Dire StraitsCommuniqué

Label:

Vertigo – 6360 170

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album

Country:

New Zealand

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Blues Rock

Tracklist

A1 Once Upon A Time In The West 5:24
A2 News 4:13
A3 Where Do You Think You're Going? 3:50
A4 Communiqué 5:50
B1 Lady Writer 3:44
B2 Angel Of Mercy 4:35
B3 Portobello Belle 4:31
B4 Single-Handed Sailor 4:40
B5 Follow Me Home 5:53

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed ByPolyGram Records Pty. Limited
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Phonogram Ltd. (2)
  • Copyright ©Phonogram Ltd. (2)
  • Recorded AtCom Point Studios
  • Mixed AtMuscle Shoals Sound Studios
  • Marketed ByPolygram
  • Pressed ByPRS Ltd., Miramar/Wellington – 6066
  • Lacquer Cut AtPRS Ltd., Miramar/Wellington

Credits

  • Art DirectionAlan Schmidt
  • Bass, VocalsJohn Illsley
  • DesignHothouse (2)
  • DrumsPick Withers
  • Effects [Sound Effects Provided By]Clack Inc. Sound Studios
  • EngineerJack Nuber
  • Illustration [Cover]Geoff Halpin
  • KeyboardsB. Bear
  • Mixed By [Mix Engineer]Gregg Hamm
  • Photography By [Back Cover Portrait Photos]Barry Schulz*
  • ProducerJerry Wexler
  • Rhythm Guitar, VocalsDavid Knopfler
  • Songwriter [Songs By]Mark Knopfler
  • Tape Op [Tape Operator]Thelbert Rigby
  • Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm GuitarMark Knopfler

Notes

Recorded December 1978, Com Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.

© 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
Distributed in Australia by PolyGram Records Pty. Limited.
Musicassette 7138 109

runouts are handwritten (etched)

This New Zealand release is different to this Australian release, on the lower right back it has a block of text that reads:

marketed by
PolyGram
The Music Company
Polygram Records Ltd
P.O. Box 3517, Wellington
© Phonogram Ltd.

The font on the labels is also different to the Australian release.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Price Code: A
  • Matrix / Runout (runout A, variant 1): 6360 170A 6066 700
  • Matrix / Runout (runout B, variant 1): 6360 170B 6066 700
  • Matrix / Runout (runout A, variant 2): 6360170-A﹡ 6065-700
  • Matrix / Runout (runout B, variant 2): 6360170-B 6066-700

Other Versions (5 of 408)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Communiqué (LP, Album) Vertigo 6360 170 Netherlands 1979
Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo, Jacksonville Pressing) Warner Bros. Records HS 3330 US 1979
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo, Quality Pressing) Mercury SRM-1-3791 Canada 1979
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) Vertigo 6360 170 Scandinavia 1979
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Communiqué (LP, Album, Stereo) Vertigo 6360 170 Italy 1979

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