Dire Straits’ ‘Brothers In Arms,’ Mark Knopfler’s ‘Local Hero’ For Half-Speed Vinyl
Both albums have been remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

UMC/EMI have announced the March 19 release of half-speed vinyl masters of Dire Straits’ immortal 1985 album Brothers In Arms, and Mark Knopfler’s revered soundtrack to Bill Forsyth’s 1983 movie Local Hero.
Both albums have been remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. They will be available on 180gsm black vinyl with a series branded obi-strip and a certificate of authenticity from Abbey Road Studios. The double vinyl Brothers In Arms will have a full colour outer sleeve with printed inner sleeves; Local Hero will have a full colour outer sleeve with a facsimile of the original artwork.
The massively successful Brothers In Arms was Dire Straits’ fifth studio album. It went on to be one of the biggest-selling releases in recording history, with ten-times platinum status in the UK (the first record ever to achieve such status) and nine-times platinum in the US alone. It included the hits “Money For Nothing,” “Walk Of Life,” “So Far Away,” “Brothers In Arms” and “Your Latest Trick,” and won a BRIT Award for Best British Album and a Grammy for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. The 20th Anniversary Edition also won a Grammy for Best Surround Sound Album.
The half-speed vinyl masters of Brothers In Arms and Local Hero are released on March 19. Pre-order them here.
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