Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits)
Tracklist
| Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits | |||
| CD1-1 | Dire Straits– | Sultans Of Swing | 5:50 |
| CD1-2 | Dire Straits– | Lady Writer | 3:49 |
| CD1-3 | Dire Straits– | Romeo And Juliet | 6:05 |
| CD1-4 | Dire Straits– | Tunnel Of Love | 8:14 |
| CD1-5 | Dire Straits– | Private Investigations | 5:54 |
| CD1-6 | Dire Straits– | Twisting By The Pool | 3:36 |
| CD1-7 | Dire Straits– | Love Over Gold | 3:40 |
| CD1-8 | Dire Straits– | So Far Away | 4:03 |
| CD1-9 | Dire Straits– | Money For Nothing | 4:09 |
| CD1-10 | Dire Straits– | Brothers In Arms | 4:55 |
| CD1-11 | Dire Straits– | Walk Of Life | 4:12 |
| CD1-12 | Dire Straits– | Calling Elvis | 4:41 |
| CD1-13 | Dire Straits– | Heavy Fuel | 5:01 |
| CD1-14 | Dire Straits– | On Every Street | 4:39 |
| CD1-15 | Dire Straits– | Your Latest Trick (Live) | 5:41 |
| CD1-16 | Dire Straits– | Local Hero / Wild Theme (Live) | 4:24 |
| Live | |||
| CD2-1 | Mark Knopfler– | Calling Elvis | 9:05 |
| CD2-2 | Mark Knopfler– | Walk Of Life | 5:26 |
| CD2-3 | Mark Knopfler– | Last Exit | 2:23 |
| CD2-4 | Mark Knopfler– | Romeo And Juliet | 7:30 |
| CD2-5 | Mark Knopfler– | Sultans Of Swing | 13:14 |
| CD2-6 | Mark Knopfler– | Brothers In Arms | 8:54 |
| CD2-7 | Mark Knopfler– | Money For Nothing | 6:37 |
| Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits | |||
| DVD-1 | Dire Straits– | Sultans Of Swing | |
| DVD-2 | Dire Straits– | Lady Writer | |
| DVD-3 | Dire Straits– | Romeo And Juliet | |
| DVD-4 | Dire Straits– | Tunnel Of Love | |
| DVD-5 | Dire Straits– | Private Investigations | |
| DVD-6 | Dire Straits– | Twisting By The Pool | |
| DVD-7 | Dire Straits– | Love Over Gold (Live) | |
| DVD-8 | Dire Straits– | So Far Away | |
| DVD-9 | Dire Straits– | Money For Nothing | |
| DVD-10 | Dire Straits– | Brothers In Arms | |
| DVD-11 | Dire Straits– | Walk Of Life | |
| DVD-12 | Dire Straits– | Calling Elvis | |
| DVD-13 | Dire Straits– | Heavy Fuel | |
| DVD-14 | Dire Straits– | On Every Street | |
| DVD-15 | Dire Straits– | Your Latest Trick (Live) | |
| DVD-16 | Dire Straits– | Local Hero - Wild Theme (Live) | |
| Additional Feature | |||
| DVD-17 | Mark Knopfler– | Audio Interview With Mark Knopfler |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Mercury Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – Mercury Records Ltd.
- Made By – EDC, Germany – 52007453
- Made By – EDC, Germany – 52007455
- Recorded At – Royal Albert Hall
Credits
- Design – Rick Lecoat
- Edited By – Carlos Grier (tracks: CD1-01 to CD1-16), Don Cobb (tracks: CD1-01 to CD1-16)
- Engineer – Dave Porter (tracks: CD2-01 to CD2-07), Mark Felsot (tracks: CD2-01 to CD2-07)
- Interviewee – Mark Knopfler (tracks: DVD-17)
- Interviewer – Robert Sandall (tracks: DVD-17)
- Mastered By – Danny Purcell* (tracks: CD1-01 to CD1-16)
- Mastered By [Assistant] – Jonathan Russel*
- Photography By – Dean Freeman, Deborah Feingold, Paul Cox (5), Terry O'Neil*
- Photography By [Still Life] – Josh Pulman
- Producer – Barry Beckett (tracks: CD1-02), Dire Straits (tracks: CD1-12 to CD1-14), Guy Fletcher (tracks: CD1-15, CD1-16), Jerry Wexler (tracks: CD1-02), Jimmy Iovine (tracks: CD1-03, CD1-04), Mark Knopfler (tracks: CD1-03 to CD1-16), Muff Winwood (tracks: CD1-01), Neil Dorfsman (tracks: CD1-08 to CD1-11, CD1-15, CD1-16)
- Written-By – Mark Knopfler, Sting (tracks: CD1-09, CD2-07, DVD-09)
- Written-By [Intro] – Richard Rodgers/Oscar Hammerstein II* (tracks: CD1-04, DVD-04)
Notes
Collection comprising of the 2CD edition of 'Sultans Of Swing' and the 'Sultans Of Swing' DVD.
