Police CDs

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Copyright (c) 1994-1996, 2002, Carlo Bolchini. All rights reserved.

[General note for CD: the times reported are taken from the cover, when present. In the other cases I took the times from the CD itself].

* Outlandos d'amour * (1984, A&M)
Next to you 2:50 / So lonely 4:49 / Roxanne 3:12 / Hole in my life 4:52 / Peanuts 3:58 / Can't stand losing you 2:58 / Truth hits everybody 2:53 / Born in the 50's 3:40 / Be my girl - Sally 3:22 / Masoko tanga 5:40.
	[UK: CDA 68502.
	 DE: 394753-2.
	 US: CD 3311.
	 "Black" cover].

* Reggatta de blanc * (1984, A&M)
Message in a bottle 4:49 / Reggatta de blanc 3:14 / It's alright for you 3:05 / Bring on the night 4:16 / Deathwish 4:13 / Walking on the moon 4:59 / On any other day 2:56 / The bed's too big without you 4:24 / Contact 2:39 / Does everyone stare 3:49 / No time this time 3:18.
	[UK: CDA 64792.
	 DE: 394792-2.
	 US: CD 3312].

* Zenyattà mondatta * (1984, A&M)
Don't stand so close to me 4:03 / Driven to tears 3:21 / When the world is running down, you'll make the best of what's still around 3:39 / Canary in a coalmine 2:27 / Voices inside my head 3:53 / Bombs away 3:07 / Dedododo dedadada 4:10 / Behind my camel 2:55 / Man in a suitcase 2:20 / Shadows in the rain 5:04 / The other way of stopping 3:21.
	[UK: CDA 64831.
	 DE: 393720-2.
	 US: CD-3720].

* Ghost in the machine * (1983, A&M)
Spirits in the material world 2:59 / Every little thing she does is magic 4:21 / Invisible sun 3:44 / Hungry for you (j'aurais toujours faim de toi) 2:53 / Demolition man 5:55 / Too much information 3:43 / Rehumanize yourself 3:10 / One world (not three) 4:47 / Omegaman 2:47 / Secret journey 3:34 / Darkness 3:15.
	[UK: CDA 63730.
	 DE: 393730-2.
	 US: CD-3730].

* Synchronicity * (1983, A&M)
Synchronicity I 3:27 / Walking in your footsteps 3:37 / Oh my God 4:03 / Mother 3:05 / Miss Gradenko 2:00 / Synchronicity II 5:02 / Every breath you take 4:14 / King of pain 4:49 / Wrapped around your finger 5:14 / Tea in the Sahara 4:12 / Murder by numbers (*) 4:35.
	[UK: CDA 63735.
	 DE: 393735-2.
	 US: CD-3735.
	 Also as UDCD 511 in Japan.
	 (*) does not appear on the LP version].

* Message in a box * (1993, A&M, 4CD set)
	[DE: 540 150-2.
	 US: 31454 0150 2.
	 The tracks listing is too long and boring to write. Includes
	 a 64-page booklet. The US and european verions differ slightly
	 in the packaging. Also they differ in the "Don't stand so close
	 to me '86" versions. European pressings are also numbered].
	[note from B. Baker: The German version contains The extended remix
	 of DSSCTM '86, while the US version contains the regular version.]

* Selections From Message In A Box * (1993, A&M)
Fallout 2:02 / Message in a bottle (Live) 4:49 / Next to you (Live) 3:14 / So lonely 4:49 / Roxanne 3:10 / Synchronicity II 5:02 / Every breath you take 4:14 / Spirits in the material world 2:59 / Driven to tears (Live) 3:27 / Walking in your footsteps 3:37 / Don't stand so close to me 4:00 / Wrapped around your finger 5:14 / Demolition man 5:56 / Every little thing she does is magic 4:19 / King of pain 4:59 / Tea in the Sahara (Live) 5:04 / Once upon a daydream 3:29.
	[US:  31454 8044 2 (CD radio promo)]
	[Thanks Brian].

* The Police Live! * (5/1995, A&M)
DISC ONE: Next to you / So lonely / Truth hits everybody / Walking on the moon / Hole in my life / Fall out / Bring on the night / Message in a bottle / The bed's too big without you / Peanuts / Roxanne / Can't stand losing you / Landlord / Born in the 50's / Be my girl - Sally
DISC TWO: Synchronicity I / Synchronicity II / Walking in your footsteps / Message in a bottle / O my God / De do do do, de da da da / Wrapped around your finger / Tea in the Sahara / Spirits in the material world / King of pain / Don't stand so close to me / Every breath you take / Roxanne / Can't stand losing you / So lonely.
	[UK: 540 222-2.
	 US, CA: CD-0222.
	 Disc One recorded at the Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA,
	 on November 27, 1979 and broadcasted live by WBCN.
	 Disc Two recorded at the Omni, Atlanta, GA,
	 on November 2, 1983.
	 Both are between the most bootlegged shows.
	 "Oh my God" loses the 'h', becoming "O my God"
	 on the inside and outside cover].

