Dire Straits

Warner Bros. Records, BSK 3266 / R-123200, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: R123200A 2 0-1 [unidentified mark, somewhat like a + mark] A1

side B, full runouts: R123200B 1 0-1 [unidentified mark, somewhat like a + mark] A1

side A, lightly etched: 0-1 [unidentified mark, somewhat like a + mark]

side B, lightly etched: 0-1 [unidentified mark, somewhat like a + mark]

side A, stamped: R123200A 2 A1

side B, stamped: R123200B 1 A1

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (5/4)

- VINYL: cut at and pressed somewhere in the US

- CENTER LABELS: WB labels with horizontal lines and black text,

℗ 1978 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

a Warner Communications Company [Warner W logo],

Warner Bros. Records Inc • 3300 Warner Boulevard. Burbank, California 91510 • Made in U.S.A.

- COVER: simple and heavy cardboard cover,

Mfg. by RCA Music Service under License

6550 East 30th Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46219

R 123200

Warner Bros. Records Inc. • a subsidiary and licensee of Warner Bros. Inc., a Warner Communications Company [Warner W logo] • 3300 Warner Blvd.,

spine: BSK 3266, ℗1978 WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. • PRINTED IN U.S.A.

- INNERSLEEVE: printed black and white paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

Made in U.S.A.,

BSK 3266

- RELEASED: Released in 1978 though this one may be a repress based on the runouts.

- OTHER: Originally released sealed.

- NOTE 1: The unidentified mark on the runouts looks like short etched or stamped line segment with something etched perpendicular to it, very close to a + mark.

- NOTE 2: The sound quality is very good though there is some surface noise in playback and the pressing quality has a lot to hope as my copy is warped and

pressed off-center. Also, this is a low volume cut.

- NOTE 3: I recall playing only few of these mailorder vinyl editions, namely the two Dire Straits LPs listed here and Metallica's ...And Justice for All 2LP.

This one remains the only RCA Record Club edition I've played and this one definitely beats the Columbia House mailorder edition of Justice and

Brothers in Arms below. The Brothers in Arms has weird sounding guitars and the Justice has stuffy overall sound quality. while this one sounds well balanced.

Mercury, SRM-1-1197, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: SRM-1-1197-A-3 SnB JC Q

side B, full runouts, etched: SRM-1-1197-B-3x SNB•JC Q

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (5/4)

- VINYL: cut by JC at SNB in Canada and pressed by Quality Records in Canada

- CENTER LABELS: Mercury tower building labels with black text,

℗ 1978 PHONOGRAM LTD.

MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY POLYDOR LTD., 6000 COTE DE LIESSE, ST. LAURENT, QUEBEC H4T 1E3 - MADE IN CANADA

- COVER: simple heavy cardboard cover,

℗ 1978 Phonogram Ltd.,

MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY POLYGRAM INC., 6000 COTE DE LIESSE, ST. LAURENT, QUEBEC H4T 1E3 - MADE IN CANADA

- INNERSLEEVE: printed black and white paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

SRM-1-1197

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1978.

- NOTE 1: The runouts, especially the SNB parts, are exceptionally shallow and VERY difficult to read.

- NOTE 2: This is an excellent quality record and only slightly stuffy sounding. My equipment suits perfectly to this record.

Communique

Mercury, SRM-1-3791, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: SRM-1-3791-A-2 SnB-JD. Q

side B, full runouts, etched: SRM-1-3791-B-2 SnB-JD Q

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (4/5)

- VINYL: cut by JD at SNB in Canada and pressed by Quality Records in Canada

- CENTER LABELS: Mercury tower building labels with black text,

℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd. (UK)

MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY POLYGRAM INC., 6000 COTE DE LIESSE, ST. LAURENT, QUEBEC H4T 1E3 - MADE IN CANADA

- COVER: simple heavy cardboard cover with embossed enveleope on the front,

℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.

MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY POLYGRAM INC., 6000 COTE DE LIESSE, ST. LAURENT, QUEBEC H4T 1E3 - MADE IN CANADA,

DISTRIBUTION polyGram,

"[ER logo in a circle] PRINTED IN CANADA"

- INNERSLEEVE: printed thin black and white paper innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

SRM-1-3971

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1979.

- NOTE: This is an excellent quality record and only slightly stuffy sounding. My equipment suits perfectly to this record.

Love Over Gold

Vertigo, 6359 109, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 6359109 A//1▽130 16 6359109-A-[one letter scratched over]-UK MASTERDISK Hw

side B, full runouts: 6359109 B//2▽✳✳ 130 13 42 6359109-B-UK MASTERDISK Hw

side A, etched: 6359109-A-[one letter scratched over]-UK Hw

side B, etched: ✳✳ 6359109-B-UK Hw

side A, stamped: 6359109 A//1▽130 16 MASTERDISK

side B, stamped: 6359109 B//2▽ 130 13 42 MASTERDISK

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: cut by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk in the US and pressed by Philips in the UK

- CENTER LABELS: orange/yellow Vertigo labels with black text,

℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd. (London),

Made in England,

6359 109

6359 109.1 (side A) / 6359 109.2 (side B)

- COVER: simple non-laminated cardboard cover,

℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd.

marketed by phonogram

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

6359 109

- RELEASED: UK reissue pressed from the first/second cut made for the UK market based on the runouts.

Originally released in 1982.

- NOTE: This one sounds thinner, cleaner and has a smaller dynamic range than the RL cut UK reissue right below though this is still an excellent quality cut.

I definitely like more of the RL cut and the BK cut US Winchester pressing than this one.

Vertigo, 6359 109, black vinyl, reissue

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 6359109 A//3▽ [some marks scratched over] [one mark scratched over] 130 1 4 6359109-A MASTERDISK RL

side B, full runouts: 6359109 B//3▽ [some marks scratched over] 130 12 6359109-B MASTERDISK RL

side A, etched: [some marks scratched over] [one mark scratched over] 6359109-A RL

side B, etched: [some marks scratched over] 6359109-B RL

side A, stamped: 6359109 A//3▽ 130 1 4 MASTERDISK

side B, stamped: 6359109 B//3▽ 130 12 MASTERDISK

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: cut by Rob Ludwig at Masterdisk in the US and pressed by Philips in the UK

- CENTER LABELS: orange/yellow Vertigo labels with black text,

℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd. (London),

Made in England,

6359 109

6359 109.1 (side A) / 6359 109.2 (side B)

- COVER: simple non-laminated cardboard cover,

℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd.

marketed by phonogram

- INNERSLEEVE: printed cardboard innersleeve (the original innersleeve),

6359 109

- RELEASED: UK reissue pressed from the third cut made for the UK market based on the runouts.

Originally released in 1982.

- NOTE: This one sounds bigger, warmer and has a lot better dynamic range than the Hw cut UK reissue right above.

I definitely like more of this than the Hw cut though if I had not heard this one I might settle to the Hw cut.

The US Capitol Winchester pressing below also sounds VERY nice, I even like it slightly more than this RL cut though I would be perfectly happy with either one.

Vertigo, 6359 109, dark brown slightly transparent vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: 6359109-A-1 [figure of a stick man] DDCC [CP with P inside the C] Gerry

side B, full runouts, etched: 6359109. B1[figure of a stick man]DDCC [CP with P inside the C] Gerry

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: most likely cut somewhere in Ireland by Gerry, pressed by Carlton Productions in Dublin, Ireland

- CENTER LABELS: orange/yellow Vertigo labels with black text,

(P) 1982 Phonogram (Ldn) Ltd.,

6359 109

- COVER: simple laminated cover,

marketed by phonogram

℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd.,

Distributed by Polygram Records Ltd. Ireland.

