Dire Straits celebrate release of iconic album 40 years ago with new release

40 years ago, the British band's blockbuster album appeared and paved the way for the Compact Disc

EXCLUSIVE. Mark Knopfler, the late leader of Dire Straits, tells behind the scenes of one of the best sellers worldwide, with more than 30 million sales. And confirms that there is no question of reforming the group.

Dire Straits celebrate release of iconic album 40 years ago with new release

In a decade where the music video was king, one album stood out, capturing the essence of an era.

40 Years Later: Dire Straits Enter The Mainstream With Hit Packed 'Brothers In Arms' - Glide Magazine

With forty years’ perspective, the release and subsequent massive success of Dire Straits’ Brothers In Arms (released 5/17/85) can camouflage what a superb work it is. Co-produced by the band’s titular leader, Mark Knopfler, with engineer Neil Dorfsman, its nine tracks are expertly sequenced to amplify the variety of the material, imaginative arrangements for which revolve around Knopfler’s versatile guitar skills. Nevertheless, this LP does not…

"Pure manna for a fanbase denied any whiff of a reunion": Dire Straits' 30-million-selling Brothers In Arms celebrates its 40th birthday with energised extras

Mark Knopfler’s crowning achievement: mildly dated, largely evocative, expanded with live shows