Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (2LP, Ultra Analog, Half-speed Mastering, 45 tours)
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Mark Knopfler – vocals, guitar [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 (B1, C2)
Ed Walsh – synthesizer programming
Written by Mark Knopfler
2 LPs, gatefold
Limited numbered edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Half-speed Mastering
Gain 2™ Ultra Analog
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
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
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1982
Reissued in 2019
Tracks:
Side A :
- Telegraph Road
Side B :
- Private Investigations
Side C :
- Industrial Disease
- Love Over Gold
Side D :
- It Never Rains
Awards:
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal
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 Analog™ : The GAIN 2 Ultra Analog™ Series stems from the use of the Gain 2 system, mastered at half speed from the original master tapes where possible, capturing and uncovering as before undiscovered sonic information.
Half-speed mastering. In half-speed mastering, the whole process is slowed down to half of the original speed. A typical 33 1/3 rpm record is cut at 16 2/3 rpm. The source material is also slowed down (reducing the pitch in the process) meaning the final record will still sound normal when played back. Slowing the whole process down allows more time, which means the end result sounds better and is more efficient — allowing engineering to minimize the effects of inherent limitations within the vinyl format. The result is a more accurate and more open high-frequency response in the half speed vinyl when compared with a normal speed recording.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,31 / 5