Printed by Massey Bros. Ltd. Dublin 12.,

6359 109,

spine: ■VERTIGO■ LOVE OVER GOLD DIRE STRAITS 6359 109

- INNERSLEEVE: thin white paper innersleeve, die-cut only from the other side to show the center label and upper corners clipped (probably the original innersleeve),

MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY,

4912 000 1533.2 N 35/81

- RELEASED: Most likely the first Irish edition made and released in 1982.

Originally released in 1982.

- NOTE 1: The vinyl looks like black in normal lighting but if you look at it against a bright light it's clearly yellowish brown like Coca-Cola.

- NOTE 2: This one sounds a lot softer than all the Masterdisk cuts which may be due to the vinyl material as some people say these brown vinyl are virgin vinyl pressings.

Indeed, based on my experience all these brown vinyl pressings have that same soft sound to them so it must be due to the vinyl material composition.

This is still a very good quality vinyl but all the Masterdisk cut vinyl simply sound better to my ears, you can clearly hear the difference from the comp guitar.

Vertigo, 6359 109, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: 6359109-A-N1 MASTERDISK-BK

side B, full runouts: 6359109-A-N1 MASTERDISK-BK

side A, etched: 6359109-A-N1 -BK

side B, etched: 6359109-A-N1 -BK

side A, stamped: MASTERDISK

side B, stamped: MASTERDISK

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: cut by Bill Kipper at Masterdisk in the US and most likely pressed by the PRS pressing plant in Oslo, Norway

- CENTER LABELS: Vertigo spaceship labels with black and white text,

℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd. (London),

6359 109, n©b

- COVER: simple non-laminated cardboard cover printed by Team-Trykk, Oslo,

℗ 1982 Phonogram Ltd.

marketed by phonogram

6359 109,

black number 4 on a blue background printed on the upper right corner of the back cover

spine: ■VERTIGO■ LOVE OVER GOLD DIRE STRAITS 6359 109

- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve with lyrics and credits (the original innersleeve),

6359 109, 6377

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1982.

- NOTE: This is a very good quality cut but I like more of the Hw and RL cut pressings above.

In addition I prefer the US pressing below, also cut by BK, a lot more than this one due to significantly better dynamics.

There just seems to be some characteristic sound in the PRS Oslo pressings that I don't like much.

Vertigo, 1-23728, black vinyl

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 0 7599-23728-1

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: I-2-3728-A-SHI2#20 B-I70I2-SH I2 MASTERDISK-BK ----◁ + SLM Δ2I42

side B, full runouts: I-2-3728-B-SHI2 Δ2I42-X MASTERDISK-BK ----◁ + SLM

side A, etched: I-2-3728-A-SHI2 B-I70I2-SH I2 -BK ----◁ + SLM Δ2I42

side B, etched: I-2-3728-B-SHI2 Δ2I42-X -BK + SLM

side A, lightly etched: #20 ----◁

side B, lightly etched: ----◁

side A, stamped: MASTERDISK

side B, stamped: MASTERDISK

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: cut by Bill Kipper at Masterdisk, US,

plated at/processed into metal parts at Sheffield Lab Matrix, US, in around 1982,

pressed by Capitol Records at their Winchester pressing plant in the US

- CENTER LABELS: white WB labels with horizontal lines and black text,

a Warner Communication Company [Warner W logo],

Warner Bros. Records Inc. • 3300 Warner Boulevard. Burbank. California 91510 • Made in U.S.A.,

1-23728

- COVER: simple cardboard cover,

Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company [Warner W logo] 3300 Warner Blvd., Burbank, Calif. 91510 • 3 East 54th Street, New York,

New York 10022. ©℗1982 Phonogram Ltd. Made in U.S.A. ... By arrangement with Phonogram Ltd.

spine: 23728-1 DIRE STRAITS LOVE OVER GOLD WARNER BROS. RECORDS INC. PRINTED IN U.S.A.

- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve with lyrics and credits, not die-cut and no corners clipped (the original innersleeve),

- RELEASED: Probably the first US edition made and released in 1982.

