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Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best Of (2005) [Special Edition]

Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Private Investigations: The Best Of (2005)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Mercury, 9873051 | ~ 888 or 323 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 215 Mb
Classic Rock

This 22-cut double-disc set finally gets at it. Issuing a single disc of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler would be a silly thing at best and a hopelessly frustrating one at worst. When the band burst on the scene with "Sultans of Swing," there was a lot happening in rock music, but most of it was under the radar and remains forgotten except in the historic annals of music fanatics…

Mark Knopfler - Greatest Hits (2008)  Music

Posted by v3122 at June 5, 2010
Mark Knopfler - Greatest Hits (2008)

Mark Knopfler - Greatest Hits (2008)
2CD | Blues Rock/Folk/Rock | EAC Rip | Flac (Image) + Cue + Log | MP3 CBR 320Kbps | 16 + 16 tracks
Covers Included | SM Compilations | 19269-1/2 | ~973 + 374 Mb | RS.com + Turbobit
Mark Knopfler - Local Hero (1983) [Vinyl Rip 16/44 & mp3-320 + DVD] Re-up

Mark Knopfler - Local Hero (1983)
Vinyl Rip 16/44 | Flac(Image + Cue) > 240 Mb
MP3 CBR 320Kbps > 102 Mb | Artwork(jpg) > 16 Mb
DVD-5: NTSC 4:3 (720x480) VBR | LPCM, 2 ch, 24 bit, 96 kHz > 1.51 Gb
Vertigo, 811 038-1 | Folk Rock, Score, Smooth Jazz, Fusion, Rockabilly

Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler's intricate, introspective finger-picked guitar stylings make a perfect musical complement to the wistful tone of Bill Forsyth's comedy film, Local Hero. This album was billed as a Knopfler solo album rather than an original soundtrack album, with the notation "music … for the film." Knopfler brings along Dire Straits associates Alan Clark (keyboards) and John Illsley (bass), plus session aces like saxophonist Mike Brecker, vibes player Mike Mainieri, and drummers Steve Jordan and Terry Williams…

Mark Knopfler - Metroland (1998)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Oct. 29, 2015
Mark Knopfler - Metroland (1998)

Mark Knopfler - Metroland (1998)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Vertigo, 536 912-2 | ~ 266 or 108 Mb | Scans(600dpi, jpg) -> 29 Mb
Acoustic / Soft Rock / Gypsy Jazz / Soundtrack

Mark Knopfler's fine soundtrack to the film Metroland nicely evokes the picture's wistful, nostalgic atmosphere. Rounding out the collection are late-'70s classics from Dire Straits ("Sultans of Swing"), Elvis Costello ("Alison") and the Stranglers ("Peaches"), in addition to left-field inclusions like Françoise Hardy's "Tous Les Garcons et Les Filles" and Django Reinhardt's "Blues Clair."…
Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris - Real Live Roadrunning (2006)

Mark Knopfler And Emmylou Harris - Real Live Roadrunning (2006)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Mercury, 0602517082083 | ~ 453 or 177 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 117 Mb
DVD9: NTSC 16:9 (720x480) VBR | LPCM 2ch, 1536 Kbps / DTS 5ch / AC3 6ch | ~ 7.46 Gb
Blues Rock / Country Rock

Recorded at the Gibson Amphitheatre in California on June 28, 2006, Real Live Roadrunning features live renditions of all of the cuts from Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris' collaboration of the same name, as well as solo cuts from each and Dire Straits classics like "So Far Away" and "Romeo & Juliet."…

Mark Knopfler - A Shot At Glory (2001)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 7, 2015
Mark Knopfler - A Shot At Glory (2001)

Mark Knopfler - A Shot At Glory (2001)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Mercury, 548127-2 | ~ 234 or 89 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 105 Mb
Soundtrack / Rock

Mark Knopfler has the luxury of being selective about soundtrack work, and this is only his tenth film score in 17 years. It may be that he waits for films that can benefit from his approach, which is generally a lighter version of what he used to write and perform for Dire Straits and what he does on his solo albums…

Mark Knopfler - The Ragpicker's Dream (2002)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 19, 2015
Mark Knopfler - The Ragpicker's Dream (2002)

Mark Knopfler - The Ragpicker's Dream (2002)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Mercury, 063 293-2 | ~ 479 or 195 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 45 Mb
Soft Rock / Classic Rock

With his second post-millennium album in just two years, Mark Knopfler has already equaled his meager (non-soundtrack) output for the '90s. And while he isn't reinventing himself, The Ragpicker's Dream is a pleasant, classy, often inspired effort whose unassuming charms are best appreciated after repeated listenings…

Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia (2000)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 29, 2015
Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia (2000)

Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia (2000)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Mercury, 542 981-2 | ~ 397 or 152 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 53 Mb
Blues Rock / Country Rock / Classic Rock | 14 Tracks

Mark Knopfler's second solo album might as well be called Dire Straits' eighth studio album, though Knopfler abandoned the group name back in 1996, dispensing with hefty sales in the process. There was never much doubt that the fame and lifestyle coincident with platinum sales made him uncomfortable, and discontinuing the Dire Straits billing was a means of walking away from all that. It also allowed him to indulge his love for various musical genres more, and that process continues on Sailing to Philadelphia…
Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia (2000) [Mercury, 314 542 800-2]

Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia (2000)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
Mercury, 314 542 800-2 | ~ 374 or 142 Mb | Scans(600dpi, jpg) -> 106 Mb
Blues Rock / Country Rock / Classic Rock

Mark Knopfler's second solo album might as well be called Dire Straits' eighth studio album, though Knopfler abandoned the group name back in 1996, dispensing with hefty sales in the process. There was never much doubt that the fame and lifestyle coincident with platinum sales made him uncomfortable, and discontinuing the Dire Straits billing was a means of walking away from all that…

Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky (2009)  Music

Posted by v3122 at Nov. 10, 2015
Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky (2009)

Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky (2009)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Vertigo, 2708675 | ~ 354 or 145 Mb | Scans(jpg) -> 78 Mb
Soft Rock / Country Rock

With the release of Get Lucky, Mark Knopfler has made as many solo studio albums as he made group studio albums with Dire Straits, which may be a signal that it's time to stop comparing his two careers and simply accept them as separate entities. Of course, since Knopfler was the lead singer, chief instrumentalist, and songwriter for Dire Straits, there are obvious similarities, even if he has taken a deliberately different path as a solo artist…