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2LP – Limited 25th AnniversaryEdition 180g ClearVinyl.

Its reissue time for Sailing To Philadelphia, the second solo album from Mark Knopfler. On Sept. 26, the Dire Straits frontmans 2000 release will be available in its first ever pressing on clear vinyl.

Knopfler recorded Sailing To Philadelphia in Nashville, co-producing it alongside Chuck Ainlay. The album features guest appearances from several of Knopflers famous peers including James Taylor, Van Morrison, the Squeeze duo of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, and the pairing of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings. It includes the single What It Is, a hit on Billboards Adult Alternative chart and around the world. Taylor guests on the title track, while Morrison joins Knopfler for the lovely The Last Laugh.

Rolling Stone praised Sailing To Philadelphia for tapping into the grandeur of prime Dire Straits. Arriving four years after his Knopflers solo debut album Golden Heart, after his work on the soundtrack albums for Wag the Dog and Metroland, Sailing To Philadelphia is a favourite among Knopflers fan base and was especially successful in continental Europe. It topped the album charts in Germany, Italy, Norway, and Switzerland and is certified double Platinum in Europe. Its Gold-certified in several other nations including the U.S. and U.K.

Born in Glasgow, raised near Newcastle, and based in London, Knopfler is world-renowned as a guitarist and singer-songwriter, both for his solo catalog and his extensive work as the leader of Dire Straits. In 2024 he released One Deep River, his 10th solo album. With Dire Straits, Knopfler graced the world with enduring hits such as the projects 1978 debut single Sultans of Swing and 1985s Money For Nothing. The latter track topped the Billboard Hot 100, and its pioneering computer-animated music video was a mainstay of MTV.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. What It Is
2. Sailing To Philadelphia
3. Who’s Your Baby Now

Side B
4. Baloney Again
5. The Last Laugh
6. Do America
7. Silvertown Blues

Side C
8. El Macho
9. Prairie Wedding
10. Wanderlust

Side D
11. Speedway At Nazareth
12. Junkie Doll
13. Sands Of Nevada
14. One More Matinee