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Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of (Remastered) (2008)

Posted on 02.03.2008 at 21:12 in Albums by Martin

The Sunday evening is a fine time to post some good music and it would be a great shame to miss this release: a legendary British rock band Dire Straits, which was extremely popular back in 80s and 90s mainly in Europe, returns in this Remastered version of their Best Of. Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of features 16 rock singles which will throw you back to 20-year ol’ good rock.

This compilation repeats seven tracks from 1988’s Money For Nothing anthology. Given that Mark Knopfler and crew have recorded one new album during the decade between best-of collections, how different could Sultans of Swing be? For one thing, CD dominance has made for longer compilations, and this one is fleshed out by singles, three tracks from 1991’s On Every Street, and Knopfler’s solo “Local Hero” theme, performed live. More importantly, the second track here is the band’s terrific second single, “Lady Writer,” previously only available on the otherwise dismal Communiqué LP. Five tracks from Dire Straits’ huge Brothers in Arms LP appear here, but only two tracks surface from Making Movies, the group’s pinnacle achievement. Ultimately, if you own Making Movies and this compilation, you own the essential Dire Straits.

Tracklist:

01    Sultans Of Swing                                         05:50
02    Lady Writer                                              03:49
03    Romeo And Juliet                                         06:05
04    Tunnel Of Love                                           08:15
05    Private Investigations                                   05:54
06    Twisting By The Pool                                     03:36
07    Love Over Gold                                           03:41
08    So Far Away                                              04:04
09    Money For Nothing                                        04:10
10    Brother In Arms                                          04:55
11    Walk Of Life                                             04:13
12    Calling Elvis                                            04:42
13    Heavy Fuel                                               05:02
14    On Every Street                                          04:39
15    Your Latest Trick                                        05:42
16    Local Hero/wild Thme                                     04:24

Artist : Dire Straits
Album : Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of (Remastered)
Genre : Rock
Label : Universal
Source : CDDA
Size : 107,4 MB

Release name: Dire_Straits-Sultans_Of_Swing-The_Very_Best_Of-(Remastered)-2008-EON
Links: Wikipedia, Youtube, Amazon, torrent soon

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  1. Kenzie
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:18

    1st

    good band

  2. PitViper401
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:19

    Dire Straits is incredibly awesome

  3. Murdock Jesus Jr
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:32

    good, we are in the 80s again. this is their 5th best of. :)

  4. dilligaf
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:35

    also there’s his soundtrack for The Princess Bride…

    All songs composed by Mark Knopfler and Guy Fletcher unless otherwise noted.

    1. “Once upon a Time…Storybook Love” – 4:00
    2. “I Will Never Love Again” – 3:04
    3. “Florin Dance” – 1:32
    4. “Morning Ride” – 1:36
    5. “The Friends’ Song” – 3:02
    6. “The Cliffs of Insanity” – 3:18
    7. “The Swordfight” – 2:43
    8. “Guide My Sword” – 5:11
    9. “The Fire Swamp and the Rodents of Unusual Size” – 4:47
    10. “Revenge” – 3:51
    11. “A Happy Ending” – 1:52
    12. “Storybook Love” (composed and performed by Willy DeVille) – 4:24

  5. kozik
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:36

    legandary band, legendary album
    thx …

  6. gavrielle
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:49

    links please?

  7. Kamo
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:49

    http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Dire-Straits-Sultans-of-Swing-The-Very-Best-of/403297559342f052ed241e0554983c44fa498952074f

  8. dire...boring
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:50

    dire….out of $ maybe? :)

  9. Warlord
    March 2nd, 2008 | 21:55

    How is this different from the 1998 edition? And don’t say “it’s remastered”, ’cause that one was remastered too.

  10. clownboy
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:01

    Unfortunately it’s only 107mb…for 16 tracks?! For a band known for their pro recoding dynamics with a massive soundstage, and carefully engineered imaging; it would be nice to see something in a lossless format.

    With all the low end releases coming out thesse days, it’s always nice to hear a decent band that understands that you can take time to record an audiophile quality CD; i-Pod’s aren’t the only thing people listen to music with, some of us still care about sound quality.

