At a time when most pop music was still analog, bandleader Mark Knopfler insisted on a fully digital production (DDD) to achieve the highest possible sound quality.
Forty years later, the album's impact remains unmatched in British chart history, where it stands as the eighth best-selling album of all time. To celebrate its 40th anniversary, new editions have been released, including:
This month, Dire Straits' Brothers In Arms album, which includes its iconic track, Money For Nothing, turned 40. Money for Nothing