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Dire Straits — Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits — album cover

Known pressings

64 distinct releases are catalogued for this album. Year, country, label and catalogue number are what identify a pressing — match all four before you buy.

YearCountryLabelCatalogue #Format
1985AUVertigo824 499-2CD
1985CAVertigo824 499-2CD
1985CAVertigoVOG 1 335712" Vinyl
1985DEVertigo824 499-112" Vinyl
1985DEVertigo824 499-2CD — mastered by Bob Ludwig
1985FRVertigo824.499-112" Vinyl
1985GBVertigoVERH 2512" Vinyl
1985GBVertigoVERHC 25Cassette
1985JPVertigo28PP-100512" Vinyl
1985PTVertigo824 499‐112" Vinyl
1985USWarner Bros. Records1-25264, 9 25264-112" Vinyl
1985USWarner Bros. Records9 25264-2CD — made in Japan by Matsushita
1985USWarner Bros. Records9 25264-2, W2-25264CD
1986DEVertigo824 499-2CD — reissue, made by PDO
1987USWarner Bros. Records, RCA Direct Marketing, Inc.9 25264-2, D 114734CD — club edition
1990USWarner Bros. Records, BMG Direct9 25264-2, D114734CD — club edition
1991JPVertigoPHCR-1122CD
1991USWarner Bros. Records9 25264-2CD — SRC
1992RUЛадъLD – 23801512" Vinyl
1992XCSupraphon11 1669-2 311CD
1993BGVertigoCDP 108 (824499-2)CD
1996—Mercury RecordsR2 25264CD
1996AUMercury Records, Vertigo824 499-2CD
1996BRVertigo824 499-2CD — SBM remastered, made in Brazil
1996CAVertigoP2 24499CD
1996GBVertigo824 499-2CD — SBM remastered
1996JPVertigoPHCR-4291CD
1996XEVertigo824 499-2CD — BIEM MCPS,PMDC France, matrix code 824 499_2 70 L7
1996ZAVertigoMMTCD 1961CD
2000HKUniversal5483572CD — XRCD2
2000USWarner Bros. Records9 47773-2CD
2001RUCD‐MaximumCDM 0101-578CD
2005USWarner Bros. Records49377-2DualDisc (CD side) — 20th anniversary edition
2005XEVertigo9871497Hybrid SACD — 20th anniversary edition limited edition digipak
2005XEVertigo9871498Hybrid SACD (CD layer) — 20th anniversary edition
2006USWarner Bros. Records49 377-112" Vinyl — 180 gram
2008JPUniversal InternationalUICY-93733CD
2008USWarner Bros. Records—Digital Media
2011JPVertigoUICY-25011SHM-CD
2011XEVertigo533 545-6CD
2013USMobile Fidelity Sound LabUDSACD 2099Hybrid SACD (CD layer) — special edition
2014JPVertigoUICY-40055SHM-CD
2014JPVertigoUIGY-9547SHM-SACD
2014XEPhonogram, Vertigo375290712" Vinyl — 180 gram, pressed by GZ Digital Media
2015USMobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-44112" Vinyl
2016JPVertigoUIGY-15008SACD
2017USWarner Bros. Records—Digital Media — MQA 24/44.1, Warner Remasters logo with brown background
2018JPUniversal InternationalUICY-40208HQCD — Hi-Res CD MQA x UHQCD
2019USMobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-44112" Vinyl
2019XEVertigo375290712" Vinyl — 180 gram, pressed by MPO
2021—Universal UMC[none]Digital Media — remastered 1996
2021XEVertigoARHSDLP00412" Vinyl — Abbey Road Studios half-speed master
2021XWMercury Records—Digital Media — remastered 1996
2025—UMC—Digital Media — 40th anniversary, Apple digital master
2025—Rhino, Warner Records—Digital Media — 40th anniversary
2025GBMercury Records, Vertigo, Universal Music Recordings7571134Blu-ray — limited edition, SDE exclusive
2025XEUniversal Music Recordings, Mercury Records, Vertigo00602475650898, 7565089CD — 40th anniversary edition
2025XEUMC[none]Digital Media — 40th anniversary, remastered
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——Vertigo824 499-2CD — made in France by PDO, GEMA

Showing the 60 earliest of 64 catalogued releases.

What to hunt

Ten editions worth chasing for this album, from the original first pressing to promo and audiophile issues.