: Vertigo – RJ-7588Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: JapanReleased: 1979Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Blues RockA1 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