Dire Straits - Communiqué

Tracklist

A1	Once Upon A Time In The West
A2	News
A3	Where Do You Think You're Going?
A4	Communiqué
B1	Ladywriter
B2	Angel Of Mercy
B3	Portobello Belle
B4	Single-Handed Sailor
B5	Follow Me Home

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Compass Point Studios
• Mixed At – Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
• Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
• Published By – Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Ltd.
• Marketed By – Phonogram
• Printed By – Robert Stace

Credits

• Art Direction – Alan Schmidt
• Bass, Vocals – John Illsley
• Design – Hothouse
• Drums – Pick Withers
• Engineer – Jack Nuber
• Engineer [Mix] – Gregg Hamm
• Illustration [Cover] – Geoff Halpin
• Keyboards – B. Bear
• Photography By – Adrian Boot, Charlot Wissing, Govert de Roos, Peter Brill
• Photography By [Back Cover Portrait Photos] – Barry Schulz
• Producer – Barry Beckett, Jerry Wexler
• Rhythm Guitar, Vocals – David Knopfler
• Tape Op [Tape Operator] – Thelbert Rigby
• Vocals, Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Mark Knopfler
• Written-By – Mark Knopfler

Notes

Orange and Yellow label with Vertigo in White
Made in England on label
Recorded December 1978, Compass Point Studio, Nassau, Bahamas.
Mixed January 1979 at Muscle Shoals Sound, Sheffield, Alabama.

Sound effects provided by Clack Inc. Sound Studios New York

All titles: Rondor M.(London) Ltd./Straightjacket Songs

© 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
Marketed by Phonogram

Printed in England by Robert Stace

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 9102 031.1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 9102 031.2
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched): 9102 031 A1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched): 9102 031 B1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6360 170	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	UK	1979
6360 170	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Brazil	1979
3330-2	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records	3330-2	US	Unknown
6360 170	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Netherlands	1979
7231 021	Dire Straits	Communiqué ‎(Cass, Album)	Vertigo	7231 021	UK	1979

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