Even if they had heard the demo being played over the London airwaves that night, it?s doubtful they would have believed what was happening all around town?
In the liner notes to the 1995 CD ?Dire Straits: Live at the BBC,? Charlie Gillett writes: ?The phones went on ringing for a week. Among the callers were several A&R men who wanted to know who that band was, ?you know, that one which sounded so American.? But although several personally loved the group?s sound, most couldn?t convince themselves or their superiors that the rest of the world would agree.? Ultimately, Phonogram signed Dire Straits under the Vertigo label, and their self-titled album would be recorded seven months later. It eventually hit the U.S. Billboard charts and climbed its way to the #2 spot, with ?Sultans of Swing? capturing the hearts of millions worldwide.
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