Dire Straits / Communiqué
Artist Dire Straits
Title Communiqué
Released 15.06.1979
Format LP
Original Pressing Yes
Condition Cover EX
Condition Record EX
Label Vertigo
Catalog No 6360 170
Country Germany
Primary Genre Rock
Number of Tracks 9
Playing Time 42:40
Tracks
A1. Once Upon a Time in the West (5:24)
A2. News (4:13)
A3. Where Do You Think You're Going? (3:50)
A4. Communiqué (5:50)
B1. Lady Writer (3:44)
B2. Angel of Mercy (4:35)
B3. Portobello Belle (4:31)
B4. Single-Handed Sailor (4:40)
B5. Follow Me Home (5:53)
Album Notes On labels:
Made in West Germany
℗ 1979 Phonogram Ltd.
On cover:
Printed in West Germany

Also released with red labels (Communiqué) and GEMA boxed on labels (Communiqué).
Also released with different runout variants: this one with 320 stamp for PRS

there are different versions of runouts with "BH" (for Bobby Hata) in it: Dire Straits - Communiqué (side 1: BH, side 2: 320)
Dire Straits - Communiqué (side 1: 320, side 2: BH)
Dire Straits - Communiqué (both sides BH)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Label Code: LC 1633
  • Rights Society: GEMA
  • Other (Back cover): 5018
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side A): AA 6360 170.1 Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Label side B): AA 6360 170.2 Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 1): 10 AA6360170 1Y
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 1): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, etched BSK-1-3330 BH, variant 2): 10 AA6360170 1Y F C 1 BSK-1-3330 BH
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, etched BSK-2-3330 BH, variant 2): 10 AA6360170 2Y G M 4 BSK-2-3330 BH
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 5): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 HR
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, etched BSK-2-3330, variant 5): 1 C S BH ⑨ 10 AA6360170 2Y BSK-2-3330
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 6): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 5 ? K
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, stamped, variant 6): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 3 K K
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, stamped, variant 7): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 5 L O
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, [stamped] & etched, variant 7): ⑨ [10 AA6360170 2Y] BH [3 I V] BSK-2-3330
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, [stamped] & etched, variant 8): ⑨ 10 AA6360170 1Y BH 1 C U BSK-1-3330
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, [stamped] & etched, variant 8): ⑨ 10 AA6360170 2Y BH 1 C R BSK-1-3330
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 9): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 3 W G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 9): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 2A Y F
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 10): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 S F 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 10): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 4 B G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 11): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 2 G L
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 11): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 3 U I
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 12): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 3 G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 12): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 2A DM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 13): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 2 M
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 13): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 2 G
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 14): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 A6 X1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched BSK-2-3330 BH, variant 14): ⑨ 10 AA6360170 2Y 1 PN BSK-2-3330 BH
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 15): 10 AA6360170 1Y//2 320 7 U K
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 15): 10 AA6360170 2Y//2 320 A2 N I
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