Dire Straits – Brothers In Arms (1985) [Japanese SHM-SACD 2014] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz}

Brothers in Arms brought the atmospheric, jazz-rock inclinations of Love Over Gold into a pop setting, resulting in a surprise international best-seller. Of course, the success of Brothers in Arms was helped considerably by the clever computer-animated video for “Money for Nothing,” a sardonic attack on MTV. But what kept the record selling was Mark Knopfler’s increased sense of pop songcraft — “Money for Nothing” had an indelible guitar riff, “Walk of Life” is a catchy up-tempo boogie variation on “Sultans of Swing,” and the melodies of the bluesy “So Far Away” and the down-tempo, Everly Brothers-style “Why Worry” were wistful and lovely. Dire Straits had never been so concise or pop-oriented, and it wore well on them. Though they couldn’t maintain that consistency through the rest of the album — only the jazzy “Your Latest Trick” and the flinty “Ride Across the River” make an impact — Brothers in Arms remains one of their most focused and accomplished albums, and in its succinct pop sense, it’s distinctive within their catalog.

Tracklist:
01. So Far Away
02. Money For Nothing
03. Walk Of Life
04. Your Latest Trick
05. Why Worry?
06. Ride Across The River
07. The Man’s Too Strong
08. One World
09. Brothers In Arms

DSD flat transferred from UK original analogue master tapes by Mick McKenna and Richard Whittaker at FX Copyroom, London, in 2014.
Edited in DSD by MasaruTakagi (SIProject) at Sunrise Studio, Tokyo in 2014.

SACD ISO

mqs.link_DireStraitsBrthersInArms1985Japan2014SHMSACDIS.part1.rar
mqs.link_DireStraitsBrthersInArms1985Japan2014SHMSACDIS.part2.rar
mqs.link_DireStraitsBrthersInArms1985Japan2014SHMSACDIS.part3.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_DireStraitsBrthersInArms1985Japan2014FLAC2488.2.rar