    On the flip side, I haven’t downloaded yet so I apologize if I am wrong and this is actually a decent rip, but looks like a tin can, overcompressed MP3 to me, too bad.

    MARTIN: Thanks for the post all the same, but I think I’ll go buy it instead.

  11. Banem
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:06

    I totally agree with @10. This is a waste and shame. This release deserves FLAC (I will rip into WAV), not MP3.

  12. Tom
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:07

    I’d kill for knopfler’s Strat

  13. gavrielle
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:08

    @7

    That is the wrong version. I too can find links to that one. Better yet, I can open my desk draw and pull out the original CD release from the 80s. I’m looking to decide if I should bother with this “remastered” version and invest in a “new” copy of an old favorite.

  14. wiiii
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:13

    http://www.newtorrents.info/torrent/37752/Dire_Straits-Sultans_Of_Swing-The_Very_Best_Of-(Remastered)-2008-EON.html

  15. factotum
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:14

    Cheers for the post Martin.

  16. Warlord
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:20

    Can someone please tell me if this is the official re-issue of their 1998 Best of album, because I can’t find this info on Amazon nor wikipedia. I got the original CD from 1998 and would like to know if I need to buy this new remastered edition. I agree with @10, not every music is to be played on iPods, some things are worth listening in best quality possible.

  17. WayOut
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:27

    http://rapidshare.com/files/96541429/00-dire_straits-sultans_of_swing-the_very_best_of-_remastered_-2008.m3u
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96541494/00-dire_straits-sultans_of_swing-the_very_best_of-_remastered_-2008.nfo
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96541523/00-dire_straits-sultans_of_swing-the_very_best_of-_remastered_-2008.sfv
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96542777/01-dire_straits-sultans_of_swing.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96543682/02-dire_straits-lady_writer.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553778/03-dire_straits-romeo_and_juliet.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553780/04-dire_straits-tunnel_of_love.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553781/05-dire_straits-private_investigations.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553782/06-dire_straits-twisting_by_the_pool.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553783/07-dire_straits-love_over_gold.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553784/08-dire_straits-so_far_away.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553785/09-dire_straits-money_for_nothing.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553786/10-dire_straits-brother_in_arms.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553787/11-dire_straits-walk_of_life.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96553788/12-dire_straits-calling_elvis.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96558565/13-dire_straits-heavy_fuel.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96558567/14-dire_straits-on_every_street.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96558569/15-dire_straits-your_latest_trick.mp3
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96558570/16-dire_straits-local_hero-wild_thme.mp3

  18. C0LDSH07
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:33

    @17 – Thanks for the links m8!

  19. boris22os
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:43

    well, im listening for this album home and in my car, for about 2 weeks, usually i get tired of same cd, this one is exception, excellent album, everyone should give it a chance

  20. Kamo
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:45

    Oops… My bad… I thought it was the right one. You cant blame me for trying…

  21. Martin staff member
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:57

    here’s the original, not remastered version, in 320 kbps:

    http://www.mininova.org/tor/1070530

  22. martin
    March 2nd, 2008 | 22:59

    brother in arms greatest song ever..

  23. brian
    March 2nd, 2008 | 23:03

    Dire Straits – Sultans Of Swing: The Very Best Of (Remastered) (2008)

    NZB

    http://rapidshare.com/files/96567854/Dire_Straits_-_Sultans_Of_Swing_The_Very_Best_Of.nzb.rar.html

  24. EL MACHO
    March 3rd, 2008 | 00:02

    ta bueno el cd, yo lo tengo original y es para recomendar

  25. SinlessLinks
    March 3rd, 2008 | 00:54

    Courtesy of SinlessLinks.com:

    Dire_Straits-Sultans_Of_Swing-The_Very_Best_Of-(Remastered)-2008-EON
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96587904/vbo.rar

    If that link is dead, check here for replacements:
    http://www.sinlesslinks.com/Music/dire-straits-sultans-of-swing-very-best-of-remastered-2008/

  26. Flo
    March 3rd, 2008 | 01:15

    love dire straits… too bad they dont want to reunite

  27. hans
    March 3rd, 2008 | 01:33

    @Sinlesslinks
    thx, but what’s the password?