[Please notice that I do not consider here all those Police Greatest hits compilations, anyway they're listed under the Compilations section. The latest is another "Greatest Hits", released Aug 2002].

Police CD SINGLES

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A&MAMCD 905"Compact Hits", (UK).
[Roxanne/Canary in a coalmine/The bed's too big without you/ Can't stand losing you].
A&MCD 17435Don't stand so close to me '86, (US Promo).
A&MPOLCD 1DJRoxanne 3:13 / Every breath you take 4:15 / Message in a bottle 4:51, (1992, UK, promo).
[Courtesy of Jose Ramallo Lopez].
A&M390563Roxanne / Every breath you take / Message in a bottle, (1992, DE).
A&M580 093-2So lonely / No time this time, (1992, FR, CD5).
A&MLIVECD1Roxanne (Live in Boston, edit) 4:01 / Can't stand losing you (Live in Boston) 7:44 / Message in a bottle (Live in Atlanta) 4:25 / Walking in your footsteps (Live in Atlanta) 4:50 / Walking on the moon (Live in Boston) 4:59, (1995, UK, promo).
[Courtesy of Jose Rapallo Lopez].
A&M581 036-2Can't stand losing you (Live in Boston, Edit) 4:55 / Roxanne (Live in Boston, Edit) 4:00, (4/1995, FR, CD5).
A&M581 037-2Can't stand losing you (Live in Boston) 4:58 / Roxanne (Live in Boston) 4:03 / Roxanne (Live in Atlanta) 6:05 / Voices inside my head (Classic Mix) 6:04, (4/1995, UK, CD5).
[Reference CD w/o PS. It cames with a small plastified add of the CD single and the picture disc (like a tour pass). Notice that this has the same cat # of the following CD Single, but a track is different. Courtesy of Joe Ramallo].
A&M581 037-2Can't stand losing you (Live in Boston) 4:58 / Roxanne (Live in Boston) 4:03 / Voices inside my head (E Smoove Pump Mix) 7:36 / Voices inside my head (Classic Mix) 6:02, (4/1995, UK, CD5).
["E Smoove Pump Mix" ? Gosh. God save the Police].
A&M31458 1428 2Every breath you take / Every little thing she does is magic, (1996, US, CD5).
A&M31458 1424 2Don't stand so close to me 4:03 / King of pain 4:59, (1996, US, CD5).
A&M581 679-2Voices inside my head: (Ashley's Tribal Space Mix Part One) / (Ashley's Tribal Space Dub Part Two) / (Roger's Underground Voices) / (Roger's Voices Acappella) / (E-Smoove Pump Mix) / (Classic Mix) / (Superministry 8AM "Rulin" Mix) / (Roger's Loft Mix), (10/1996, UK, CD5).
[Another single of the Voices DJ remake series. Limited edition. Sigh].

Police CD BOOTLEGS


	** No title			- Mont de Marsan 5/8/1977
	ARCHIVIO ARC 016 (Italy, 1991).
  Fall out (*) 1:57 / Landlord 2:57 / Visions of the night 2:28 /
  Games to play 2:38 / Clouds in venice 2:21 / Three o'clock 2:47 /
  Nothing achieving 1:51 / To fuck I want 1:53 / Fallout 2:53 / How
  are you 1:34 / Dead end job 2:20 / Visions of the night (enchore) 3:10 /
  Nothing achieving (*) 2:35.
	[Total: 34'38". (*) are studio versions, taken from first Police single.
	 "Landlord" and "Dead end job" are wrongly listed as
	 "Next to you" and "I don't wanna be your number", respectively.
	 This is an almost exact transcription of "Pre-synchronism"
	 vinyl bootleg (see).
	 This bootleg was printed also with a metal box and under Minotauro
	 Records 09].

	** Live in London		- Hatfield Polythecnics 21/2/1979
	SEAGULL CD 011 (Italy, 1989).
  Can't stand losing you 5:17 / Fall out 2:55 / Hole in my life 3:54 /
  Message in a bottle 4:36 / Roxanne 7:06 / Next to you 3:20 / Can't stand
  losing you 7:40.
	[Total 35'00". Exc- stereo radio recording. Vinyl crackles are
	 clearly audible (for example on 'Roxanne'). Incomplete show.
	 One of the worst "let's make money" bootleg I ever heard].

	** London gig			- Hatfield Polythecnics 21/2/1979
	BUCCANEER BUC 013 (Italy, 10/91).
  Can't stand losing you 5:28 / So lonely 6:09 / Fall out 2:48 /
  Hole in my life 4:14 / Truth hits everybody 2:48 / Message in a bottle 4:11 /
  Peanuts 3:42 / Roxanne 7:13 / Next to you 3:07.
	[Total: 39'38". Exc stereo radio recording, incomplete show.
	 The date on cover (1978) is incorrect, the place is correct.
	 From previous vinyl (?)].

