Dire Straits Brothers In Arms Mofi Vinyl

Dire straits biggest selling album in fact one of the biggest selling albums worldwide of all time 1985 s brothers in arms helped musically define a decade.

Dire straits brothers in arms mofi vinyl.

A sophisticated rock masterpiece it reached 1 stayed there nine weeks and is nine times platinum. One of the world s best selling records a winner of two grammy awards an era defining reference statement an mtv favorite and a set that catapulted an already acclaimed band to arena status dire straits brothers in arms is the kind of epic spectacular that comes around only once or twice a decade. There are hit records. And then there are blockbusters.

Contrary to other dire straits recordings i didn t like the brothers in arms album very much in the past because of the mostly poor cd and lp pressings i listened to. This pressing is by far the best vinyl i purchased in a decade. Dire straits arresting self titled debut arrived in the midst of punk s reign but couldn t have been further removed from the era s slash and burn style. Recorded in west london in february 1978 the band s tasteful jazz inflected set embraces folk blues and pub rock while also tracing a direct line back to the beat oriented sound of early.