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Title: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on November 03, 2009, 11:03:02 AM
It will be released on December 15 by Warner. The main news is it was remastered from the original analog master tapes.

Hope all analog recorded DS albums (Communique, Making Movies and Love Over Gold) will be remastered from originla tapes, because all previous  remasters do not sound good.

First digital remasters done in the end of '80s were not too good and it was and used for both CD and vinyl(!) re-releases.  Next SBM re-remastering in 1996 (based on the first digital remaster) totally killed sound  >:( 
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: localhero1986 on November 03, 2009, 11:28:26 AM
I hope Golden Heart wil be remastered as well (just like Darling Pretty was remastered on PI). :D
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on November 03, 2009, 12:08:50 PM
I hope Golden Heart wil be remastered as well (just like Darling Pretty was remastered on PI). :D

I can dream about it only. It is good analog record with f...ing HDCD digital mastering.
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ds1984 on November 03, 2009, 04:06:54 PM
I hope Golden Heart wil be remastered as well (just like Darling Pretty was remastered on PI). :D

I assume that the version of DP on PI is an alternate mix (and not sure that it comes from the same take) and not a simple remaster of the version used for GH.


Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on November 04, 2009, 10:20:28 AM
I hope Golden Heart wil be remastered as well (just like Darling Pretty was remastered on PI). :D

I assume that the version of DP on PI is an alternate mix (and not sure that it comes from the same take) and not a simple remaster of the version used for GH.

You are right it is alternate mix, and it was mastered (in HDCD too) by Bob Ludwig special for Best of DS & MK compilation.
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: localhero1986 on November 04, 2009, 11:26:39 AM
Well, it DOES sound much better doesn't it? ;D Some parts in the song a slightly different.
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on January 13, 2010, 12:56:15 PM
The new  reissues mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analogue tapes and pressed on 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl are planned as following:

    * Feb. 02 2010
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: JeroenvG on January 13, 2010, 02:06:08 PM
Hey Ustas,

I have got some other information regarding the dates:

* Communique - March 2, 2010
* Making Movie - April 6, 2010
* Love Over Gold - May 4, 2010

Where did you get your information?
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on January 13, 2010, 05:22:58 PM
acousticsounds.com as well as musicdirect.com (Feb, Mar. and Apr.) but elusivedisc.com  displays your dates. Perhaps  Mar. Apr. and May are correct dates, because WBR's releases schedule for February does not contain Communique.
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: Love Expresso on January 13, 2010, 06:13:36 PM
Hey, Jeroen,
to see the Album covers on your site alone makes my heart beat faster... Such beautiful and great LP covers - really timesless artwork. This is the first
time I feel sorry for not having a record player anymore... I hadn
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: IrisRose on January 14, 2010, 05:02:03 AM
I used to have those original vinyls . . . .  Rarely have I ever done anything so stupid as to let them go.   There is a minor "vinyl explosion" these days.   
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: JeroenvG on January 14, 2010, 10:50:35 AM
I still have all those vinyls from every DS album and every MK album (except GH which never IMO is released on vinyl)

I got to have all those vinyls too but don't think my wife will like.  ;D
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on January 14, 2010, 06:18:09 PM
I still have all those vinyls from every DS album and every MK album (except GH which never IMO is released on vinyl)

I got to have all those vinyls too but don't think my wife will like.  ;D

My wife says that vinyl sounds strange  ;D Digital generation  :-[

 
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on January 26, 2010, 10:07:48 PM
Communique is confirmed by WB. The LP is released on Mar 02, 2010, cat. nbr. 93624969723
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: JeroenvG on January 28, 2010, 07:51:11 PM
Where did you find the official WB confirmation?
Title: Re: Dire Straits first album vinyl reissue
Post by: ustas on January 29, 2010, 07:35:04 AM
http://www.newmusictipsheet.com/page.php?id=out_later
Sperry Media is 100% trusted resource, they use a official WB releases schedule.

P.S. And a official WB store: http://www.becausesoundmatters.com/blog/2010-vinyl-reissues-warner-brothers-celebrates-30-years-dire-straits