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Communique by Dire Straits (Super Audio CD (SACD), 2019)

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Product Identifiers

Record Label
Mobile Fidelity, MOFI
UPC
0821797218566
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4046039401

Product Key Features

Format
Super Audio CD (SACD)
Release Year
2019
Genre
Rock
Artist
Dire Straits
Release Title
Communique

Dimensions

Item Height
0.34 in
Item Weight
0.17 lb
Item Length
5.38 in
Item Width
5.29 in

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Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Number of Discs
1
Notes
The performances on Dire Straits' Communique are so smooth and effortless, they were originally criticized for replicating the blueprints of the band's breakout debut. Time, however, has a way of changing perspectives and exposing the truth. More than 35 years after it's original release in June 1979, Communique rightfully takes it's place as the group's most underrated record - a nine-track set spiked with engaging storytelling, relaxed vibes, and deceiving simplicity. Recorded in the Bahamas by Muscle Shoals veterans Barry Beckett and Jerry Wexler, the songs benefit from a laidback approach that makes guitarist/vocalist Mark Knopfler and company's stellar playing seem even more fluent - particularly when experienced on this collector's version.Knopfler's mesmerizing guitar textures and composed vocals appear as if they're right in front of you, holding court amidst expansive soundstages and deep-black backgrounds. Details, imaging, and presence are on a level associated with the finest audiophile recordings. You'll be hard-pressed to find another SACD with cleaner, pinpoint-accurate tones. Mobile Fidelity's SACD also brings into transparent view Knopfler's seemingly perfect intricate lines as well as the simpatico accompaniment from his band mates. Whole, lively, and balanced, the bass and drums arrive with a solidity rarely heard on albums of this era. Communique has truly never sounded better.Of course, the audiophile sonics mean little if the artistic content is lacking. Needless to say, Dire Straits' technical perfectionism and creative elan prevail throughout. Knopfler's penchant for sketching cynical characters is further developed on moody tracks like 'Where Do You Think You're Going' and 'News,' while Wexler's presence at the boards ensures the band keeps the rhythms extra tight. The quartet's low-key blues and swampy, Southern-styled grooves turn every song into an exercise in understated virtuosity.Refusing to give into excess, magnetic tunes such as 'Lady Writer' and 'Angel of Mercy' split a fine line between insinuating and insisting. The group shows off a combination of control, virtuosity, and tunefulness that harkens back to a rock n' roll's classic period while also pointing the way ahead. Need indisputable evidence of Dire Straits' compositional strengths? Cue up the closing 'Follow Me Home' on this pressing and get lost amidst the peacefulness of the gentle surf and chirping crickets that frame the song. Heavenly.

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item 1 DIRE STRAITS - Communique - Hybrid Mobile Fidelity SACD
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item 2 SACD: Dire Straits - Communique - MFSL Super Audio CD Hybrid Stereo DSD SEALED
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item 3 Dire Straits - Communique MFSL SACD (Hybrid, Remastered)
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item 4 Communique by Dire Straits (Super Audio CD (SACD), 2019) Mobile Fidelity
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item 5 Dire Straits - Communique MFSL SACD (Hybrid, Remastered) NEW SEALED 5302
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Communique by Dire Straits (Super Audio CD (SACD), 2019)

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item 1 DIRE STRAITS - Communique - Hybrid Mobile Fidelity SACD

item 2 SACD: Dire Straits - Communique - MFSL Super Audio CD Hybrid Stereo DSD SEALED

item 3 Dire Straits - Communique MFSL SACD (Hybrid, Remastered)

item 4 Communique by Dire Straits (Super Audio CD (SACD), 2019) Mobile Fidelity

item 5 Dire Straits - Communique MFSL SACD (Hybrid, Remastered) NEW SEALED 5302

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I got the Dire Straits discs, thank you. Everything is fine, excellent for sale, I recommend it to everyone. Other times I buy it with him.

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