Name: Dire Straits – Dire Straits LP VG+ 1978 SRM-1-1197
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Dire Straits – Dire Straits LP VG+ 1978 SRM-1-1197

$30.00

Dire Straits – Dire Straits LP VG+ 1978 SRM-1-1197

Dire Straits

Vinyl (LP, Album, Stereo) Quality Records Pressing · 1978 · Canada · Mercury

Rock Blues Rock Pub Rock

$30.00

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Condition

Media VG+ Very Good Plus

Sleeve VG+ Very Good Plus

Original inner sleeve included. Media is close to NM-. Beautiful copy.

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Graded to Goldmine™ standards.

Ultra-sonic cleaning

Deep-cleaned to remove dust, oils, and residue.

Archival sleeve

Stored in premium anti-static sleeves.

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Securely packed with care and shipped to you.

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Arrives clean, protected, and ready to spin!

Tracklist

Side A			Side B
1.	Down To The Waterline	4:02	1.	Sultans Of Swing	5:50
2.	Water Of Love	5:14	2.	In The Gallery	6:18
3.	Setting Me Up	3:22	3.	Wild West End	4:46
4.	Six Blade Knife	4:15	4.	Lions	5:06
5.	Southbound Again	3:00
Side A total		19:53	Side B total		22:00
Total playtime					41:53

Side A
1.	Down To The Waterline	4:02
2.	Water Of Love	5:14
3.	Setting Me Up	3:22
4.	Six Blade Knife	4:15
5.	Southbound Again	3:00
Side A total		19:53

Side B
1.	Sultans Of Swing	5:50
2.	In The Gallery	6:18
3.	Wild West End	4:46
4.	Lions	5:06
Side B total		22:00

Total playtime 41:53

Release details

Format: Vinyl (LP, Album, Stereo) Quality Records Pressing
Styles: Blues Rock, Pub Rock
Country: Canada
Speed: 33 RPM
Released: 1978
Size: 12"
Label: Mercury
Color: Black
Genres: Rock

Genres ›Rock Styles ›Blues Rock, Pub Rock

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Release notes

Almost identical with , but this release comes with cutting signatures inside the runout groove. Printed inner sleeve. Printed on back cover: Recorded at Basing St. Studios, London, Feb. 1978. Cover painting by Chuck Loyola at Hothouse. For . Thank you Robert Allan. ℗ 1978 Phonogram Ltd. Manufactured and distributed by PolyGram Inc., 6000 Cote de Liesse, St. Laurent, Quebec H4T 1E3 - Made in Canada Printed on inner sleeve: Lyrics reprinted by kind permission of Straightjacket Songs/Rondor Music. Printed on labels: Stereo All songs pub. in UK by Straight Jacket Songs/Rondor Music ℗ 1978 Phonogram Ltd. Manufactured and distributed by Polydor Ltd. 6000 Cote de Liesse, St Laurent, Quebec H4T 1E3 - Made in Canada A1 titled "Down To The Waterline" on back cover vs. "Down To The Water Line" on label.

Identifiers (barcode, matrix / runout)

Type	Value	Description
Pressing Plant ID	`Q`	Runouts
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A`	Side A label
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B`	Side B label
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A-3 SNB JC Q`	Side A, variant 1
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B-3 X SNB JC Q`	Side B, variant 1
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A-44 SNB JC Q`	Side A, variant 3
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B-3 SNB JC Q`	Side B, variant 3
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A-2 X SNB JC Q`	Side A, variant 4
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B-3 X SNB JC Q`	Side B, variant 4
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A-3 SNB Aℓ Q`	Side A, variant 5
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B-3 SNB · Aℓ Q`	Side B, variant 5
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A 2 SNB Aℓ Q`	Side A, variant 6
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B-3 SNB Aℓ Q`	Side B, variant 6
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A-3 SNB JC Q`	Side A, variant 7
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B-3 X SNB Aℓ Q`	Side B, variant 7
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-A-3 X 77 SNB Aℓ Q`	Side A, variant 8
Matrix / Runout	`SRM-1-1197-B-3 X 32 SNB Aℓ Q`	Side B, variant 8