Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits)
1998 CD, CD, All Media
Pop Rock
Classic Rock

Main image
Vertigo
design Rick Lecoat
edited by Carlos Grier
edited by Don Cobb
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 engineer Dave Porter
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 engineer Mark Felsot
mastered by Denny Purcell
mastered by [assistant] Jonathan Russell
musician Alan Clark
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Chad Cromwell
musician Chris White
musician Chris Whitten
musician Danny Cummings
musician David Knopfler
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Dinah Beamish
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Glenn Worf
musician Guy Fletcher
musician Hal Lindes
musician Jeff Porcaro
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Jim Cox
musician Jimmy Maelen
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Jocelyn Pook
musician John Illsley
musician Joop de Korte
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Julia Singleton
musician Manu Katché
musician Mark Knopfler
musician Mel Collins
musician Mike Mainieri
musician Omar Hakim
musician Paul Franklin
musician Phil Palmer
musician Pick Withers
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Richard Bennett
musician Roy Bittan
tracks 2-1 to 2-7 musician Sonia Slany
musician Sting
musician Terry Williams
musician Tommy Mandel
photography by Brian Aris
photography by Chris Horler
photography by Josh Pulman
photography by Mark Leialoha
written-by Mark Knopfler
tracks 1-9, 2-7 written-by Sting
Record Company PolyGram
Phonographic Copyright (p) Mercury Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) Mercury Records Ltd.
Made By PMDC, UK
Published By Chariscourt Ltd.
Published By Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Published By Straitjacket Songs Ltd.
Published By EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
Recorded At Royal Albert Hall
Mastered At Georgetown Masters
Includes additional CD featuring previously unreleased recordings by Mark Knopfler from his solo 1996 tour.

Tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4 & 2-5 published by Straitjacket Songs Ltd. / Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Track 1-4 published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. / Straitjacket Songs Ltd. / Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Tracks 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 2-1, 2-2 & 2-6 published by Chariscourt Ltd. / Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Tracks 1-9 & 2-7 published by Chariscourt Ltd. / Rondor Music (London) Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. / Magnetic Publishing Ltd.

Track 1-1 ℗ 1978 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Track 1-2 ℗ 1979 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Tracks 1-3 & 1-4 ℗ 1980 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Tracks 1-5 & 1-6 ℗ 1982 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Track 1-7 ℗ 1984 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Tracks 1-8, 1-9, 1-10 & 1-11 ℗ 1985 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Tracks 1-12, 1-13 & 1-14 ℗ 1991 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Tracks 1-15 & 1-16 ℗ 1993 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).
Tracks 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6 & 2-7 ℗ 1998 Mercury Records Ltd. (London).

This compilation ℗ 1998 Mercury Records Ltd. (London). © 1998 Mercury Records Ltd. (London). The copyright in this sound recording is owned by 1998 Mercury Records Ltd. (London), a PolyGram company.
Barcode: 7 31453 80032 8 (Text)
Label Code: LC 1633
Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS
Price Code: PY 831
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L132 (Disc 1 & 2 - Variant 1,2)
Matrix / Runout: 558 658-2 00 IV (Disc 1 - Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 5586582 01 % IX (Disc 1 - Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0484 (Disc 1 - Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0490 (Disc 1 - Variant 2)
Other: 558 658-2 (Cat# of Disc 1 - Variant 1,2)
Matrix / Runout: 538 004-2 00 (Disc 2 - Variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: 5380042 02 % (Disc 2 - Variant 2)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0449 (Disc 2 - Variant 1)
Mould SID Code: IFPI 0484 (Disc 2 - Variant 2)
Other: 538 004-2 (Cat# of Disc 2 - Variant 1,2)
Other: MADE IN THE UK BY PMDC (Stamped in the inner ring of both discs)