Product Description
Rare Actual 1980 Japanese First Pressing Of The Terrific Third Dire Straits LP! Vinyl & Cover Still In Really Nice Condition! Includes 4-Page Insert With Lyrics In English & Japanese. Features “Tunnel Of Love”, “Romeo And Juliet”, “Expresso Love” & More.
First Pressings Of Early Dire Straits Albums From Japan Really Are Something To Behold ~ Audiophile Clarity On Beautifully Quiet Vinyl!
Condition – Vinyl: NEAR MINT!
Condition – Cover: EXCELLENT! Cover itself is NEAR MINT. Some minor foxing on the insert, due to age.
Japanese vinyl pressings are highly sought after by audiophiles and collectors, due to their premium sound quality and beautifully presented packaging. The sonic quality of Japanese records is regarded as the best in the world. No wonder all the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records were pressed in Japan! The covers are printed on better quality heavy stock paper too. Near Mint condition original Japanese pressings are becoming scarcer ~ and therefore more collectable and valuable every year.
Side 1:
Tunnel Of Love
Romeo And Juliet
Skateaway
Side 2:
Expresso Love
Hand In Hand
Solid Rock
Les Boys
AMG –
Knopfler's ambitions as a songwriter and skills are growing, as the lovely "Romeo and Juliet," "Tunnel of Love," and "Skateaway" indicate. 4 ½ Stars Without second guitarist David Knopfler, Dire Straits began to move away from its roots rock origins into a jazzier variation of country-rock and singer/songwriter folk-rock. Naturally, this means that Mark Knopfler's ambitions as a songwriter are growing, as the storytelling pretensions of Making Movies indicate. Fortunately, his skills are increasing, as the lovely "Romeo and Juliet," "Tunnel of Love," and "Skateaway" indicate. And Making Movies is helped by a new wave-tinged pop production, which actually helps Knopfler's jazzy inclinations take hold. The record runs out of steam toward the end, closing with "Les Boys," but the remainder of Making Movies ranks among the band's finest work. 4 ½ Stars