A sophisticated rock masterpiece it reached 1 stayed there nine weeks and is nine times platinum.
Dire straits brothers in arms mofi vinyl.
Dire straits arresting self titled debut arrived in the midst of punk s reign but couldn t have been further removed from the era s slash and burn style.
There are hit records.
And then there are blockbusters.
The songs production and detail are excellent and mofi have done an excellent job with the source material to give vinyl that is crisp punchy and dynamic.
Dire straits biggest selling album in fact one of the biggest selling albums worldwide of all time 1985 s brothers in arms helped musically define a decade.
One of the world s best selling records a winner of two grammy awards an era defining reference statement an mtv favorite and a set that catapulted an already acclaimed band to arena status dire straits brothers in arms is the kind of epic spectacular that comes around only once or twice a decade.
This pressing is by far the best vinyl i purchased in a decade.
Recorded in west london in february 1978 the band s tasteful jazz inflected set embraces folk blues and pub rock while also tracing a direct line back to the beat oriented sound of early.