{"product_id":"dire-straits-making-movies-half-speed-master-edition-national-album-day-2024","title":"DIRE STRAITS - Making Movies (Half-Speed Master Edition) [National Album Day 2024]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis product is a National Album Day 2024 title, and is available to pre-order \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003efrom \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e10am \u003c\/span\u003eon \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e12\/09\/2024. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable to buy \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003ein-store\u003c\/span\u003e from \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e9am\u003c\/span\u003e on \u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eSaturday\u003c\/span\u003e,19\/10\/2024 (National Album Day).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most iconic groups of the late 20th century, \u003cstrong\u003eDire Straits\u003c\/strong\u003e established their timeless sound from the moment they first appeared on the London gig circuit, in 1977. With faultless musicianship and memorable songs that quickly connected with music lovers, it was clear the group would set their own path, proving that, even amid the new-wave era, classic songwriting would never go out of fashion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter three years of relentless hard work, touring, writing and recording their music, the group entered the 1980s well on their way to becoming the biggest-selling band in the world. That year’s \u003cem\u003eMaking Movies\u003c\/em\u003e album would also make its presence felt on the silver screen, thanks to the inclusion of the UK No.8 single ‘\u003cem\u003eRomeo And Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e’ – later used in films such as \u003cem\u003eEmpire Records\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHot Fuzz\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eI, Tonya\u003c\/em\u003e – and live favourite ‘\u003cem\u003eTunnel Of Love\u003c\/em\u003e’, which featured in the 1982 Richard Gere film, \u003cem\u003eAn Officer and a Gentleman\u003c\/em\u003e. Dire Straits’ frontman, \u003cstrong\u003eMark Knopfler\u003c\/strong\u003e, would later explain to The Times how satisfying it was to write ‘\u003cem\u003eTunnel Of Love\u003c\/em\u003e’: “It’s the moment when you know you’re really on to something,” he said. “There’s a certain part of the song that I call the breakdown and when I got there I could feel the drums, the piano, all the things that I wanted all the instruments to do. When you get to that state, there’s a strange sense of one thing following another, of elements falling into place quite naturally.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaying extra attention to those elements, this half-speed master of Making Movies has been overseen by \u003cstrong\u003eMiles Showell\u003c\/strong\u003e at \u003cstrong\u003eAbbey Road Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e, in London, resulting in a cut that has a superior high-frequency response (treble) and very solid and stable stereo images. Pressed on 180g vinyl, it comes with alternative artwork that swaps the red and the blue of the original album sleeve, plus a printed inner sleeve, a “Half-Speed Master”-branded obi-strip and an Abbey Road certificate of authenticity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMR","offers":[{"title":"Speed Master Edition) [National Album Day 2024] - LP - 180g Black Vinyl","offer_id":49364044284249,"sku":"SDZ-09547","price":30.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Dire_Straits_-_Making_Movies__Half-Speed_Master_Edition__-_National_Album_Day_2024.jpg?v=1727173922","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/dire-straits-making-movies-half-speed-master-edition-national-album-day-2024","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}