Making Movies

Summary

Making Movies is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,922 views/month, #498 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• Making Movies's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Making Movies's genre is rock music^[4].
• Making Movies's genre is roots rock^[5].
• Making Movies was produced by Mark Knopfler^[6].
• Among the performers on Making Movies was Dire Straits^[7].
• Making Movies's record label is recorded as Vertigo Records^[8].
• Making Movies's record label is recorded as Warner Records Inc.^[9].
• Making Movies's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• Making Movies is part of Dire Straits' albums in chronological order^[11].
• Making Movies's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• Making Movies was distributed by compact disc^[13].
• Making Movies was distributed by 33 RPM 12" vinyl^[14].
• Making Movies was distributed by music streaming^[15].
• Making Movies was released on October 17, 1980^[16].
• Making Movies's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Making Movies'}^[17].
• Making Movies's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2259'}^[18].
• Making Movies's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+7'}^[19].
• Making Movies's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[20].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[21]

• First release date: 1980^[22]

• Genre(s): blues rock, classic rock, country rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock, roots rock^[23]

• Community tags: album rock, blues rock, classic rock, country rock, general rock, pop rock, progressive rock, rock, rock roll, roots rock^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5b0a15ce-8aa9-323b-8fb6-02b657756ba9^[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Making Movies was Dire Straits^[7]. It was produced by Mark Knopfler^[6].

Publication

Making Movies was released on October 17, 1980^[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include rock music^[4] and roots rock^[5]. It is part of Dire Straits' albums in chronological order^[11]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[13], 33 RPM 12" vinyl^[14], and music streaming^[15].

Why It Matters

Making Movies ranks in the top 0.82% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,922 views/month, #498 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]