	** Bootleg			- Hatfield Polythecnics 21/2/1979
	GREAT LIVE RECORDS GLR9247 (Germany, 1992).
  Can't stand losing you 4:52 / So lonely 5:56 / Fall out 2:42 /
  Hole in my life 3:49 / Truth hits everybody 2:50 / Peanuts 3:41 /
  Roxanne 6:59 / Next to you 3:02.
	[Total: 33'51". The B/W cover in practice is a reproduction
	 of 'Vinyl Villians' vinyl boot (see). Also for the recording,
	 even if here does not appears 'Message'. And, yes the
	 'LA Whiskey March 1979' date & place on cover is wrong too].

	** Laser villians		- Hatfield Polythecnics 21/2/1979
	ROYAL SOUND RS-CD-92102 (Luxembourg, 1992).
  Can't stand losing you 5:22 / So lonely 6:10 / Fall out 2:40 /
  Hole in my life 4:14 / Truth hits everybody 2:47 / >>PLAY<< Message in a bottle
  4:09 / Peanuts 3:45 / Roxanne 7:02 / Next to you 4:25 / Can't stand
  losing you 6:10.
	[Total: 46'44". Complete show. From a previous vinyl boot ?].

	** The Cops hit Hatfield	- Hatfield Polythecnics 21/2/1979
	Retropop 159086
  Can't stand losing you / Fall out / Hole in my life /
  Message in a bottle / Truth hits everybody (*) / So lonely /
  Peanuts / Roxanne / Next to you / Can't stand losing you.
	[Hatfield!].

	** I was born for success	- Kansas City 15/3/79
	AMERICAN CONCERT SERIES ACS017 (Italy, 1992).
  Can't stand losing you 5:16 / Truth hits everybody 2:27 / So lonely 6:19 /
  Fall out 2:48 / Born in the 50's 5:00 / Hole in my life 4:26 /
  Be my girl - Sally 3:56 / Peanuts 3:47 / Roxanne 8:06.
	[Total 45'36". Taken from disc 2 of EDINBURGH RECORDS 2R-70
	 vinyl bootleg].

	** Message from New York	- New York "My fathers place" 29/3/79
	Flashback 04.91.0144 (Luxembourg, 1991)
  Can't stand losing you 6:19 / Truth hits everybody 2:26 / So lonely 7:30 /
  Fall out 2:39 / Hole in my life 3:50 / Peanuts 3:32 / Roxanne 6:59 /
  Next to you 3:03 / Roxanne (*) 6:03 / Message in a bottle (*) 4:49.
	[Total: 47'15". Exc stereo radio recording. (*) recorded
	 in New York, Diplomat Hotel, 27/09/1979].

	** Orpheum			- New York Bottom Line 3+4/4/1979
	DIGITAL PHONO DIGIT 103 (Italy, 1991).
  Can't stand losing you 5:15 / Truth hits everybody 2:13 / So lonely 6:41 /
  Fall out 2:25 / Born in the 50's 4:59 / Hole in my life 3:40 / Peanuts 3:18 /
  Sally - Be my girl 2:27 / Roxanne 11:08 / Landlord 1:41 / Next to
  you 2:43 / Can't stand losing you 7:16.
	[Total 56'55". Exc- stereo radio recording].

	** For a few ones!		- New York Bottom Line 4/4/79
	BUCCANEER BUC 044 (Italy, 4/92).
  Can't stand losing you 5:45 / So lonely 7:17 / Message in a bottle (*) 4:45 /
  Hole in my life + Sally - Be my girl (**) 5:48 / Roxanne (%) 9:35 /
  Born in the 50's (%%) 5:25 / Landlord 2:30 / Next to you 2:42 / Driven
  to tears (+) 3:03.
	[Total 46:51. I think this is the worst Police boot.
	 (*) is from the star-shaped single, and appears also on
	 "Message in a box" boxed set. (**) were edited and assembled in
	 some way. (**), (%), (%%) and (+) are cut at the beginning.
	 (+) I think is from 'URGH!'. Don't get this!
	 For the very collector, it was pressed with two different
	 colors for the disc itself].

	** Born in the 50's		- Boston Paradise 7/4/1979
	GREAT DANE GDR CD8917 (Italy, 1989)
  Can't stand losing you 6:44 / Truth hits everybody 2:48 / So lonely 8:22 /
  Fall out 3:12 / Born in the 50's 6:35 / Hole in my life 4:45 /
  Be my girl - Sally 4:22 / Peanuts 4:13 / Roxanne 12:48 / Landlord 2:42 /
  Next to you 5:00 / Can't stand losing you 8:02 / Born in the 50's 6:54.
	[B/W cover. Exc stereo radio recording. Complete show].

