The album was produced by Muff Winwood, and engineered by Rhett Davies,assisted by Greg Cobb David played a black Fender Stratocaster and a Harmony Sovereign acoustic guitar. He also used a black Telecaster Thinline (serial number 226254) on " Setting Me Up". He played his 1938 National Style O 14 fret guitar (serial number B1844) on "Water of Love" and "Wild West End". Knopfler used a few guitars for the recording, including a pair of red Fender Stratocasters-one from 1961 (serial number 68354) and one from 1962 (serial number 80470). Recording ĭire Straits was recorded at Basing Street Studios in London from 13 February to 5 March 1978. Two months later, Dire Straits signed a recording contract with the Vertigo Records division of Phonogram Inc. Gillett liked what he heard and started playing "Sultans of Swing" on his show. The band respected Gillett and sought out his advice. They took the tape to disc jockey Charlie Gillett, who had a radio show called "Honky Tonk" on BBC Radio London. After a few months of rehearsals, the band borrowed enough money to record a five-song demo, which included the song "Sultans of Swing". Brinsley Schwarz, a friend of Mark's, helped give the group their name, a reference to their financial situation. They recruited drummer Pick Withers and began rehearsing.
In 1977, Mark, John and David decided to form a band. Following a divorce and struggling financially, Mark moved into his brother David's flat, where John Illsley also lived.
Wanting to pursue a career in music, he took a teaching position at Loughton College while playing music at night, performing with pub bands around town, including Brewer's Droop and Cafe Racers. After graduating from university with a degree in English, Mark Knopfler took a job writing for the Yorkshire Evening Post. Dire Straits came about through a musical collaboration between brothers Mark and David Knopfler.
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