 | Kill To Get Crimson (CD&DVD) by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £12.20 / Used from: £7.25 The latest album from Mark is an absolutely lovely set of folk-infused tunes, with some beautiful guitar tones and thoughtful lyrics, and has a different sound to previous albums. Mellow and heartfelt
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![Mark Knopfler Emmylou Harris - Real Live Roadrunning [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51g1qylJ5lL._SL75_.jpg) | Mark Knopfler Emmylou Harris - Real Live Roadrunning [2006]
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £12.90 This is Mark's first new live DVD/video for some ten years. Filmed in Los Angeles in June 2006, it captures the tail end of Mark and Emmylou's great tour of Europe and the USA - an excellent show.
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 | All The Road Running by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £8.40 / Used from: £4.49 Mark and Emmylou first recorded together in 1999 for a Hank Williams tribute. After seven years of occasional sessions, this is the result. It is a terrific album and was well worth the long wait!
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 | Shangri-La by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £8.40 / Used from: £5.43 In recent years, MK has found a knack for writing very intimate, heartwarming music. This album is a beautiful example - a lovely warm sound throughout thanks to the simple production.
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 | The Ragpicker's Dream by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.50 This was where it all started for me - the album that got me into MK's music big time. Again, wonderfully relaxed and the music is very earthy and intimate.
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 | Sailing To Philadelphia by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.91 This could be argued to be MK's most Straits-like album. It was more 'mainstream' than his other records, but still it has that earthier sound. His most successful so far.
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 | Golden Heart by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.76 When MK opened his solo career with this album, you immediately noticed that he was getting back to his roots. It's a superb record, very well produced, relaxed as ever and some beautiful guitar solos
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![One Take Radio Sessions [Us Import]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NCJYW1Y6L._SL75_.jpg) | One Take Radio Sessions [Us Import] by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £16.60 A treat of a mini-album, MK and band recorded these songs at the Shangri-La studios as 'live' sessions, which indeed is the basic concept of much of his solo material.
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 | Dire Straits by Dire Straits
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.22 The early Straits material had a raw, earthy edge. It wasn't produced heavily, and there was little evidence of effects processing and synths. For a debut album, this is fantastic. Great songwriting.
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 | Communique by Dire Straits
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.30 This record has been criticised somewhat. People think it didn't progress enough from the debut, but it is a solid recording. It's quite relaxed and laid back, and it is among many fans favourites.
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 | Making Movies by Dire Straits
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.27 Here, Mark began to experiment with his songwriting a bit. The production/engineering is still quite basic, but it was certainly a progression. Notably the first album MK produced.
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 | Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
Buy new: £4.54 / Used from: £2.50 This was a radical departure for the Straits - the music became more experimental, it was darker and was produced much more heavliy. It was an important album that seriously developed their sound.
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 | Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition by Dire Straits
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £5.84 What can I say? This is a truly phenomenal album - a landmark in the history of popular music. It just has that unique sound. A masterpiece.
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 | On Every Street by Dire Straits
Buy new: £4.46 / Used from: £0.84 Probably my favourite Straits record. It was their last studio album, and a great way to end. It's a reflective album, which brought us closer to what MK is doing on his solo albums. A terrific album.
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 | Alchemy - Dire Straits Live - Two CD Set by Dire Straits
Buy new: £8.40 / Used from: £7.31 This was recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1983, when they were promoting the LOG album and, like that album, they were experimenting live as well. Features the phenomenal live version of 'Sultans'
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 | On The Night by Dire Straits
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £1.16 And so came the final world tour, promoting the wonderful On Every Street album. The shows were reflective and emotional, and that comes out on this disc. I'd say it's Dire Straits at their best live.
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 | Dire Straits - on the Night
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £7.80 The DVD accompaniment to the album of the same name. Features a few extra tracks and of course MK playing that beautiful custom Pensa MKI. What a sound that instrument makes!
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 | Mark Knopfler - a Night in London by Mark Knopfler
Buy new: £11.44 / Used from: £9.86 Unfortunately, the incredible live version of Sultans of Swing, as well as Money for Nothing have been taken off the DVD re-release, but it's still a fantastic gig. MK's first solo performance.
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 | Missing... Presumed Having A Good Time by The Notting Hillbillies
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.42 After the Brothers in Arms tour, MK felt the need to get back to roots. He did this by forming the Hillbillies; a group of musical friends who often get together to play songs from this lovely album.
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![Private Investigations [The Best of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/513Z8GCR3EL._SL75_.jpg) | Private Investigations [The Best of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler] by Mark Knopfler Dire Straits
Buy new: £12.64 This compilation has all the essentials from a man who has kept the quality of his music at the top for nearly 30 years. Don't bother with the 1 CD version as some vital tracks have been missed off.
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