- NOTE: This is one of the best editions I've played along with the RL cut UK edition above. If I had only this pressing I would be perfectly happy with it.

For some reason many of the Winchester pressings like this one seem to peel off in playback.

Vertigo, VOG-1-3317, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: VOG I 33I7-A SNB230 DM-22

side B, full runouts: VOG-I-33I7-B DM- [scratched over 6359109-B-C] [scratched over SRM-I-4064-B]

side A, etched: VOG 1 3317-A SNB230

side B, etched: [scratched over 6359109-B-C]

side A, lightly etched: DM-

side B, lightly etched: VOG-I-33I7-B DM- [scratched over SRM-I-4064-B]

side A, stamped: 22

side B, stamped: [no stamped markings]

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: side A cut at SNB in Canada and side B cut in the US, pressed by CBS Canada at their plant in Don Mills

- CENTER LABELS: black smoke image labels with white and pink text,

℗1982 Phonogram Ltd., U.K.,

... MANUFACTURED BY POLYGRAM INC AND DISTRIBUTED BY POLYGRAM DISTRIBUTION INC 6000 COTE DE LIESSE. ST LAURENT. QUEBEC

H4T IE3 - MADE IN CANADA,

VOG-1-3317, (VOG-1-3317-AS) (side A) / (VOG-1-3317-BS) (side B)

- COVER: simple cover printed by Ever Reddy in Canada,

℗1982 Phonogram Ltd. U.K.

DISTRIBUTION PolyGram

... MANUFACTURED BY POLY-

GRAM INC. AND DISTRIBUTED BY

POLYGRAM DISTRIBUTION INC., 6000

COTE DE LIESSE, ST-LAURENT,

QUEBEC H4T 1E3 - MADE IN CANADA,

ER in a circle printed on the bottom right corner of the back cover,

spine: LOVE OVER GOLD DIRE STRAITS VERTIGO VOG-1-3317

- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve with lyrics and credits (the original innersleeve),

VOG-1-3317

- RELEASED: Possibly the first Canadian edition based on the smoke image center labels and the runouts.

Another Canadian edition was released with orange/yellow Vertigo labels and supposedly pressed from US cut lacquers.

Originally released in 1982.

- NOTE: Annoyingly this was pressed from two different sounding cuts. Side A sounds somewhat stuffy like Canadian cuts typically tend to do but side B sounds

significantly more open. I definitely prefer the B side more. The UK pressed RL cut sounds a lot more livelier and has much better dynamics than this one.

Vertigo / PolyGram, LPR 23029 / LPR-23029 / 6359 109, dark brown slightly transparent vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: LPR · 23029 · A · MP1 Rico 5/+1/82

side B, full runouts, etched: LPR · 23029 B · MP 2 Rico 18/+1/82

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 5 (2/3)

- VINYL: cut by Ricardo Rico somewhere in Mexico and pressed somewhere in Mexico

- CENTER LABELS: Vertigo spaceship labels with black and white text,

LPR-23029 / 6359 109

- COVER: simple rough-surfaced cardboard cover,

℗ 1982 POLYGRAM RECORD ORGANIZATION,

Hecho y Distribuido en México per

PolyGram Discos S.A. de C.V.,

EL DISCO ES CULTURA,

LPR 23029 / 6359 109

- INNERSLEEVE: white polylined paper innersleeve, die-cut from both sides to show the center labels (not the original innersleeve)

- RELEASED: Most likely the first Mexican edition made and released in 1982.

- NOTE 1: The cover has poor quality prints with lots of faulty red pixels.

- NOTE 2: The sound quality is very good and warm though the Bill Kipper cut Norwegian press above sounds a lot more detailed and simply better than this one.

