{"product_id":"making-movies-national-album-day-2024","title":"Making Movies (National Album Day 2024)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the most iconic groups of the late 20th century, Dire Straits established their timeless sound from the\nmoment they first appeared on the London gig circuit, in 1977. With faultless musicianship and memorable songs\nthat quickly connected with music lovers, it was clear the group would set their own path, proving that, even amid\nthe new-wave era, classic songwriting would never go out of fashion.\nAfter three years of relentless hard work, touring, writing and recording their music, the group entered the 1980s\nwell on their way to becoming the biggest-selling band in the world. That year’s Making Movies album would also\nmake its presence felt on the silver screen, thanks to the inclusion of the UK No.8 single ‘Romeo And Juliet’ – later\nused in films such as Empire Records, Hot Fuzz and I, Tonya – and live favourite ‘Tunnel Of Love’, which featured in\nthe 1982 Richard Gere film, An Officer and a Gentleman. Dire Straits’ frontman, Mark Knopfler, would later explain\nto The Times how satisfying it was to write ‘Tunnel Of Love’: “It’s the moment when you know you’re really on to\nsomething,” he said. “There’s a certain part of the song that I call the breakdown and when I got there I could feel\nthe drums, the piano, all the things that I wanted all the instruments to do. When you get to that state, there’s a\nstrange sense of one thing following another, of elements falling into place quite naturally.”\nPaying extra attention to those elements, this half-speed master of Making Movies has been overseen by Miles\nShowell at Abbey Road Studios, in London, resulting in a cut that has a superior high-frequency response (treble)\nand very solid and stable stereo images. Pressed on 180g vinyl, it comes with alternative artwork that swaps the\nred and the blue of the original album sleeve, plus a printed inner sleeve, a “Half-Speed Master”-branded obi-strip\nand an Abbey Road certificate of authenticity.\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UMR","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50532340171083,"sku":"2221522","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Dire_Straits_-_Making_Movies_Packshot__Obi_4164d945_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728120110","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/making-movies-national-album-day-2024","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}