![]() ![]() This gimmick paid off quite well for Dire Straits, with the album becoming the first to sell more copies on CD than on vinyl, making it one of two major killer apps for the CD format (the other being a reissue of Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon). Indeed, up until 2006, all vinyl releases of Brothers in Arms cut a few minutes off of most of the songs (this only changed when Vertigo Records realized they could just release the uncut version as a double LP, but at the time of its original release, double albums were considered commercially unviable in the wake of the relative underperformance of Fleetwood Mac's Tusk compared to Rumours). In fact, its CD release is notable as the album was specifically designed to take advantage of the format's strengths compared to the then-well-established gramophone record: not only was every song recorded digitally (though mixing was still done with analog equipment), but the fact that the majority of the tracks were Epic Rocking meant that it was impossible to fit the full album onto a single record. It's one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and was one of the first albums by a major act to be released on CD concurrently with the LP release (barring indie titles, most CD releases early in the format's life were of albums that had already been out for at least a couple of years). It became a massive million-seller thanks to the title track, "Walk of Life", "Your Latest Trick" and the song "Money for Nothing", which was noted for its criticism of MTV. ![]() It was released through Vertigo Records in the UK and Warner (Bros.) Records in the US on. Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album recorded by British rock band Dire Straits. ![]()
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