ðɪ ˈælbəm wʌz ɹᵻmˈæstɚd ænd ɹiːˈɪʃuːd wɪððə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə dˈaɪɚ stɹˈeɪts kˈæɾɐlˌɑːɡ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv ðə wˈɜːld aʊtsˈaɪd ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ dᵻlˈiːɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd ɹᵻplˈeɪst baɪ ɐnˈʌðɚ kˌɑːmpɪlˈeɪʃən, sˈʌltənz ʌv swˈɪŋ: ðə vˈɛɹi bˈɛst ʌv dˈaɪɚ stɹˈeɪts.
The album was remastered and reissued with the rest of the Dire Straits catalogue in 1996 for most of the world outside the United States, before being deleted in 1998 and replaced by another compilation, Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits.