Oct 23,  · Communiqué is the second studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 15 June by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States.

Dire Straits were a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their.

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Dec 11,  · from the second album of Dire Straits "Communiquè".

Mar 09,  · On Every Street Number 3 – “Love Over Gold” () Dire Straits’ fourth album is their most intricate and exquisite, a tasteful and occasionally difficult work of art led by the minute opener “Telegraph Road”. Every Dire Straits album except for “Communiqué” was a reaction to the one before it. “Love Over Gold” counters “Making Movies” radio-ready anthems with.

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Communiqué on Discogs. Label: Vertigo - • Series: Dire Straits ReMastered • Format: CD Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress • Country: Europe • Genre: Rock • Style: Soft Rock/5().

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Dec 09,  · Communiqué is the second studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits released on 15 June by Vertigo Records internationally, Warner Bros. Records in the United States and Mercury Records in Canada. The album produced the single "Lady Writer", which reached #45 on the Billboard Hot chart and #51 on the UK Singles Chart/5().

After the huge success musically and commercially of Dire Straits' self titled album, the follow up Communiqué had too much to live up to. Communiqué is one of those albums that can simply be described as more of the same. This is the Dire Straits re-creating that creative bluesy rock sound that was all over their debut album/5().