DIRE STRAITS

Είδος μουσικής : Rock

Σχηματίστηκαν : 1977, Deptford, London, Αγγλία 

Μέλη : Mark Knopfler (φωνητικά, κιθάρα) (βλ. επίσης ΕΔΩ), David Knopfler (κιθάρα, φωνητικά, 1977-1980), John Illsley (μπάσο, φωνητικά), Pick Withers (ντραμς, 1977-1982) (βλ. επίσης ΕΔΩ), Hal Lindes (κιθάρα, 1980-1985), Alan Clark (πλήκτρα, 1980-1995), Terry Williams (ντραμς, 1982-1986) (βλ. επίσης ΕΔΩ), Guy Fletcher (πλήκτρα, φωνητικά, 1983-1995) (βλ. επίσης ΕΔΩ), Jack Sonni (κιθάρα, 1985-1986)

Δισκογραφία *: 

1. Dire Straits (1978)
2. Communique (1979)

3. Live (The Warner Bros. Music Show) (1979)
4. Making movies (1980)

5. Dire Straits (1981)

6. Love over gold (1982)

7. B.B.C. Rock Hour # 345 (Version "A") (1982)

8. Retro Rock (1982)

9. B.B.C. Rock Hour # 345 (Version "B") (1982)
10. Alchemy - Live (1983)

11. Album De Oro (1983)

12. Alchemy - Dire Straits Live Part One (1984)

13. B.B.C. Rock Hour # 512 (Version "A") (1984)

14. Alchemy - Dire Straits Live Part Two (1984)
15. Brothers in arms (1985)

16. King Biscuit Flower Hour: Live in San Antonio Part Two (1985)

17. Dire Straits (1985)

18. From Dire Straits to Brothers In Arms (1985)

19. A Choice Selection from Dire Straits (1985)

20. Profile '86 - Dire Straits (1986)

21. King Biscuit Flower Hour: Dire Straits - A Retrospective (1986)

22. Dire Straits / Mark Knopfler – ExtendeDancEPlay / Comfort And Joy (Music From The Film) (1986)

23. Todo De Dire Straits (1986)

24. The King Biscuit Flower Hour (1987)

25. From 'Dire Straits' to 'Brothers in Arms' (1987)
26. Money for nothing (1988)

27. Legends of Rock 1989: The Legend of Dire Straits, Part One (October 23-27, 1989) (1989)

28. Legends Of Rock 1989: The Legend Of Dire Straits, Part Two (October 30 - November 3, 1989)

29. Masters of Rock - Broadcast 1/16-1/31/89 (1989)

30. Classic CDs: Brothers in arms (1990)
31. On every street (1991)

32. Classic Albums - Brothers in arms (1991)

33. On Every Street: The Dire Straits Story (1991)

34. Until September (1991)

35. Timothy White's Rock Stars (1992)

36. "Dire Straits" In The Studio (1992)

37. Best (1992)

38. Why worry (1992)
39. On the night (1993)

40. In The Studio "Dire Straits" (1993)
41. Live at the BBC (1995)

42. Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits – DJ Sampler (1996)

43. In The Studio "Dire Straits" (1997)

44. King Biscuit Flower Hour (1998)

45. Dire Straits 20th. Anniversary (1998)

46. Superstar Concert Series (1998)

47. Sultans Of Swing (The very best of Dire Straits) (1998)

48. Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits – Up close (2000)

49. Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler – Superstar Concert Series (2002)

50. Mark Knopfler / Dire Straits – Off The Record Classic (2004)

51. In The Studio Making Movies / Shangri-La (2004)
52. Private investigations - The best of DIRE STRAITS & Mark Knopfler (2005)

53. In The Studio "Private Investigations: Best Of Pt 1 & 2" (2005)

54. Off The Record Classic (2008)

55. New collection (2008)

56. Sultans of Swing: Live in Germany (2008)

57. The Studio Albums 1978 - 1991 (2013)

58. Honky Tonk Demos (2015)

59. Live on Air: 1995 Radio Broadcast (2016)

60. The Complete Collection (2018)

61. San Francisco 1979: Classic Radio Broadcast (2018)

62. Down Under (2019)

63. Live in Nîmes 1992 (2020)

64. Greatest Hits Live (2020)

65. Sultans of San Francisco (2020)

66. Live 1978-1992 (2023)

*από: www.discogs.com/

πηγές : 

1. "The Great Rock Discography" by Martin C. Strong (Canongate UK, 2002)
2. The All Music Guide
3. https://www.markknopfler.com/

4. www.discogs.com/

5. www.rateyourmusic.com/

Απόδοση στα ελληνικά : Δημήτρης Μ. Χανιωτάκης