Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (FLAC+MP3) - 1988

Released in late 1988, as everyone was waiting for the follow-up for Brothers in Arms, the 12-track Money for Nothing does an adequate job of summarizing hits and highlights from Dire Straits. Since the group only released one studio album after this compilation, and that really didn't produce any blockbusters, Money for Nothing winds up being a pretty good career summary. Far from perfect, though: too many album rock hits, such as "Expresso Love" and "Skateaway," are missing, plus there're two live cuts and the new cut "Where Do You Think You're Going?" doesn't go anywhere. Discounting these, the remainder of the compilation does hit many of the big songs, relying heavily on Brothers in Arms. Sultans of Swing, the post-On Every Street collection, is a better overview, yet this still has enough of the best-known tracks to satisfy the majority of casual fans.

Tracklist:

1. Sultans Of Swing - 5:46
2. Down To The Waterline - 4:01
3. Portobello Belle (Live) - 4:34
4. Twisting By The Pool (Remix) - 3:31
5. Tunnel Of Love - 8:11
6. Romeo and Juliet - 5:56
7. Where Do You Think You're Going? - 3:31
8. Walk Of Life - 4:08
9. Private Investigations - 5:50
10. Telegraph Road (Live Remix) - 11:59
11. Money For Nothing - 4:06
12. Brothers In Arms - 4:50

Tracks 1-2 originally released on the album Dire Straits.
Track 3 previously unreleased. Outtake from the album Alchemy.
Track 4 previously released as a single & EP.
Tracks 5-6 previously released on the album Making Movies.
Track 7 previously unreleased. Original mix is on the album Communique.
Track 8 previously released on the album Brothers in Arms.
Track 9 full-length version originally released on the album Love over Gold.
Track 10 previously unreleased. Original mix is on the album Alchemy.
Tracks 11-12 previously unreleased. Original mixes are on the album Brothers in Arms.

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