{"product_id":"dire-straits-discography-tube-map","title":"Dire Straits Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for Dire Straits fans who assume this is Mark Knopfler's story, because the map spans fourteen albums, and the only line that reaches all of them belongs to John Illsley. They own the records already. His family commissioned this one as a gift for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Produced unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from the 1978 debut to VIII in 2022, with the six Dire Straits albums and John Illsley's eight solo records set in release order together rather than separated.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Dire Straits discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterleaving the two catalogues is what makes this map worth hanging. Illsley's solo records were coming out during the Dire Straits years and have continued for decades since, and putting them in sequence shows one continuous working life rather than a band and an afterword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing asked to make it as a family gift is the reason it exists at all. The full story on your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Illsley is credited on all fourteen albums. Mark Knopfler is on eight: the six Dire Straits records plus two of Illsley's solo albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe founding line-up thins out fast. David Knopfler plays on the first two albums only, and Pick Withers plays drums on the first four before the band moves on without him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan Clark and Guy Fletcher arrive on keyboards and run long lines through the later Dire Straits records and into the solo catalogue, and Chris White, Phil Palmer and Danny Cummings all cross between the two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrothers in Arms carries the most precise credit on the whole print. Omar Hakim plays drums, tambourine and cowbell on every track, and Terry Williams is credited for the drum intro to Money for Nothing and nothing else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same album brings in Sting on vocals for that song, Michael and Randy Brecker on saxophone and trumpet for \"Your Latest Trick,\" Tony Levin on Chapman Stick, and Mike Mainieri on vibes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaking Movies pulls in Roy Bittan from the E Street Band on keyboards. On Every Street adds Vince Gill, Paul Franklin, Jeff Porcaro and Manu Katché.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solo albums are not a quiet postscript either. George Martin arranges and conducts strings on one of them, and Paul Brady, Greg Pearle, Sam Brown and Jerry Donahue all appear across the run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do I make each print?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many albums are on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFourteen. The six Dire Straits studio albums and John Illsley's eight solo records, in release order together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is on every album?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Illsley, and only John Illsley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy are the solo albums included?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause they were made across the same decades, and they are part of the same story. The map was commissioned by John Illsley's family as a gift for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho actually drums on Brothers in Arms?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOmar Hakim, on every track. Terry Williams is credited with the drum intro to \"Money for Nothing\" and \"Nothing More\", which is exactly the sort of thing a map like this makes visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Sting on it?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, for his vocals on \"Money for Nothing\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-icons-tube-maps\" title=\"music icons tube maps and discography art prints\"\u003eMusic Icons collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoy Bittan connects this map to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/bruce-springsteen-discography-map\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen discography tube map art print\"\u003eBruce Springsteen Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e, and George Martin to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/beatles-albums-in-order-map\" title=\"The Beatles discography tube map art print\"\u003eBeatles Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080254202231,"sku":"10-DIRE-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080254234999,"sku":"30-DIRE-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080254300535,"sku":"20-DIRE-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080254333303,"sku":"50-DIRE-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/dire-straits-art-print-music-map-unique-gift-for-fans-04.jpg?v=1778838295","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/it\/products\/dire-straits-discography-tube-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}