Dire Straits - Making Movies (Numbered 180g 45RPM Vinyl 2LP) - Music Direct

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Last updated 01 juin 2024

Dire Straits - Making Movies (Numbered 180g 45RPM Vinyl 2LP) - Music Direct

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1980 ) 2014 EU reissue on 180g LP+LP = Making Movies, features Tunnel of Love, Romeo and Juliet and Solid Rock , among Mark Knopfler's finest