- Class ical , ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁An ni versary ▁Edition ▁won ▁another ▁Gram my ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁Best ▁S urr ound ▁Sound ▁Album , ▁and ▁also ▁won ▁Best ▁British ▁Album ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Brit ▁Awards . ▁Q ▁magazine ▁placed ▁the ▁album ▁at ▁number ▁ 5 1 ▁in ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Great est ▁British ▁Albums ▁Ever . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁among ▁ten ▁albums ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁best ▁British ▁album ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁ 3 0 ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁Brit ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ultimately ▁losing ▁to ▁( What ' s ▁the ▁Story ) ▁Mor ning ▁Gl ory ? ▁by ▁O asis . ▁ ▁Rec ording ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁was ▁recorded ▁from ▁October ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁at ▁A IR ▁Studios ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Mont ser rat , ▁a ▁British ▁over se as ▁territory ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁song writer ▁Mark ▁Kn opf ler ▁and ▁Neil ▁Dorf s man , ▁who ▁had ▁engine ered ▁Dire ▁Stra its ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁album ▁Love ▁over ▁Gold ▁and ▁Kn opf ler ' s ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁sound track ▁album ▁Local ▁Hero . ▁ ▁Brothers ▁in ▁Ar ms ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁albums ▁recorded ▁on ▁a ▁Sony ▁ 2 4 - track ▁digital ▁t ape ▁machine . ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁digital ▁recording ▁came ▁from ▁Kn