Sourced from the original master tapes, Mobile Fidelity’s hybrid SACD of On Every Street present the album like it has always been meant to be experienced: in reference-grade sound. Recorded at AIR Studios in London, the album features all of the band’s sonic hallmarks — wide separation, visceral textures, seemingly limitless air, broad soundstages, atmospherics you can almost reach out and feel. Each of these elements is made more vibrant, physical, and lifelike on these reissues, which bring into transparent view Knopfler’s sculpted guitar lines, expressive tones, and laid-back vocals — as well as the balanced accompaniment from his band mates. These are versions on which you can hear the blossom and decay of individual notes, and picture the size and shape of the studio. Open-minded in its approaches and unconcerned with commercial expectations, On Every Street deserves nothing less.