{"product_id":"dire-straits-dire-straits-1","title":"Dire Straits – Dire Straits","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"312\" data-start=\"82\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"92\" data-start=\"82\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dire Straits – Dire Straits\u003cbr data-end=\"123\" data-start=\"120\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"153\" data-start=\"123\"\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1978, Rock, Classic Rock, London, England \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-end=\"232\" data-start=\"229\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"245\" data-start=\"232\"\u003eMatrix #:\u003c\/strong\u003e BSK 3266\u003cbr data-end=\"257\" data-start=\"254\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"271\" data-start=\"257\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG+, sounds great, some light marks (CC)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"333\" data-start=\"314\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"333\" data-start=\"314\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-end=\"846\" data-start=\"335\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"514\" data-start=\"335\" data-section-id=\"70ruro\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"360\" data-start=\"338\"\u003ePersonal Struggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mark Knopfler’s father fled Hungary in 1939 to escape the Nazis; that refugee history sat behind the band’s rise. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"684\" data-start=\"515\" data-section-id=\"1yb28lv\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"533\" data-start=\"518\"\u003eBand Drama:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tensions between Mark and his brother David later got so bad that David quit during the next album’s sessions. \u003cspan data-state=\"closed\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"846\" data-start=\"685\" data-section-id=\"1689lw\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-end=\"706\" data-start=\"688\"\u003eScene Ecology:\u003c\/strong\u003e “Sultans of Swing” first broke because DJ Charlie Gillett spun the demo after MCA had passed on them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e5\/11\/23 sc 4\/7\/2026 CC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44605437083835,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-4342125-1362273853-2430.jpg?v=1683832222","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/dire-straits-dire-straits-1","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}