Packaging:
– 5"x5.1"x½" hard cardboard box, with the lid opening up from one side
– discs housed in individual card 'wallet' sleeves
– 8-page insert
CD1-07: live version, no writers credited in the booklet.
CD2: Mark Knopfler, recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London [...] made for US radio broadcast by Album Network [...] on 23rd May 1996. [...] not remixed, overdubbed, or altered in any way.
This compilation (P) 2004 Mercury Records, Ltd. (C) 2004 Mercury Records, Ltd., A Universal Music Company.
DVD Compilation (C) 2000 Universal Pictures International. DVD Menu Design (C) 1999 Mercury Records, Ltd. & Universal Pictures International.
Made in the E.U. [disc sleeves]
MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC [data side, both CD's - IFPI code on DVD also points to EDC]
Logo on box and booklet front: "Sound & Vision / 2 CD / 1 DVD"
HDCD mentioned only in the booklet, no logos appear on packaging or discs.
Durations don't appear on the release.
Mercury label appears on box only. Universal label appears on discs only.
Catalog numbers for individual discs:
0600753016138 (CD1)
0600753016145 (CD2)
0600753016152 (DVD)
Packaging:
– 5"x5.1"x½" hard cardboard box, with the lid opening up from one side
– discs housed in individual card 'wallet' sleeves
– 8-page insert
CD1-07: live version, no writers credited in the booklet.
CD2: Mark Knopfler, recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall, London [...] made for US radio broadcast by Album Network [...] on 23rd May 1996. [...] not remixed, overdubbed, or altered in any way.
This compilation (P) 2004 Mercury Records, Ltd. (C) 2004 Mercury Records, Ltd., A Universal Music Company.
DVD Compilation (C) 2000 Universal Pictures International. DVD Menu Design (C) 1999 Mercury Records, Ltd. & Universal Pictures International.
Made in the E.U. [disc sleeves]
MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC [data side, both CD's - IFPI code on DVD also points to EDC]
Logo on box and booklet front: "Sound & Vision / 2 CD / 1 DVD"
HDCD mentioned only in the booklet, no logos appear on packaging or discs.
Durations don't appear on the release.
Mercury label appears on box only. Universal label appears on discs only.
Catalog numbers for individual discs:
0600753016138 (CD1)
0600753016145 (CD2)
0600753016152 (DVD)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 6 00753 01612 1
- Barcode (String): 0600753016121
- Label Code: LC00268
- Rights Society: BIEM/SABAM
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): 06007 530 161-3 02 * 52007453
- Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 0136
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): 06007 530 161-4 01 * 52007455
- Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 0132
- Matrix / Runout (DVD): 06024 982 318-2 50 01 * 51656325
- Mould SID Code (DVD): IFPI 01ZC
- Mastering SID Code (CD1, CD2, DVD): IFPI LV26
Other Versions (5 of 137)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) (CD, HDCD, Compilation) | Vertigo | 558 658-2 | UK | 1998 | |||
Recently Edited | Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of Dire Straits (Limited Edition Additional CD) (CD, HDCD, Compilation, Limited Edition, Promo) | Mercury | ADV 1998/14 | UK | 1998 | ||
Recently Edited | Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) (CD, HDCD, Compilation, CD, HDCD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition) | Vertigo | 538 003-2 | UK | 1998 | ||
Recently Edited | Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) (CD, HDCD, Compilation) | Vertigo | 558 658-2 | Argentina | 1998 | ||
| Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) (CD, HDCD, Compilation, Stereo, CD, HDCD, Album, All Media, Limited Edition) | Vertigo, Mercury | 5380032 | Europe | 1998 |
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