Dire Straits - Dire Straits NIGHTWISH San Francisco-based artist Coatshek aka

San Francisco-based artist Coatshek aka Sheki Cicelsky took the opportunity to create original compositions

Only 300 copies for Europe pressed in this edition

a tribute to both personal loss and creative persistence

is a step into a psychedelic unknown future

"Mark E Smith a Rough Trade artist at the time once said to me

Dire Straits - Dire Straits NIGHTWISH San Francisco-based artist Coatshek akaDire Straits' arresting self titled debut arrived in the midst of punk's reign but couldn't have been further removed from the era's slash and burn style. Recorded in West London in February 1978, the band's tasteful, jazz inflected set embraces folk, blues, and pub rock while also tracing a direct line back to the beat oriented sound of early rock n' roll. Country and roots accents further distinguish the British quartet's stripped down music from