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Limited box set containing Mark Knopfler & Co.'s six studio album spread over eight 180gm vinyl LPs. The box brings together the following albums: Dire Straits, Communique, Making Movies, Love Over Gold, Brothers in Arms and on Every Street. All are pressed on beautiful 180gm vinyl. The CD running order with full length versions of the tracks have been reinstated to Brothers in Arms, now presented as a double LP set, as well as a double vinyl of on Every Street. With all original artwork restored, the six albums are packed in a handsome box set slipcase. All come complete with download cards and are available as a strictly limited edition.

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Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product dimensions ‏ : ‎ 33 x 32.5 x 5 cm; 2.59 kg
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Universal
Item Model Number ‏ : ‎ 0602537529193v
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2013
Label ‏ : ‎ Universal
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00F469JLQ
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 8

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Stephen Lindsay

Dire Straits at their best.

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2021

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These 6 albums are beautifully packaged and the sound quality of the 180 gram vinyl is brilliant - I highly recommend this box set. The only issue I had is that the shipper stuck the con note clear envelope to the front of the box set - so when I tried to remove it it has left a sticky residue on the box. Perhaps in future they could shrinkwrap the box and then stick the con note envelope to that. Luckily this was my personal copy and not a gift.

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BigMick

Excellent quality in sound and the vinyls it self.

Reviewed in Australia on 8 November 2021

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Albums itself are great to listen, but the added bonus in the quality with the vinyls at the 180g. Items received from UK well packaged and in excellent condition.

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Kid

Ładne wydanie, słabsza jakość

Reviewed in Poland on 24 April 2022

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Dobór płyt Dire Straits to rewelacyjny przekrój możliwości zespołu. Na plus wydania przede wszystkim repertuar, atrakcyjność wykonania okładek i całego zestawu, Kartonowe koperty są jednak dość twarde, łatwo się niszczą. Trzeba bardzo uważać. Minus to jakość tłoczenia. Na kilku płytach "pyknięcia" a trzech z nich wręcz trudno się slucha. Pozostałe płyty bez większych zastrzeżeń. Ogólnie bardzo dobra dynamika nagrania. Moje spostrzeżenia to nie wyjątek w opiniach. Niestety w dzisiejszych czasach tłoczenia są często fatalnej jakości, a zakup płyt to ogromna loteria.

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jorge m.

Buen precio

Reviewed in Spain on 17 September 2021

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A este precio no está nada mal al precio que salían de nuevos no merece la pena porque suena mucho mejor las primeras ediciones que estas nuevas aún así merece la pena tenerlo porque son mezclas nuevas y si te gusta este grupo no dudes en comprarlo

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Peter L

Teleurstellende persing

Reviewed in the Netherlands on 13 March 2021

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Jammer, maar de persing is echt slecht. De stille passages zitten vol met kraakjes en plopjes. Zeer teleurstellend. De muziek is verder natuurlijk helemaal top, maar de box gaat terug.
Service van Amazon is dan wel weer oké.

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Mathieu D

Vérifiez l'album On Every Street

Reviewed in France on 31 December 2020

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Le coffret et les disques sont d'excellente qualité, le son est au top.

Mais l'album reçu "On Every Street" s'est retrouvé avec 2 faces A, impossible de pousser le volume sur Heavy Fuel, j'attends un retour pour réévaluer ma note

Mise à jour : avec toutes les chansons c'est mieux, ce coffret est excellent à tous les niveaux !

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SLS

The definiative Dire Straits studio lps?

Reviewed in the United States on 19 July 2014

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OK, I was going through my Dire Straits lps and realized I owned mostly domestic re-issues, record club issues and Simply Vinyl re-issues. Upon listening again, I thought things could be better. I bit the bullet and ordered this box set.

Just a few weeks ago I bought the remaster of "On Every Street". Supposedly it would best my original UK lp? The vinyl is from GZ Vinyl, I'm still not positive were this lp or the box was pressed, (I don't think the advertisements on this issue are correct). The main issue is the vinyl formulation is noisy. I totally disagree with another review here regarding that issue.

The S/T lp is better sounding than my Simply Vinyl or domestic pressings I own. There is a little more definition to the guitars and the bass is fuller. The bass guitar is way easier to follow. There is noticeably more ambient information that I actually never noticed before. It's really more "open" all around. During "In The Gallery", I noticed Mark exhaling at one point mid-way through the song. I never heard this before, to this degree. Side two is really outstanding sonically. The mixing or mastering or maybe even the original recording of these songs make this side a pleasure to listen to. One thing for sure is that this is an analog recording. The vinyl is noisy. Not worthy of such an important effort!

( I own an Audio Desk ultrasonic vinyl cleaner and I still steam my lps before they see the Audio Desk.) I know if an lp is noisy or not.