	** Born in the 50's		- Boston Paradise 7/4/1979
	ON STAGE CD 12028 / MC 12028 (CASS) (Germany ?)
  Truth hits everybody 2:43 / Hole in my life 4:44 / Can't stand
  losing you 6:06 / Peanuts 4:05 / So lonely 8:24 / Fall out 3:00 /
  Born in the 50's 6:10 / Roxanne 12:45 / Landlord 2:48 /
  Next to you 3:26 / Message in a bottle (*) 4:52.
	[Total time 59'04". Multicolored cover, exc- stereo radio recording.
	 Incomplete show, the previous bootleg is much better than this.
	 (*) is taken from the b-side of the "message" star shaped
	 single (or from the "Wrapped" EP), and is present also on the
	 "message in a box" boxed set. The cassette version
	 has all the songs in a different order.
	 It was printed also for the Japanese market with OBI].

	** Live USA			- Boston Paradise 7/4/1979
	IMTRAT IMT 900.016 (Germany).
  Can't stand losing you 5:43 / Truth hits everybody 2:28 / So lonely 7:29 /
  Fall out 2:41 / Born in the 50's 5:47 / Hole in my life 4:32 / Be my girl - Sally
  4:14 / Peanuts 3:47 / Roxanne 12:26 / Landlord 2:41 / Next to you 3:02.
	[Total: 59'46". Exc- stereo radio recording, from a WBCN b'cast.
	 Incomplete show, are missing: 'Can't stand' (enchore),
	 'Born in the 50's'. Times from cover differ from those
	 from the CD. Printed also on Vinyl].

	** The truth hits everybody	- New York Hotel Diplomat 27/09/1979
	X REKORDS CD6DEF (or POL 27979?) (Germany, 1990).
  So lonely 8:09 / Truth hits everybody 2:45 / Walking on the moon 4:14 /
  Hole in my life 4:13 / Fall out 2:54 / Bring on the night 5:16 / Message
  in a bottle 4:53 / The bed's too big without you 7:11 / Peanuts 2:43 /
  Roxanne 6:34 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 7:29 /
  Landlord (*) 2:20 / Born in the 50's 5:59 / Be my girl - Sally 2:59 /
  Be my girsl (finale) 0:57.
	[Total 68'36". Exc- stereo radio recording. Complete b'cast.
	 (*) wrongly reported as 'Deathwish' on tracks listing.
	 On cover is reports 27th Sept, but I think the right date is 29th].

	** Boston			- Boston Orpheum 27/11/79
	BUCCANEER BUC055 (Italy).
  Next to you 2:39 / So lonely 7:29 / Truth hits everybody 2:31 /
  Hole in my life 4:22 / Deathwish 4:27 / Fallout 2:42 / Bring on
  the night 4:59 / Visions of the night 3:11 / Message in a bottle 4:46 /
  The bed's too big without you 8:34 / Roxanne 4:41 / Can't stand losing
  you 7:54 / Landlord 2:18 / Born in the 50's 4:10 / Be my girl - Sally 3:48 /
  Next to you (reprise) 1:42.
	[Total: 69'21". Multicolored cover, exc stereo radio recording.
	 Taken from a previous vinyl bootleg].

	** Live at Boston Orpheum Theatre Boston Massachussets Nov. 27 1979
	INTERNATIONAL POP INP013 (Japan).
  Next to you 2:34 / So lonely 7:30 / Truth hits everybody 2:32 /
  Hole in my life 4:10 / Deathwish 4:39 / Fallout 2:34 / Bring on
  the night 5:05 / Visions of the night 3:00 / Message in a bottle 4:43 /
  The bed's too big without you 8:47 / Roxanne 4:40 / Can't stand losing
  you 7:53 / Landlord 2:16 / Born in the 50's 4:14 / Be my girl - Sally 3:46 /
  Next to you (reprise) 0:51.
	[Total: 69'17". Rare (?) Japanese bootleg. I think the recording
	 is as the above one, but cover is much better looking].

	** Live in Paris		- Beziers Arenes
	GOLDEN STARS GSCD 1094 (Italy, 1990).
  Don't stand so close to me 3:25 / Walking on the moon 5:00 / Deathwish 4:20 /
  Fall Out 2:20 / Bring on the night 4:55 / Dedododo dedadada 4:25 / Truth
  hits everybody 2:20 / The bed's too big without you 7:15 / Driven to
  tears 3:35 / When the world is running down, you'll make the best of
  what's still around 3:08 / Message in a bottle 4:40 / Roxanne 5:45 /
  Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 6:40 / Next to you 2:05 /
  So lonely 5:35.
	[The front cover is the same as the omonimous 2LP vinyl boot.
	 I have a still sealed copy, who tells me the total time ?
	 I think the sound is exc stereo soundboard recording].

