Maybe it's time to sum up all thoughts about the question why the album will not be released unit 2012:
- he's recording a double-album (one accoustic, the other electric) ==> dream
- there will be a tour in autumn/winter (DS-charity gigs or with the NHB?) ==> great
- it's gonna be a duet album with another well known musician (Gilmour, Clapton, Harris, Cale or Dylan..) ==> o.k.
- his wife is gonna have a baby ==> wonderful
my suggestions:
- there will be an album released in 2011 with b-sides an unrealesed material from the early Straits-stuff to Get Lucky ==> dream
- mark has to go to hospital doing a surgery concerning his problems on the last tour where he had to sit during performing or his doctor said that he should wait half a year to fully recover ==> get well soon
Let's keep on speculating....