Released on Vertigo in the UK but Warner Bros in the US, this was the third full-length from Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits. Produced by Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler. David Knopfler left the band during the recording of the album and reportedly Mark re-recorded all this guitar parts.

There was a box set of Dire Straits Studio Albums (1978-1991) that came out originally in 2013 and again in 2020 – I’ve been keeping my eye out for one of those while also collecting the individual original releases.

My copy—via Waterloo Records in Austin TX—is a later pressing (1983?) by Speciality.