Local Hero (studio album) by Mark Knopfler

Local Hero by Mark Knopfler
Year: 1983
Overall rank: 36,431st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
70/100 (from 21 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1983 (438th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (4,575th)
Award Best albums of all time (36,431st)
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Mark Knopfler - Local Hero 180G Audiophile Vinyl LP, Numbered MFSL
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Mark Knopfler - Local Hero LP Warner Bros. 1-23827 1983 Press Dire Straits VG+
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Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes Going Home Theme From Local Hero (Vinyl)
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Mark Knopfler bestography

Local Hero is ranked 12th best out of 17 albums by Mark Knopfler on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Mark Knopfler is Sailing To Philadelphia which is ranked number 4200 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 338.

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From 10/01/2018 02:24
A bit ethereal and some Celtic folk moments. Sort of Dire Straits filtered through Windham Hill. Gerry Rafferty joins in on lead vocal for "The Way It Always Starts", one of the album highlights. And Mark can sure pick. A very pleasant listen.
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Not much singing in this album. Very good instrumentals throughout, though.
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Best Albums of 1983
1. Murmur by R.E.M.
2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
3. Power, Corruption & Lies by New Order
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