Making Movies is one of my favorite Dire Straits albums. So when there is news of a limited edition special release of it my ears prick up. When released in 1980 it was their third album.

Brothers in Arms,’ which sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, was re-released on its anniversary in May ...

Dire Straits became a byword for a certain sort ... as the band gathered in New York to record their third album, Making Movies. According to Bicknell, three years of constant work had left ...

The song would remain a staple of Dire Straits’ live set; it featured prominently in an epic version, opening their 1984 live album (see below). “Tunnel of Love” from Making Movies (1980 ...

Eventually, Knopfler formed Dire Straits in London in 1977 at the age of 28, with his younger brother, David, who left during the making of the band's third album Making Movies. In November 1984 ...