When was sultans of swing release

It was a little deserted pub in Deptford where we were all living at the time — the pub was semi-deserted and the band were down at heel and it was just playing these Dixie standards of Louis Armstrong things, the way they always do.

You know they were rather tired little blokes in pullovers laughter at end. Knopfler, however, found the song he composed not very remarkable.

It might have happened Sultans of Swing would never be released, but luckily Knopfler took an other type of guitar, and that was, what changed everything. In an article on GuitarWorld. ISBN Molenda, Mike The Guitar Player Book. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN X. Rooksby, Rikky Backbeat Books. Oldfield, Mike Dire Straits. Sidgwick and Jackson.

Williams, Paul Rock and Roll: The Best Singles. Entwhistle Books. Wooldridge, Max Rock 'n' Roll London. Macmillan Publishers. Encyclopedia Wikia Explore. Wiki content. Current events Random article About Encyclopedia Wikia. Disclaimers Terms of use Updated Policy. Now that Sultans Of Swing was on constant rotation, record companies started to take note of this rumbling blues- rock tune about a rotten jazz band.

Within two months Dire Straits had been signed by Phonogram. They were then put into Basing Street Studios to record their debut album, under the auspices of producer Muff Winwood and engineer Rhett Davies. There was even a time when the demo was being considered as the one that was going to go out as a single.

Then things started to move with an almost haphazard momentum. Fan Feed. Universal Conquest Wiki. Belgium Singles Chart [5 ]. France SNEP [8 ]. German Singles Chart [9 ]. Ireland Singles Chart [10 ].

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