  28. rolz
    March 3rd, 2008 | 01:41

    great band! mark knopfler is my guitar god!!! tried playing like him w/o a guitar pick. kinda hard :(

  29. bas_kost
    March 3rd, 2008 | 01:43

    @28
    pass is:sinlesslinks.com

  30. hans
    March 3rd, 2008 | 02:00

    @30
    thanks a lot, thought i tried that :)

  31. Efe
    March 3rd, 2008 | 02:06

    nice collection,nice quality.Downlaod it!

  32. joe
    March 3rd, 2008 | 02:11

    lol @ the info saying they were extremely popular mostly in europe. umm they were also as big in north america and worldwide in those days, brothers in arms sold something like 20 million copies. :)

  33. stewie
    March 3rd, 2008 | 03:10

    @ staff

    The.Simpsons.S19E13.PDTV.XViD-Caph

  34. Not Stupid
    March 3rd, 2008 | 03:25

    Hey, this may be scene news but what do I know?

    Source: Keznews.com (FF users need to have Adblock plus and No Script enabled due to some ads)

    Yesterday Microsoft released a new update for Windows Vista via Windows Update – KB940510. This update, when installed, will detect certain software used to bypass Windows product activation.

    Here’s how Microsoft describes this latest update:

    This update enables Windows Vista to detect activation exploits that bypass product activation and that interfere with usual Windows operation. An exploit is a form of software that replaces or modifies authentic Windows components. When exploits are present on a system, it indicates that a software or hardware vendor may have tampered with genuine Windows to enable the sale of counterfeit software. Therefore, the security and the privacy of the computer are put at risk. After this update is installed, you will know if exploits are present on the system.

    And here’s what it does:

    When the update is installed, no functionality of your operating system will be affected. If no exploits are detected, the update silently exits. If exploits are detected, you will be provided a link to a Web site that describes how you can remove the exploits. When the exploits are removed, you may be asked to use a valid product key to activate your copy of Windows. If you do not want to remove the exploits, Windows may disable the exploits and then ask you to use a valid product key to activate Windows.

    Let’s take a look at this update in action. To do that we need a Windows installation that’s cracked by one of the hacks that this new update picks up on – I’ll be using the Paradox OEM BIOS hack.

    Then we have to wait for the update to appear … this came in yesterday on some systems but not on others, so it’s a waiting game …

    … waiting … waiting …

    Ahh! There it is!

  35. Not Stupid
    March 3rd, 2008 | 03:27

    I really am sorry that last one was off topic, but I didn’t see any post on it.

    By the way, Dire Straits Suck!

  36. Guest
    March 3rd, 2008 | 03:32

    @ Staff:

    Waz.CAM.XVID-PreVail

    RS Links:

    Sample:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96613759/prevail.waz.sample.avi

    Whole:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96614448/prevail.waz.part1.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96614537/prevail.waz.part2.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96614635/prevail.waz.part3.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96614691/prevail.waz.part4.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96614773/prevail.waz.part5.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96614836/prevail.waz.part6.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96614882/prevail.waz.part7.rar

  37. pearljamaussie
    March 3rd, 2008 | 04:10

    If you use torrents, this link to isohunt will add 5 trackers, they is all working for me.

    Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing The Very Best Of (Remastered) 2008

    http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/35911947/dire+straits?tab=summary

  38. fxyrslf
    March 3rd, 2008 | 04:33

    the sinless rs link is worthless – its a crappy non scene 160kbs rip with no m3u/nfo/sfv etc

  39. SinlessLinks
    March 3rd, 2008 | 04:41

    @fxyrslf My apologies, I used one of the torrents linked to on this page, and as I had nothing to compare it to, I assumed it was the scene release.

