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Title: Dire Straits – Love Over Gold
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre: 1982, Classic Rock
Matrix #: 6359 109
Condition: VG+ (clean copy)
Cultural Facts:
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Mark Knopfler came out of Newcastle working-class life and London pub rooms, bringing storyteller realism into early-’80s rock.
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Early-’80s UK recession era—unemployment and street tension—fed a public hunger for narratives about dignity, risk, and escape.
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A period when rock leaned “cinematic”: long-form narratives and atmosphere mirroring film culture and a widening gap between rich and broke.
Price Suggestions:
NM: $18–$28
VG+: $14–$22
VG: $10–$16
G: $6–$10
12/30/25 tc
