Dire Straits - Love over Gold (Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR)
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Mark Knopfler – vocals, lead and rhythm guitars [see more vinyl featuring Mark Knopfler]
Hal Lindes – guitar
John Illsley – bass guitar
Alan Clark – piano, organ, synthesizers
Pick Withers – drums
Mike Mainieri – vibes, marimba (tracks 2 and 4)
Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
Written by Mark Knopfler
1 SACD, gatefold sleeve, 8-panel lyric booklet
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Stereo
Studio
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Vertigo
Recorded 8 March – 11 June 1982 at Power Station, New York City
Engineered by Neil Dorfsman
Produced by Mark Knopfler
Mastered by Rob LoVerde at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Glass master made by Sony DADC
Originally released in 1982
Reissued in October 2019
Tracks:
- Telegraph Road
- Private Investigations
- Industrial Disease
- Love Over Gold
- It Never Rains
Reviews :
"Adding a new rhythm guitarist, Dire Straits expands its sounds and ambitions on the sprawling Love Over Gold. In a sense, the album is their prog rock effort, containing only five songs, including the 14-minute opener "Telegraph Road." Since Mark Knopfler is a skilled, tasteful guitarist, he can sustain interest even throughout the languid stretches, but the long, atmospheric, instrumental passages aren't as effective as the group's tight blues-rock, leaving Love Over Gold only a fitfully engaging listen." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.72 / 5