2015 also saw Knopfler appearing on Van Morrison's album, Duets: Re-Working The Catalogue, teaming up on "Irish Heartbeat." In March 2015, Knopfler released his eighth solo album, titled, Tracker, and hit the road for an extensive North American fall tour. The set, which was previously issued as a vinyl-only set back in 2013, features all six of the band's albums: Dire Straits (1978) Communique (1979) Making Movies (1980) Love Over Gold (1982) Brothers In Arms (1985) and On Every Street (1991). Released last fall was the six-CD collection, Dire Straits – Studio Albums 1978-1991. The box features his first five solo sets Golden Heart (1996) Sailing To Philadelphia (2000) The Ragpicker’s Dream (2002) Shangri-La (2004) and Kill To Get Crimson (2007) - plus an exclusive bonus disc of studio B-sides from the period entitled Gravy Train: The B-Sides 1996-2007. Happy Birthday to former- Dire Straits guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler, who celebrates his 71th birthday today (August 12th)!!! Knopfler formed Dire Straits in 1977 with his brother David Knopfler, bassist John Illsey, and drummer Pick Withers. They recorded their self-titled debut album after appearing as the opening act for Talking Heads' during their 1978 European tour.Ĭoming on December 10th to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Knopfler's 1996 solo debut Golden Heart, is the new boxed set, Mark Knopfler: The Studio Albums – 1996-2007.
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