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Tracklisting & More Information
Included Albums:
Outlandos d'Amour (1978) - SHM-CD - UICY-80669K
The debut album that introduced The Police's distinctive fusion of reggae rhythms, punk energy, and pop immediacy. Initially slow-burning in the charts, the album gained momentum through word of mouth and club play, eventually breaking into the UK Top 10 and establishing the band internationally.
Featuring three early hit singles - Roxanne, So Lonely, and Can't Stand Losing You - the album still carries traces of the band's raw London club circuit roots, paired with sharply focused songwriting and tight arrangements.
Tracklist
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 50s
9. Be My Girl - Sally
10. Masoko Tanga
Reggatta de Blanc (1979) - SHM-CD - UICY-80670K
The Police's second album and their first UK No. 1, refining the spacious dub-reggae sound introduced on the debut while expanding the band's melodic and rhythmic confidence.
The album includes two UK No. 1 singles - Message In A Bottle and Walking On The Moon - alongside the Grammy-winning instrumental title track. It also features Stewart Copeland's rare lead vocal appearance on On Any Other Day, adding further character to an already diverse set.
Tracklist
1. Message In A Bottle
2. Reggatta 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. The Bed's Too Big Without You
9. Contact
10. Does Everyone Stare
11. No Time This Time
Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) - SHM-CD - UICY-80671K
Recorded during relentless touring, the band's third album nevertheless became another UK No. 1, balancing commercial accessibility with darker lyrical themes and increasing musical complexity.
It includes two defining singles - Don't Stand So Close To Me and De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da - alongside the Grammy-winning instrumental Behind My Camel. The album captures the group at a creative peak, tightening their sound while broadening their emotional range.
Tracklist
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. Voice 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. The Other Way of Stopping
Ghost in the Machine (1981) - SHM-CD - UICY-80672K
A major stylistic shift, Ghost in the Machine saw The Police incorporating jazz textures, denser arrangements, and synthesiser elements, while retaining strong pop songwriting at its core.
Another UK No. 1 and multi-platinum success, the album features hit singles Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Invisible Sun, and Spirits in the Material World. Highlights such as Demolition Man and Rehumanize Yourself underline the album's muscular, forward-looking edge.
Tracklist
1. Spirits in the Material World
2. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
3. Invisible Sun
4. Hungry for You (J'aurai 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
Synchronicity (1983) - SHM-CD - UICY-80673K
The fifth and final studio album by The Police, and their most commercially successful release, Synchronicity cemented the band's global dominance while revealing growing internal tensions beneath its polished surface.
Generating four international hit singles - Every Breath You Take, King Of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, and Synchronicity II - the album balances expansive pop craftsmanship with darker psychological themes, closing one of the most influential runs in modern rock.
Tracklist
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
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