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The album includes some of Dire Straits’ best known songs. The album was remastered and reissued on CD with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 internationally, and on 19 September 2000 in the United States. The original CD version was released in 1984. In 1981, an identically named short film was released on VHS and Beta, as well as screened in some theatrical venues, consisting of three music videos directed by fashion/commercial photographer Lester Bookbinder, for "Romeo and Juliet", "Tunnel of Love" and "Skateaway". Making Movies was released on 17 October 1980 on LP and cassette formats. The title of the album is taken from a line in the song " Skateaway" and from the outtake "Making Movies". "Twisting by the Pool" was released on the ExtendedancEPlay EP on 10 January 1983 and reached the UK Top 20 when released as a single. Dire Straits expanded into a quintet when keyboard player Alan Clark and Californian guitarist Hal Lindes were recruited as full-time group members shortly after the album's release in October 1980.įour songs were recorded during the sessions but not released on the album: "Making Movies", "Suicide Towers", " Twisting by the Pool" and "Sucker for Punishment". The album sessions continued with Sid McGinnis on rhythm guitar, although he was uncredited on the album. David appears on video playing "Solid Rock" and "Les Boys" live in concert, but these performances preceded the recording. His guitar tracks were almost complete for the album, but were re-recorded by Mark. Jimmy Iovine and Mark Knopfler produced the album.ĭavid Knopfler left Dire Straits in August 1980 during the recording of the album, following heated arguments with his brother. Making Movies was recorded at the Power Station in New York from 20 June to 25 August 1980. Iovine had also worked on Springsteen's Born to Run and Darkness on the Edge of Town albums, and he was instrumental in recruiting E-Street Band keyboardist Roy Bittan for the Making Movies sessions. He contacted Jimmy Iovine after hearing Iovine's production on the song " Because the Night" by Patti Smith-a song co-written by Smith and Bruce Springsteen.
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After Dire Straits' Communiqué Tour ended on 21 December 1979 in London, Mark Knopfler spent the first half of 1980 writing the songs for the band's next album.