Dire Straits – Love Over Gold

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Label:	Vertigo – 6359 109
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	UK
Released:	1982
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Classic Rock

Tracklist

A1	Telegraph Road	14:20
A2	Private Investigations	7:00
B1	Industrial Disease	5:50
B2	Love Over Gold	6:15
B3	It Never Rains	7:55

Companies, etc.

Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Published By – Chariscourt Ltd.
Copyright © – Chariscourt Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Recorded By – Phonogram Ltd. (London)
Pressed By – PRS Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Marketed By – Phonogram

Credits

Bass – John Illsley
Composed By – Mark Knopfler
Design [Sleeve Design] – Michael Rowe (3)
Drums – Pick Withers
Engineer – Neil Dorfsman
Engineer [Assistant] – Barry Bongiovi
Guitar – Hal Lindes
Keyboards – Alan Clark
Lacquer Cut By – RL* (tracks: A1, A2), HW* (tracks: B1 to B3)
Management – Damage Management
Mastered By – Robert Ludwig*
Photography By – Alan Lobel, Peter Cunningham (2)
Producer – Mark Knopfler
Programmed By [Synth Program] – Ed Walsh
Vibraphone [Vibes], Marimba – Mike Mainieri (tracks: A2, B2)
Vocals, Guitar – Mark Knopfler

Notes

Glossy inner sleeve with lyrics and general credits
Labels - Ⓟ 1982 Phonogram Ltd. (London)

Runouts:
- All stamped except for second Cat# & HW/RL
- MASTERDISK is always in upper case
- Equilateral triangle ▽ is always present NOT isosceles ∇
- HW/RL letters at the end of the runouts are often small caps but caps none the less

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 6359 109.1
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 6359 109.2
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): 63 5 91 09 A // 3 ▽ 1 3 0 6359109 - A MASTERDISK RL
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): 63 5 91 09 B // 2 ▽ 1 3 0 7 2 6359109 - B-UK MASTERDISK HW
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): 6 3 5 9 1 0 9 A // 2 ▽ 1 3 0 1 13 . 1 6359109 - A - UK - 1 MASTERDISK HW
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): 6 3 5 9 1 0 9 B // 3 ▽ ***** 1 3 0 1 1 6359109 - B MASTERDISK RL

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Love Over Gold (LP, Album, Stereo)	Vertigo	6359 109	Netherlands	1982
Recently Edited	Love Over Gold (Cassette, Album, Stereo)	Vertigo	7150 109	UK	1982
Recently Edited	Love Over Gold (LP, Album, Stereo)	Vertigo	6359 109	France	1982
	Love Over Gold (LP, Album, Stereo, Digital Mastering)	Vertigo	6359 109	Germany	1982
Recently Edited	Love Over Gold (LP, Album, Swirl Labels)	Vertigo	6359 109	India	1982

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Reviews

stuclark1977 Feb 1, 2025
Edited one month ago
Thanks to MK for the insistence of high quality throughout the career, bringing Audiophile quality sound to the masses at a forever affordable price. Lovely separation as usual & the classic warmth without losing detail. A joy to listen to……… when you ca turn it up & get ‘More Lovely’ rather than ‘Noise’ lol.

Superb.
voicesofvinyl Jul 5, 2024
I found a VG copy of this for a good price and even though I want a NM copy, I thought I would try it out to see how it sounded. Even with the odd noise here and there on my copy, the mastering is truly incredible on this LP. I will 100% be looking to upgrade my copy with a cleaner pressing.
Tothy Feb 18, 2023
I have this pressing and it does sound amazing however mine is stamped RL side B and HW side A all other matrix info is identical never seen another one like it,not listed on Discogs either
VinylWire Dec 29, 2022
Edited 2 years ago
Amazing sound quality on this release. Pressing is very good too.
I made two needledrops of two of the tracks from this vinyl record - You can find them on the right side in the videos - Under the names:
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (1982 UK Vinyl)
Dire Straits - Industrial Disease (1982 UK Vinyl)
luke_hardaker Dec 3, 2022
With NM copies kicking around at £10-12 this is possibly the best value true audiophile wax out there. The clarity and separation of instruments and vocals is sublime.
Knopflers delicate guitar work is there to savour in all its glory through Private Investigations.

This is sound engineering at its most perfect…
Vinyl_Dynamics Nov 20, 2022
I bought this pressing in NM condition and it’s the best that I’ve ever heard this album. Period.
porkpie_hat Aug 18, 2022
Get yourself a NM or Mint copy of this 1982 UK pressing when you can still get it cheap. You won't be dissapointed.
JazzElectronicus Oct 31, 2021
It does have an excellent sound, but I have never liked Dire Straights, or this record. The second half of side two is much better.

I can remember trying to explore mellow music and being recommended this record around the time it came out. The person who recommended this said most of the music I was looking for was old. Guy was literally half blind. Nice guy but didn't have a clue, and he worked in a record shop. Duh!
Why not recommend Eno, or some mellow jazz, Classical. Shaking my head.
hobbers1984 Oct 26, 2020
I've inherited an LP of LOG with an embossed gold star on the back cover, anyone know anything about this version. its marked 6359 109 (Vertigo) and the gold star is positioned above the track listing?
RC_67 Jan 20, 2020
the album that introduced me to the compact disc i couldn't believe how clear it was