Minor Marks

[dustyvalentino]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/03/25/mark-knopflers-classic-is-a-hit---for-the-first-time/

[TheTimeWasWrong]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/03/25/mark-knopflers-classic-is-a-hit---for-the-first-time/

First, I thought it was some AI article or maybe a mistake, but it's actually true haha:

https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20250321/7509/
https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20250321/1/

Anybody know why?

[dustyvalentino]

https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/03/25/mark-knopflers-classic-is-a-hit---for-the-first-time/

First, I thought it was some AI article or maybe a mistake, but it's actually true haha:

https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-sales-chart/20250321/7509/
https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20250321/1/

Anybody know why?

Why it's back in the charts? It said in the article, it's because Newcastle United finally won a trophy.

[dustyvalentino]

That physical sales chart is truly bizarre. I'd be very interested to know how many copies you need to sell to register on it.

[Kris-b]

I wonder if Newcastle United will invite Mark for their Trophy party

[vgonis]

Yesterday a friend and customer who knows that I like DS, brought me these pages from a newspaper, that he found in his copy of Communique. 46 years ago, from the USA.

[Robson]

Wow! Thank you vgonis:) I really like archive magazines. The last one I managed to get my hands on is from 1986. Of course, Dire Straits in the lead role

[vgonis]

You are most welcome! Just realized that the second page is not legible, so here are some clearer photos of the text

[Robson]

My last archive magazine Music Magazine (MM) from 1986 There is a long article inside

[vgonis]

Lovely! Poland has some strange and beautiful Dire straits releases, like this one.
https://www.discogs.com/release/2502527-Dire-Straits-Sultans-Of-Swing
Most of them are tapes but the flexi discs are looking lovely, but are hard to find.

[Robson]

It's true. It's an audio postcard. I looked for it, but I couldn't find it. The line is thin, because for decades we were behind the Iron Curtain and piracy was big.

[dustyvalentino]

Decent country version of Setting Me Up that was a top 10 country hit apparently:

[vgonis]

Setting me up must be the very first cover version of a DS song ever, by Albert Lee. And it has been covered by quite a few musicians. Dire straits songs have been covered by so many people, it is hard to keep up!
One that is quite different, although I find a bit too long and repetitive is this one, that has probably been mentioned before.
https://youtu.be/mAWdxfSAFLk?si=GmyQIxX8zf1CdFfz