    For anyone who did for some reason want the crappy non scene rip, password is sinlesslinks.com

    I’m working on the scene release version now. I used Kamo’s link (comment 7). So if my upload really was bad quality, stay away from that torrent.

  40. pearljamaussie
    March 3rd, 2008 | 05:03

    the link i put (38) up is the exact same file as the 1 reviewed here but has a different group name, all tracks are 320kb and same file size. more trackers though.

  41. nice
    March 3rd, 2008 | 05:14

    Now this is what I call a proper music release.

  42. SinlessLinks
    March 3rd, 2008 | 05:39

    Apologies for the Non-Scene release earlier, I again stress to stay away from the BT-Junkie torrent.

    Courtesy of Sinlesslinks.com:
    Dire_Straits-Sultans_Of_Swing-The_Very_Best_Of-(Remastered)-2008-EON

    Using Torrent:
    http://www.newtorrents.info/torrent/37752/Dire_Straits-Sultans_Of_Swing-The_Very_Best_Of-(Remastered)-2008-EON.html

    http://rapidshare.com/files/96634718/dssowtvbo.part1.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96634178/dssowtvbo.part2.rar
    Password: sinlesslinks.com

    If those links are dead, check for replacement links at:
    http://www.sinlesslinks.com/Music/dire-straits-sultans-of-swing-very-best-of-remastered-2008-eon/

    NOTE: URL to SinlessLinks given in earlier post will no longer be valid, as I deleted the post now that we have a better quality rip.

  43. fxyrslf
    March 3rd, 2008 | 06:53

    thanks

  44. n@dOx
    March 3rd, 2008 | 08:55

    excellent post martin
    good ol’ band

  45. seethis
    March 3rd, 2008 | 09:51

    best rock band ever if you like no-nonsense, we don’t think we’re some kind of gods, just here to play music, no excesses and that type of stuff…
    the lyrics are the best, the music is awesome, whether they play in a bar or in a stadium – check out ALL of their albums

  46. LordDante
    March 3rd, 2008 | 11:05

    There is a DTS version of most of those songs available on the net for a few years now :)
    that is a beauty. look for SACD or DTS images and be amazed with the quality :)

  47. eze
    March 3rd, 2008 | 11:19

    bitrate is 160!

  48. eze
    March 3rd, 2008 | 12:05

    @43 well, thanks. this vbr looks better.

  49. godfella
    March 3rd, 2008 | 16:19

    “And harry doesnt mind if he doesnt make the scene
    Hes got a daytime job hes doing alright
    He can play honky tonk just like anything
    Saving it up for friday night
    With the sultans with the sultans of swing”

    ooooh yeaah :>
    this sh*t gives me shivers
    I just wish i was alive when they were going on tours.

  50. Warlord
    March 3rd, 2008 | 20:30

    Well, Knopfler is still touring today and he plays some of the DS stuff too.

  51. kasio69
    March 3rd, 2008 | 20:40

    Enjoy
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96805239/The_Very_Best_Of_Dire_Straits.rar

  52. tasc
    March 4th, 2008 | 21:38

    @the poster Martin: nice rls and thnx… mind u tho… Where Do You Think You’re Going? & Once Upon A Time In The West are also from Communique and are both excellent trax. Dire Straits have no bad album m8.They just have better ones lol.
    @Not Stupid : first u write off topic for a subject that has been already posted (stupid) and then u prove just how stupid u r sayin dire straits suck. Yeah u and who else for fack’s sake?

  53. Skull9
    March 6th, 2008 | 02:43

    Money for nothing has a whole new meaning these days :)

  54. imanos
    April 7th, 2008 | 15:25

    kasio69
    March 3rd, 2008 | 20:40
    Enjoy
    http://rapidshare.com/files/96805239/The_Very_Best_Of_Dire_Straits.rar

    What’s the password dude…many thanks:)

  55. 2e
    July 2nd, 2008 | 15:35

    wats the password for http://rapidshare.com/files/96805239/The_Very_Best_Of_Dire_Straits.rar

  56. danny
    October 21st, 2008 | 21:58

    password please

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