"Communique". Yes, this is my favorite from days long gone by. Upon the needle hitting the groove on "Once Upon A Time In The West", it was clear to me that I had made a good decision in buying this box set. I get the sense that not one specific area of the entire frequency range is lacking. Everything is as it should be. Complete! At the end of "News", the drum hits have the lingering after-effects lounging in the air (more) than ever before. I'm tapping my feet, shaking my head again. I'm really getting excited now. This is what I'm talking about! Listening to "Portobello Belle", I realized again, this is analog at it's finest. On "Single-Handed Sailor", the dynamics are suppressed, a feeling of a slight bit of compression. This may be from a different recording venue or recording technique, however, it's noticeable. These lps really make me glad I bought a pair of Martin Logan Depth I. What may, in the past, had normally been bass confusion is now bass bliss!

"Making Movies". The one DS lp I played less than others throughout the years. This is most likely the result of my lack of "depth of understanding" regarding this very good effort. ( I guess back then, what was played on FM kind of had an affect on my musical experience). Growing older has some positives. One being, the ability to re-examine past faults in a different light.

So, here I am, listening to this lp again, "in a different light". "Tunnel Of Love". The beginning. Right before the opening crescendo, I was hoping for "blow my mind" transient response. Although, I didn't get it, the new lp was slightly better. ( I guess by know I'm salivating over what "Love Over Gold" is going to sound like. By anyone's measure, this should be the definitive Dire Straits lp for dynamics.) "MM", is still noticeably more open and expressive than other copies I own. On "Romeo & Juliet", I get the feeling of a shift from the true analog to somewhat digital. This could be the more pronounced steel guitar, however the soundstage on the whole, isn't quite right. The emphasis on the steel guitar is really more noticeable on those songs in which this instrument is used. "Skateaway", (on some of the most dynamic parts of this track), the overall expression, the dynamics are confused. This may be a mastering/mixing fault. However, very noticeable. There is something, whatever it is, that's lacking on this lp in comparison to the previous two lps. I think it's an organic thing/feeling. This is where we get into the analog/digital debate. On "Expresso Love", Mark's voice is kind of "absent" at the very start of the recording. This may be purposeful, but by my needs, I'd be slightly more "heavy handed" on that aspect of the mixing. I realize this lp is lacking the bass weight, and all that brings to the end user's experience. (Could a different producer or mixer or even a totally different studio been used on the original recording here?) All I know is that there is a big difference compared to the previous two lps in this area. There isn't the three dimensionality that was there in the previous lps. Something is really "off" here. I'll leave it up to the professionals. However, I looked at the producer credits, Jimmy Iovine helped Mark on this one. This could very well BE the difference my friends. This is why I never "warmed" up to this lp, I'm sure now. Maybe Jimmy should stick with American Idol?

"Love Over Gold". Finally! "Telegraph Road", immediately, I notice the warmth back into the mix. There is still the dynamic range here that's lacking from "MM". The integrity of the music is "in tact", the immediacy, the transient response, the music.... it's all here!
I have to say that the soundstage width is constricted compared to my original US pressing. To me, that's a concern for such a dynamic recording. I have to say, upon listening to the first track, I'm not feeling this is a superior recording to my original US pressing. Having said that, it's no slouch either. I'm sure of it now... the soundstage width is what is lacking here. The overall sonics are similar. I just miss the "spread"! On "Private Investigations", the sonic signature of each individual instrument is more natural sounding. I don't know, maybe the exciting dynamics of my US pressing ruined me for what may be the correct expression of this particular track?

"Brothers In Arms", I own a couple of US pressings, a Stan Ricker 1/2 speed mastered double lp and Simply Vinyl and now this one. This is the overplayed DS lp. However, perhaps the best songs were a well kept secret from the FM airways. The Stan Ricker version comes as a double lp with the complete songs as originally recorded in their entirety. So does this version from the boxed set."Money For Nothing" was the mega hit, but in retrospect is probably the one song I'd choose to delete now, if I was asked by anyone. It may be because it was totally over-played. The Sting intro is still COOL!

What is most noticeable is, the warmth is gone! OK it's 1988, the digital age. On the cover is a picture of a steel guitar, this needs to be in our consideration. The main issue is the age of analog is gone, so are the things that bring me closer to the music. If you listen and not think, it's pretty good. But if while you listen , you remember the past recordings and notice what is missing, you can start to grasp what I'm saying. Don't be fooled by an overreaching, overcompensating sound that really draws your attention away from the "soul" of the music. On "Your Latest Trick", the increased "openness" is well received, however the lack of warmth provided by the earlier analog era is greatly missed. This lp is artificial by comparison.

I've reviewed "On Every Street" earlier.

In conclusion... I'm still not sure who pressed this box set. What I am sure of is the vinyl formulation is sub-par. It's not outrageous, but is very noticeable. For such an important historical document of a very important band, I find it extremely out of context that anything other than the best should have been used here.

Content 5 stars
Artists 5 stars
Sonics 4 - 5 stars

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