Brothers in Arms

Vertigo, 824 499-1, black vinyl

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 0 42282 44991 7

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, stamped: 824 499 1 1Y1 ℗1985 670 03 1 3 1

side B, full runouts, stamped: 824 499 1 2Y1 ℗1985 670 03 1 31C2

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (5/4)

- VINYL: cut at and pressed by Baarn in the Netherlands

- CENTER LABELS: guitar picture labels with yellow text,

℗ 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London),

B.I.E.M. STEMRA, MADE IN HOLLAND

- COVER: simple smooth-surfaced cover Printed in The Netherlands,

℗ 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London)

marketed by phonogram

- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve with lyrics and credits (the original innersleeve of the corresponding US edition),

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1985.

- NOTE 1: The innersleeve of my copy is clearly from the US edition.

- NOTE 2: The sound quality is very good.

Warner Bros. Records, 1-25264 / 9 W1-25264, black vinyl

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: (FXPY) W1-25264-A-G1C D G1 C42

side B, full runouts, etched: (HXPY) W1-25264-B -G1A G2 G8

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (5/4)

- VINYL: most likely cut and pressed somewhere in the US

- CENTER LABELS: guitar picture labels with yellow text,

℗ 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London),

1-25264

- COVER: simple smooth-surfaced cardboard cover,

℗ 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London)

Made in U.S.A.,

Manufactured by Columbia House Under License,

spine: 9 W1-25264 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve with lyrics and credits (the original innersleeve),

- RELEASED: Originally released sealed in 1985.

- NOTE: The sound quality is very good though somewhat thin, definitely the best one of all the Columbia House editions I've yet played.

Vertigo, VOG 1 3357, black vinyl, repress

- BARCODE: none

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts: VOG·1·3357A-8 19 SnB 230 Ei DM 20

side B, full runouts: VOG·1·3357B-4 [2 in a semicircle like @] SnB 230 Ei DM 38

side A, etched: VOG·1·3357A-8 SnB 230 Ei DM

side B, etched: VOG·1·3357B-4 [2 in a semicircle like @] SnB 230 Ei DM

side A, stamped: 19 20

side B, stamped: 38

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 9 (5/4)

- VINYL: cut by Émile Lépine at Disques SNB Ltée., Canada, and pressed by CBS Canada at their plant in Don Mills

- CENTER LABELS: matt-surfaced guitar picture labels with yellow text,

℗ 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London),

MADE IN CANADA

- COVER: simple cover,

℗ 1985 Phonogram Ltd. (London),

MADE IN CANADA

- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve with lyrics and credits (the original innersleeve),

VOG 1 3357

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1985 though this one is a repress based on the runouts.

On Every Street

Vertigo, 510 160-1 / 510160-1, black vinyl

- BARCODE, as printed on the back cover: 7 31451 01601 1

- RUNOUTS: side A, full runouts, etched: BA-CR 510 160-1-A

side B, full runouts, etched: BA-CR 510 160-1-B

- NUMBER OF SONGS: 12 (6/6)

- VINYL: cut by Björn Almstedt at Cutting Room, Sweden, most likely pressed by Grammoplast in Sweden or somewhere in Finland based on the center label area and

the vinyl and pressing quality

- CENTER LABELS: deep blue labels with orange text,

℗ 1991 PHONOGRAM LTD (LONDON)

MADE IN FINLAND,

510 160-1, BIEM STEMRA, LC 1633

- COVER: simple smooth-surfaced cover printed in Finland by Uudenmaan Ammttipaino Ky,

℗ 1991 PHONOGRAM LTD (LONDON),

510160-1, LC 1633, PG 293

- INNERSLEEVE: printed paper innersleeve with lyrics and credits (the original innersleeve),

510160-1

- RELEASED: Originally released in 1991.

- NOTE: The sound quality is VERY good and pretty bright like Swedish cuts from the 80s and 90s tend to be though not disturbingly bright, at least not to my ears.

Creeping Death

Creeping Death

Creeping Death

Autiotalo

Dire Straits

Communique

Love Over Gold

Brothers in Arms

On Every Street