Vintage 1978 self-titled debut album "Dire Straits" by Dire Straits, featuring Mark Knopfler on vocals and lead guitar with David Knopfler, John Illsley, and Pick Withers.
12" black vinyl LP on Warner Bros. Records (Warner Records), catalog number BSK-3266, 33 1/3 RPM, made in USA and housed in a standard cardboard sleeve with the atmospheric cover art on front, band photos and credits on back, and a plain white paper inner sleeve.
Condition: Record visually grades around VG with clean glossy surfaces showing light paper scuffs and faint hairlines; center labels are clean and fully legible. Jacket visually grades around VG with mild edge and corner wear, light ring wear and age toning, and small handling marks on the back cover. Plain white paper inner sleeve shows wrinkles and light discoloration but seams remain intact; record has not been play-tested.
Tracklist Side 1: Down To The Waterline 3:55, Water Of Love 5:23, Setting Me Up 3:18, Six Blade Knife 4:10, Southbound Again 2:58.
Tracklist Side 2: Sultans Of Swing 5:47, In The Gallery 6:16, Wild West End 4:42, Lions 5:05.
Additional details: Produced by Muff Winwood with all selections written by Mark Knopfler and published by Straitjacket Songs Ltd., controlled in the U.S. by Almo Music-ASCAP. Back cover credits list full band lineup along with recording and photography details and Warner Bros. Records manufacturing information.
