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Does anyone know what painting is on the cover? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.61.42.182 (talk) 16:58, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

terrible grammer[edit]

Am I the only person who has noticed this poor use of the English language?... "The album was remastered and released with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 to most of the world excluding the U.S. and on 19 September 2000 in the United States. For 2010 release of an anniversary album is planned. It will be devoted the 30 anniversary of the edition of a vinyl." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.215.40.36 (talk) 07:05, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

terrible spelling also.

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Start-Class criteria:

Y An infobox.
Y A lead section giving an overview of the album.
Y A track listing.
Y Reference to at least primary personnel by name.
Y Categorisation at least by artist and year.

B-Class criteria:
Y All of Start class criteria.
Y A reasonably complete infobox, including cover art.
Y At least one section of prose (in addition to the lead section).
Y A track listing containing track lengths and authors for all songs.
Y A "personnel" section listing performers, including guest musicians.
Y A casual reader should learn something about the album.

C-Class criteria:
Y All of B-Class criteria.
N A completed infobox, including cover art and most technical details.
N A full list of personnel, including technical personnel and guest musicians.
N No obvious issues with sourcing, including the use of blatantly improper sources.
N No significant issues exist to hamper readability, although it may not rigorously follow WP:MOS.

--Cdl obelix (talk) 21:34, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Guitar[edit]

In this article: He played his 1938 National Style O 14 fret guitar
in Sultans of Swing article: The music for "Sultans of Swing" was composed by Mark Knopfler on a National Steel guitar

--Palapa (talk) 23:11, 5 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Release date[edit]

The stated release date of October 7, 1978 can't be right, as the album hit the UK album charts the week of July 22. Browsing online a date of June 8 is most commonly stated, although I don't know if any of those could be cited. PatConolly (talk) 00:09, 28 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]