	** Bring on the night		- Beziers Arenes
	SWINGIN' PIG TSP-CD-065 (Luxembourg).
  Don't stand so close to me 3:18 / Walking on the moon 5:13 / Deathwish 4:28 /
  Fall Out 2:24 / Bring on the night 4:59 / Dedododo dedadada 4:41 / Truth
  hits everybody 2:33 / The bed's too big without you 7:18 / Driven to
  tears 3:38 / When the world is running down, you'll make the best of
  what's still around 3:21 / Message in a bottle 4:28 / Roxanne 5:43 /
  Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 6:55 / Next to you 2:03 /
  So lonely 6:04.
	[Total: 67'06". Multicolored cover, exc stereo soundboard
	 recording. Taken from previous vinyl boot (see the above,
	 for example). It exists also in vinyl format (see)].

	** Message in a Bottle (Vol. 2)	- Beziers Arenes 22/8/1980
	Banana BAN-025-B (1993, Australia?)
  Don't stand so close to me 3:16 / Walking on the moon 5:13 / Deathwish 4:16 /
  Fall Out 2:42 / Bring on the night 4:51 / Dedododo dedadada 4:35 / Truth
  hits everybody 2:30 / The bed's too big without you 7:23 / Driven to
  tears 3:40 / When the world is running down, you'll make the best of
  what's still around 3:15 / Message in a bottle 4:28 / Roxanne 5:47 /
  Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 6:53 / Next to you 2:04 /
  So lonely 6:07.
	[Total: 67'00". Yawn, another Beziers boot. Sound is as usual].

	** Live in Italy		- Milano Palalido 2/4/1980
	GOLDEN STARS GSCD 1092 (Italy, 1990).
  Walking on the moon 5:53 / So lonely 6:17 / Fall out 2:30 / Next
  to you 0:50 / Landlord 3:50 / Born in the 50's 3:55 / Message in a
  bottle 4:50 / Roxanne 8:12 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta dew blanc 8:04.
	[Total: 44'14". Exc stereo soundboard recording. Taken from
	 previous vinyl. Police were supported by Cramps for this show.
	 It exists with two different colorcovers: black/white and
	 yellow/black].

	** Crimewatch			- Newcastle City Hall 28/4/80 2nd show
	BIG MUSIC BIG 015 (Italy, 1992).
  Next to you 3:10 / So lonely 6:45 / Walking on the moon 5:45 / Hole in
  my life 3:58 / Truth hits everybody 3:16 / Bring on the night 4:41 /
  Driven to tears 4:28 / The bed's too big without you 9:13 / Message
  in a bottle 4:43 / Roxanne 7:13 / Can't stand losing you 8:06.
	[Total: 61'22". Exc stereo radio recording, from a BBC b'cast.
	 Incomplete show, the enchores are missing: "Landlord",
	 "Born in the 50's", "Fallout", "Next to you" (reprise)].

	** Walking on the moon		- Newcastle City Hall 28/4/80 2nd show
	ON STAGE CD/ON 2295 (Italy, 1994).
  Next to you 3:05 / So lonely 6:20 / Walking on the moon 5:20 / Hole in
  my life 3:30 / Deathwish 5:00 / Truth hits everybody 2:25 / Bring on the
  night 4:40 / Driven to tears 4:00 / The bed's too big without you 8:45 /
  Message in a bottle 4:40 / Roxanne 6:50 / Can't stand losing you 8:35 /
  Born in the 50's 2:32 / Fall Out 4:30 / Next to you 3:30.
	[My copy is still sealed, who tells me the total time ?
	 On the back cover is reported "Police live Newcastle City
	 Hall 5-May-1981". There's something wrong in the date.
	 I am not sure 100% this is Newcastle, but i'm not a telepat.
	 I can't be sure 'til I listen to it].

	** Slits on my back		- Tokyo 2/2/1981
	RAID MASTERS RMCD 910708 (Italy, 1991).
  Don't stand so close to me 3:37 / Walking on the moon 4:52 / Deathwish 3:42 /
  Fall out 2:16 / Man in a suitcase 1:58 / Bring on the night 5:21 / Dedododo
  dedadada 5:52 / Truth hits everybody 2:19 / Shadows in the rain 7:02 /
  When the world is running down, you'll make the best of what's still
  around 3:51 / The bed's too big without you 6:34 / Driven to tears 3:20 /
  Message in a bottle 4:22 / Roxanne 7:11 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta
  de blanc+Be my girl 7:00.
	[Total: 70'52". Exc stereo radio recording. Taken from previous
	 vinyl boot, it miss the japanese speaker at the beginning
	 and the end. Also incomplete since 'So Lonely' is missing].

