In spite of the fact that Dire Straits have arisen while in England the punk rock and «a new wave», group music in which the American blues traditions were clearly traced used the greatest popularity, had so high "test" that, in essence, has defined a mainstream of fate of the eightieth years. Dire Straits the former teacher of the London university Mark Nopfler has collected.

The demo-tejp of the first single «Sultans Of Swing» was pleasant to radio listeners focused on rhythm ritm-end-bljuzRHYTHM and (R&AT private station Charlie Dzhilletta and has entered subsequently into the compilation let out by its private concern Oval «The Honky Tonk Demos». The success of a composition has provided to group the contract with firm Phonogram (when in 1978 this, apparently, the indisputable best seller has been let out by a separate single, it has held on in British Torahs 30 only one week). The debut album registered on the Bahamas under the direction of known American producers of Jerri Ueksler and Barry Bekett - at once after an exit the plate «Dire Straits» has entered in American Torahs 3, and in England was only a heel.

The success of new group has forced public to look to other to look at their first single - in 1979 «Sultans Of Swing» has already strongly located in American Torahs 5. Interest to Dire Straits in America was really huge, in the homeland group as if didn't notice (though and there «Sultans Of Swing» nevertheless has made the way in Torahs 10). «Communique», the second album of group, conceded previous, but, thanks to large-scale tours across the USA, and it has entered into charts.
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