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THE POLICE HISTORY
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 The police consists of:
- Stewart Copeland, born Stewart Armstrong Copeland, on July 16, 1952 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA;
- Sting, born Gordon Matthew Sumner, on October 2, 1951 in Wallsend, Northumberland (Newcastle Upon Tyne) England .
- Andy Summers, born Andrew James Somers, on December 31, 1942 in Blackpool, England.
The Police was founded by American-born drummer Stewart Copeland in early 1977. After the demise of his progressive rock band Curved Air, Copeland was anxious to form a new three-piece group and join the burgeoning London punk scene. Singer-bassist Sting and guitarist Henry Padovani began rehearsing with Copeland in January, 1977, and they recorded their first Police single "Fallout/Nothing Achieving" the following month. In March and April, the threesome toured as a support act for Cherry Vanilla as well as Wayne County & the Electric Chairs.
In May, ex-Gong musician Mike Howlett invited Sting and guitarist Andy Summers to form Strontium 90 with him, as a project band for a Gong reunion. The drummer Howlett had in mind for this band, Chris Cutler, was unavailable to play drums, so Sting brought along Stewart Copeland.
Strontium 90 recorded several demo tracks at Virtual Earth Studios, and then performed at a Gong reunion concert in Paris on May 28, 1977. An album with some of these studio and live tracks (with a very early incarnation of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic") was released in 1997 under the name "Police Academy". The foursome also performed at a London club as "The Elevators" in July, 1977.
In July, 1977, Copeland, Sting, Padovani, and Summers began performing as a four-piece version of The Police. Padovani's relatively limited ability as a guitarist meant that his tenure in the band was short, and soon after an aborted recording session with producer John Cale on August 10, Padovani left the band and Summers took over sole guitar duties. Summers was several years older than Copeland and Sting and his experience as a guitarist went back to the early 1960s and included a stint in Eric Burdon's New Animals in the late '60s. This lineup of Copeland, Sting, and Summers would endure for the rest of Police history. More...
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THE POLICE ALBUMS (1978-1983)
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Outlandos d'Amour (1978)
 For first album, Miles wanted to combine two opposite elements and originally came up with Outlaws of Love, but was dissatisfied with that. Since many of the Police's early performances reminded Miles of hit-and run, he thought of the band as commandos, which then became Outlandos of Love. To make the title sound more exotic, French was used: Outlandos D'Amour.
1. Next to You
2. So Lonely
3. Roxanne
4. Hole in My Life
5. Peanuts
6. Can't Stand Losing You
7. Truth Hits Everybody
8. Born in the 50's
9. Be My Girl - Sally
10. Masoko Tanga
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Reggatta De Blanc (1979)
 Reggatta De Blanc refers to the fact that the Police were blond, and played white reggae and punk music of the "Blank Generation."
1. Message in a bottle
2. Regatta de blanc
3. It's alright for you
4. Bring on the night
5. Deathwish
6. Walking on the moon
7. On any other day
8. Bed's too big without you
9. Contact
10. Does everyone stare
11. No time this time
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Zenyatta Mondatta (1980)
 Zenyatta Mondatta was originally going to be called Trimondo Blondomina, meaning "three blond guys (dominating the world)," but the band did not want another title referring to "blond" so it was shot down. They reached a consensus with Zenyatta Mondatta. Zenyatta Mondatta is supposedly a composite of several things. "Zen" comes from the eastern religion. "Yatta" is rumored to have ties to Kenyatta (the leader of the Mau Mau's of Congo-Zaire-Kenya). "Mond" comes from "Monde" - the French word for world. The whole thing was then articulated in such a way to sound like "Reggatta." Another possibility is that the title came from "Zenith" and "Monde," which means "Top of the World." A third theory: In Japanese, Zenyatta Mondatta has a somewhat rude meaning: "gave money, gave a massage."
1. Don't stand so close to me
2. Driven to tears
3. When the world is running down (you make the best of what's still around)
4. Canary in a coalmine
5. Voices inside my head
6. Bombs away
7. De do do do de da da da
8. Behind my camel
9. Man in a suitcase
10. Shadows in the rain
11. Other way of stopping
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Ghost in the Machine (1981)
 Ghost in the Machine is the title of a book by the philosopher Koestler. The book focuses on man's "automated" behavior.
1. Spirits in the Material World
2. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
3. Invisible Sun
4. Hungry for You (J'Aurais Toujours Faim de Toi)
5. Demolition Man
6. Too Much Information
7. Rehumanize Yourself
8. One World (Not Three)
9. Omegaman
10. Secret Journey
11. Darkness
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Synchronicity (1983)
 Synchronicity comes from the title of a book by philosopher Carl Jung: Synchronicity; An Acausal Connecting Principle. The basic theory of synchronicity states that events which seem entirely unrelated may actually be related. The song Synchronicity II deals with this theme.
