Dire Straits ‎– Communiqué

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Pop Rock

Year:

1979

Tracklist

	Once Upon A Time In The West	5:24
	News	4:13
	Where Do You Think You're Going?	3:50
	Communiqué	5:50
	Ladywriter	3:44
	Angel Of Mercy	4:35
	Portobello Belle	4:31
	Single-handed Sailor	4:40
	Follow Me Home	5:53

Versions

Title	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	UK	1979
Communiqué (Cass, Album)	Vertigo	7138 109	Scandinavia	1979
Communiqué (Cass, Album)	Vertigo	800 052-4	UK	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Portugal	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Netherlands	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Netherlands	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	63 60 170	Spain	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Italy	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Brazil	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Germany	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Scandinavia	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Philippines	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	9102 031	France	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Australia	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	HS 3330	US	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Germany	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Mercury	SRM-1-3791	Canada	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Philips, PGP RTB	6360 170, LP-5964	Yugoslavia	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	France	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	9102 031	UK	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Greece	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Asia	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album, Clu)	Vertigo	27 320-1	Germany	1979
Communiqué (LP, Album, M/Print)	Vertigo	6360 170	Australia	1979
Communiqué (Comunicado) (LP, Album)	Vertigo	6360 170	Argentina	1980
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Germany	1984
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	3330-2	US	1984
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Canada	1990
Communiqué (Cass, Album)	Gong, Hungaroton, Vertigo	MKL 37581	Hungary	1992
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Ладъ	LD - 238014	Russia	1992
Communiqué (CD, Album, RM)	Vertigo, Mercury	800 052-2	Australasia	1996
Communiqué (CD, Album, RM)	Vertigo	800 052-2	UK	1996
Communiqué (CD, Album, RM)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Europe	1996
Communiqué (CD, Album, RM, RE)	Vertigo	800 052-2	France	1996
Communiqué (Cass, Album)	PolyGram, Mercury	800052-4	Russia	1996
Communiqué (LP, Album)	Simply Vinyl	SVLP 196	UK	1996
Communiqué (CD, Album, RM, RE)	Warner Bros. Records	9 47770-2	US	2000
Communiqué (CD, Album, RE)	Vertigo	UICY-93728	Japan	2008
Communiqué (LP, Album, Ltd, 180)	Warner Bros. Records	47777-1	UK	2010
Communique (Cass)	Sawiton	049	Poland
Communiqué (Special Price Edition) (CD, Album)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Germany
Communiqué (CD)	Phonogram	800 052-2	UK
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Germany
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	3330-2, 800 052-2	US
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Europe
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Germany
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	W2 3330	US
Communiqué (CD, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	3330-2	US
Communiqué (CD, Album, RE)	Vertigo	800 052-2	Germany
Communiqué (Cass, Album, RE)	Vertigo	7138 109	Europe
Communiqué (Cass, Album, RE)	Warner Bros. Records, RCA Music Service	W5 3330, C 143749	US
Communiqué (LP, Album, RE)	Vertigo, Vertigo	800 052-1, 6360 170	Netherlands
Communiqué (LP, Album, RE)	Vertigo	6360 170	Germany
Communiqué (LP, Album, RP)	Warner Bros. Records	HS 3330	US

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Rated 4/5

Review by Globe199 Mar 29, 2012

referencing Communiqué, LP, Album, HS 3330

The best tracks are the first three and the last two. These bear the greatest resemblance to the first album. The middle section is more commercial-sounding. Unfortunately it was essentially downhill from here for Dire Straits, with some exceptions.