	** Evolution 1			- Melbourne 22/2/1981 1st part
	GOLDEN STARS WPCD 1085 (Italy, 1990).
  Voices+Don't stand so close to me 4:50 / Walking on the moon 5:08 /
  Deathwish 3:17 / Fallout 2:35 / Man in a suitcase 2:18 / Bring on the
  night 5:37 / Dedododo dedadada 5:54 / Truth hits everybody 2:59 / Shadows
  in the rain 7:43 / When the world is running down, you'll make the best
  of what's still around 3:44.
	[Total 44'11". Exc stereo radio recording. They played in Melbourne
	 in February, not in March as stated on the cover].

	** Evolution 2			- Melbourne 22/2/1981 2nd part
	GOLDEN STARS WPCD 1086 (Italy, 1990).
  The bed's too big without you 6:58 / Driven to tears 3:22 / Message in
  a bottle 4:25 / Roxanne 7:08 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta
  de blanc+Be my girl 8:21 / So lonely 6:25 / No thime this time (*) 3:10 /
  One world (**) 6:42.
	[Total 46'36". Exc stereo radio recording, except for (**) that
	 is an audience recording. (*) and (**) are taken from other
	 shows, and here as "fillers". (*) from Miami 4/5/79,
	 (**) I wasn't able to identify.]

	** Wallaby			- Melbourne 22/2/1981
	BEECH MARTEN CD004 (Italy, 3/91)
  Voices+Don't stand so close to me 4:50 / Walking on the moon 5:08 /
  Deathwish 3:16 / Fall Out 2:35 / >>PLAY<< Man in a suitcase 2:17 / Bring on the
  night 5:38 / Dedododo dedadada 5:54 / Truth hits everybody 2:59 / Shadows
  in the rain 7:43 / When the world is running down, you'll make the best
  of what's still around 3:40 / The bed's too big without you 6:58 /
  Driven to tears 3:22 / Message in a bottle 4:25 / Roxanne 7:07 /
  Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc+Be my girl 8:19 /
  So lonely (*) 6:21.
	[Total: 78'03". Exc- stereo radio recording. The date on cover is
	 incorrect, while the place is correct. (*) is actually cutted
	 gently after 4:49, so it is not really "complete"].

	** Message in a Bottle (Vol. 3)	- Melbourne, Festival Hall 22/2/1981
	Banana BAN-025-C (1993, Australia ?).
  Don't stand so close to me 3:49 / Walking on the moon 4:53 / Deathwish 3:32 /
  Fall Out 2:37 / Man in a suitcase 2: 18 / Bring on the night 5:38 / Dedododo
  dedadada 5:55 / Truth hits everybody 2:27 / Shadows in the rain 7:47 /
  When the world is running down, you'll make the best of what's still
  around 3:00 / The bed's too big without you 6:48 / Driven to tears 2:56 /
  Message in a bottle 3:24 / Roxanne 7:07 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta
  de blanc+Be my girl 7:18 / So lonely 4:19.
	[Total 73'44". Sound as all the others Melbourne boots.
	 It misses "Voices" introduction and 'So lonely' is gently cut
	 after the middle. On the cover is reported "Live in Europe 1981" (?)].

	** 3 ghosts caught in the act	- S. Bernardino US festival 3/9/82
					+ Synchronicity rehearsals USA 1983
	BLUE KNIGHT RECORDS BKR 016 (Double CD, Germany, 1993).
  CD1: Voices inside my head 1:32 / Message in a bottle 3:46 / Every little
  thing she does is magic 4:08 / Walking on the moon 4:13 / Band
  introduction 0:38 / Spirits in the material world 3:06 / Hungry for
  you (j'aurai toujour fam de toi) 3:31 / When the world is running down,
  you'll make the best of what's still around 3:50 / The bed's too big
  without you 4:42 / Dedododo dedadada 5:36 / Demolition man 5:22 /
  Shadows in the rain 4:33 / I burn for you (bassline) 2:15 / Bring on
  the night 5:21 / Driven to tears 3:12 / One world (not three) 4:49 /
  Invisible sun 4:15 / Roxanne 6:41 / Don't stand so close to me 3:32.
  CD2: Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc+Be my girl 8:06 /
  So lonely 6:56 / (*) Synchronicity I 3:00 / Synchronicity II 4:29 /
  Walking in your footsteps 4:27 / Message in a bottle 4:15 / Walking on
  the moon 4:27 / Oh my God 3:40 / Dedododo dedadada 4:22 / Wrapped around
  your finger 9:25 / Tea in the Sahara 4:57 / Hole in my life 8:32 /
  Spirits in the material world 5:26.
	[(*) from now on are the rehearsals. The tracks before are from
	 S. Bernardino show. Totals: 74'15" + 72'15". The rehearsals
	 are a vg+/exc- stereo soundboard recording while S. Bernardino
	 is a vg+/exc- mono audience recording. Both are complete
	 recordings, as I can know]

	** Many Miles Away		- Montreal 2/8/1983
	THE SWINGIN' PIG TSP-CD-116 (Luxembourg).
  Synchronicity I 3:05 / Synchronicity II 4:49 / Walking in your
  footsteps 4:37 / Message in a bottle 4:18 / Wrapped around your finger 5:10 /
  Tea in the Sahara 5:17 / Spirits in the material world 3:26 / Hole
  in my life 5:25 / Every breath you take 4:05 / Roxanne 3:59 /
  Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 7:40 / King of pain 5:42 /
  So lonely 7:47.
	[Total: 65'18". Multicolored cover, exc stereo TV recording.
	 Complete b'cast ? Some hisses].