1. Synchronicity I
2. Walking in your footsteps
3. Oh my God
4. Mother
5. Miss Gradenko
6. Synchronicity II
7. Every breath you take
8. King of pain
9. Wrapped around your finger
10. Tea in the Sahara
11. Murder by numbers (bonus track)
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Message in a Box (1993)
 Message in a Box is billed as every note the Police recorded and released commercially, but there are at least a dozen songs that do not appear on the box set. They are as follows:
1. Peanuts (edit) 2:52 (taken from the single: Roxanne)
2. So Lonely (edit) 3:10 (taken from the single: So Lonely)
3. Can't Stand Losing You (live!) 5:30 (taken from the double LP: Strange Fruit - 21 Years of Alternative Radio)
4. Message In A Bottle (edit) 3:50 (taken from the promotional single: Message In A Bottle)
5. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese) 4:00 (issued, along with the Spanish version, as a single in the USA. It was also issued in Japan and Spanish-speaking countries)
6. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Spanish) 4:00 (see above)
7. Wrapped Around Your Finger (live!) 5:22 (taken from the US 12" single: Wrapped Around Your Finger + The B's)
8. Don't Stand So Close To Me (live!) 4:01 (taken from the 12" single: Don't Stand So Close To Me '86)
9. Truth Hits Everybody '83 3:33 (taken from the limited edition gatefold single: Every Breath You Take)
10. Every Breath You Take (backing track) 4:05 (issued as a single in Japan with backing track to Roxanne as the b-side)
11. Roxanne (backing track) 3:11 (see above)
12. Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 (dance mix) 6:23 (taken from the 12" single: Don't Stand So Close To Me '86)
The dance mix of Don't Stand...'86 actually appears on the German edition of the box set. It replaces the "regular" version of Don't Stand...'86 that appears on other box sets.
Disc: 1
1. Fallout
2. Nothing Achieving
3. Dead End Job
4. Next to You
5. So Lonely
6. Roxanne
7. Hole in My Life
8. Peanuts
9. Can't Stand Losing You
10. Truth Hits Everybody
11. Born in the 50's
12. Be My Girl - Sally
13. Masoko Tanga
14. Landlord [Live]
15. Next to You [Live]
16. Landlord
17. Message in a Bottle
18. Reggatta de Blanc
19. It's Alright for You
20. Bring on the Night
21. Deathwish
Disc: 2
1. Walking on the Moon
2. On Any Other Day
3. Bed's Too Big Without You
4. Contact
5. Does Everyone Stare
6. No Time This Time
7. Visions of the Night
8. Bed's Too Big Without You [Mono Version]
9. Truth Hits Everybody [Live]
10. Friends
11. Don't Stand So Close to Me
12. Driven to Tears
13. When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still AR
14. Canary in a Coalmine
15. Voices Inside My Head
16. Bombs Away
17. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
18. Behind My Camel
19. Man in a Suitcase
20. Shadows in the Rain
21. Other Way of Stopping
Disc: 3
1. Sermon
2. Driven to Tears [Live]
3. Shambelle
4. Spirits in the Material World
5. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
6. Invisible Sun
7. Hungry for You (J'Aurais Toujours Faim de Toi)
8. Demolition Man
9. Too Much Information
10. Rehumanize Yourself
11. One World (Not Three)
12. Omegaman
13. Secret Journey
14. Darkness
15. Flexible Strategies
16. Low Life
17. How Stupid Mr. Bates
18. Kind of Loving
Disc: 4
1. Synchronicity I
2. Walking in Your Footsteps
3. O My God
4. Mother
5. Miss Gradenko
6. Synchronicity II
7. Every Breath You Take
8. King of Pain
9. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Tea in the Sahara
11. Murder by Numbers
12. Man in a Suitcase [Live]
13. Someone to Talk To
14. Message in a Bottle [Live]
15. I Burn for You
16. Once upon a Daydream
17. Tea in the Sahara [Live]
18. Don't Stand So Close to Me '86
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LIVE! 2CD (1995)
 Disc one was recorded on November 27 in 1979 at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts. Disc two contains excerpts from two concerts in November 1983 in the wake of the Synchronicity album. The 1983 shows were also featured in the 2005 Synchronicity Concert DVD release.
1. Next to you
2. So lonely
3. Truth hits everybody
4. Walking on the moon
5. Hole in my life
6. Fall out
7. Bring on the night
8. Message in a bottle
9. Bed's too big without you
10. Peanuts
11. Roxanne
12. Can't stand losing you
13. Landlord
14. Born in the 50's
15. Be my girl Sally
16. Synchronicity I
17. Synchronicity II
18. Walking in your footsteps
19. Message in a bottle (1)
20. O my God
21. De do do do de da da da
22. Wrapped around your finger
23. Tea in the Sahara
24. Spirits in the material world
25. King of pain
26. Don't stand so close to me
27. Every breath you take
28. Roxanne (2)
29. Can't stand losing you (1)
30. So lonely
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