	** Every Breath You Take	- Montreal 1983 and East Rutheford 1986
	On Stage Records CD 12044 / MC 12044 (CASS) (Italy).
  Wrapped around your finger 5:15 / Tea in the Sahara 5:17 / Spirits in
  the material world 3:15 / Every breath you take 4:13 / King of pain 5:41 /
  Synchronicity I 3:03 / Synchronicity II 4:49 / Walking in your
  footsteps 4:38 / Message in a bottle 4:16 / So lonely 7:55 / Driven
  to tears 4:40 / Invisible sun 5:09.
	[Synchronicity II is mislabeled as 'Many miles away'.
	 Drivern to tears and Invisible sun recorded in New Jersey 1986].

	** This must be heaven		- New York Shea Stadium 18/8/83
	HALL MARK HM 020 (Germany).
  Walking in your footsteps 4:08 / Message in a bottle 4:19 / Walking
  on the moon 4:37 / Oh my God 3:48 / Dedododo dedadada 4:53 /
  Wrapped around your finger 5:07 / Tea in the Sahara 4:20 / Spirits
  in the material world 2:55 / Hole in my life 4:51 / King of pain 5:57 /
  Every breath you take 5:26 / Murder by numbers 4:36 / Roxanne 4:22 /
  Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 8:10 / So lonely 7:01.
	[Total 74'30". Incomplete show, "Synchronicity I" and
	 "Synchronicity II" are missing. Taken from previous 2LP Vinyl boot].

	** Sting's Birthday		- Barcelona, "San Andres" 1/10/1983
	Fall Out records
  Synchronicity I 3:21 / Synchronicity II 4:37 / Walking in your footsteps 4:30 /
  Message in a bottle 4:33 / Walking on the moon 4:54 / Oh my God 3:29 /
  Dedododo dedadada 4:49 / Wrapped around your finger 5:08 / Tea in the Sahara 5:41 /
  Invisible sun 4:00 / One world (not three) 5:58 / King of pain 5:30 /
  Don't stand so close to me 3:38 / Every breath you take 4:05 / Murder by numbers 4:27 /
  Roxanne 4:50 / Happy birthday Sting 0:52 /
  Can't stand losing you 3:32.
	[Total: 78'04". Incomplete show. exc mono soundboard recording.
	 "Oh my God" is wrongly listed as "All my Gods"].
	[Tracks listing and times courtesy of Jose Martin Rapallo Lopez].

	** Walking, don't stand so lonely	- Stockholm Isstadion 14/10/83
	Mixing Recordings MX 7004 (Germany?, Double CD).
  Intro: Voices inside my head / Synchronicity I / Synchronicity II /
  Walking in your footsteps / Message in a bottle / Walking on the moon /
  Oh my God / Dedododo dedadada / Wrapped around your finger /
  Tea in the Sahara / Hole in my life / Spirits in the material world //
  Invisible sun / One world (not three) / King of pain / Don't stand
  so close to me / Every breath you take / Murder by numbers /
  Roxanne / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc / So lonely.
	[Excellent stereo audience recording. On CD 2, 'Invisible sun'
	 is funnily misprinted as 'Inversible sun'. Hard to find].

	** Tea in the Sahara		- Atlanta 2/11/1983
	TEMPLAR TCD 12 (Italy, 1991).
  Synchronicity I 3:47 / Walking in your footsteps 5:01 / Message in a
  bottle 4:43 / Walking on the moon 5:11 / Wrapped around your finger 5:29 /
  Hole in my life 3:52 / King of pain 5:56 / One world (not three) 5:25 /
  Tea in the Sahara 4:49 / Oh my God 3:40 / Dedododo dedadada 4:31 / Every
  breath you take 4:40 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 6:50 /
  Spirits in the material world 3:49 / So lonely 6:34.
	[Total: 74'15". Exc stereo TV recording, complete soundtrack
	 of the 'Synchronicity Concert' with a little editing. ADD].

	** Atlanta d'amour		- Atlanta 2/11/1983
	BEECH MARTEN BM 031 (Italy, 06/1993).
  Synchronicity I 3:54 / Walking in your footsteps 5:04 / Message in a
  bottle 4:54 / Walking on the moon 5:12 / Wrapped around your finger 5:30 /
  Hole in my life 3:52 / King of pain 6:02 / One world (not three) 5:27 /
  Tea in the Sahara 4:54 / Oh my God 3:37 / Dedododo dedadada 4:40 / Every
  breath you take 4:34 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 6:56 /
  Spirits in the material world 3:49 / So lonely 6:17.
	['Synchronicity concert', again].

	** The last farewell		- Atlanta 2/11/1983
	THREE COOL CATS TCC 053/54 (Double CD, Germany, 1992).
  CD1: Voices 0:46 / Synchronicity I 2:55 / Walking in your footsteps 5:05 /
  Message in a bottle 4:45 / Walking on the moon 5:11 / Wrapped around
  your finger 5:26 / Hole in my life 3:57 / King of pain 5:58 / One world 5:26.
  CD2: Tea in the Sahara 4:52 / Oh my God 3:42 / Dedododo dedadada 4:32 /
  Every breath you take 4:41 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 6:51 /
  Spirits in the material world 3:50 / So lonely 7:03.
	[Totals: 39'29" + 35'31". Complete s'track of 'Synchronicity
	 concert' official video, taken from a previous vinyl boot.
	 Not good value for money].

	** One World			- Atlanta 2/11/1983
	STARS AND STRIPES 001 (Germany).
  Synchronicity I 2:59 / Walking in your footsteps 5:01 / Message
  in a bottle 4:43 / Walking on the moon 5:06 / Wrapped around your
  finger 5:17 / Hole in my life 3:48 / King of pain 5:56 / One world 5:15 /
  Tea in the Sahara 4:44 / Dedododo dedadada 4:26 / Every breath you
  take 4:30 / Can't stand losing you 6:40 / Spirits in the material
  world 2:53 / So lonely 6:20.
	[Total: 67'40". Incomplete show. Not good value for money. Try
	 to get 'Tea in the Sahara' CD boot instead].

	** The Police				- Atlanta 1983
						+ NY City 1979
	ON STAGE ON/CD2277 (Double CD, Italy)
  CD1: Synchronicity I 3:54 / Walking in your footsteps 5:04 / Message
  in a bottle 4:54 / Walking on the moon 5:12 / Wrapped around your
  finger 5:30 / Hole in my life 3:52 / King of pain 6:02 / One world 5:27 /
  Tea in the Sahara 4:54 / Oh my God 3:37 / Dedododo dedadada 4:40 / Every
  breath you take 4:34 / Can't stand losing you+Reggatta de blanc 6:56 /
  Spirits in the material world 3:49 / So lonely 6:17.
  CD2: Can't stand losing you 5:45 / So lonely 7:17 / Message in a
  bottle 4:45 / Hole in my life + Be my girl - Sally 5:48 / Roxanne 9:35 /
  Born in the 50's 5:25 / Landlord 2:30 / Next to you 2:42 / Driven to
  tears 3:03.
	[Blue/black cover. In Digipak. I do not care to unseal and listen
	 my copy, so totals and comments are welcome. CD1 from Atlanta.
	 Notice that CD2 suspiciously has the same tracks listing
	 as "For a few ones!". Quite irritating, isn't it ?].

	** Reunion concert 1986		- Meadowsland 15/6/1986
	SWINGIN' PIG TSP-CD-097 (Luxembourg).
  Message in a bottle 5:08 / King of pain 7:04 / Driven to tears 4:53 /
  Every breath you take 5:10 / Roxanne 4:44 / Invisible sun (*) 5:17 /
  I shall be released (**) 7:55.
	[Total: 40'11". (*) featuring Bono on vocals. (**) performed
	 by the "Amnesty Allstars": U2, Police, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed,
	 Little Steven, Nona Hendryx. Exc- stereo TV recording,
	 features also Kenny Kirkland on piano. I do not know if it's
	 complete, since Police were used to perform also Wrapped around your
	 finger during the 1986 tour, but all the tapes/vinyls/CDs I've seen
	 do not report it. Some hisses. It exists also in vinyl format
	 (see)].

	** Message in a Bottle (Vol. 1)	- East Rutheford 15/6/1986 +
	Banana BAN-025-A (1993, Austral.?) - Hatfield Polythecnics 9/2/1979
  Message in a bottle 5:08 / King of pain 7:06 / Driven to tears 4:50 /
  Every breath you take 5:10 / Roxanne 4:44 / Invisible sun 5:17 /
  I shall be released 7:55 / Can't stand losing you (*) 4:53 / So lonely 6:04 /
  Fall out 2:34 / Hole in my life 4:05 / Truth hits everybody 2:32 /
  Peanuts 3:43 / Roxanne 6:59 / Next to you 2:18.
	[Total 73'20". (*) Here starts Hatfield, the tracks before
	 are from East Rutheford, for which applies the same notes as the
	 previous boot. Hatfield is incomplete, and it misses the
	 Next to you "finale", and begins with fading.
	 'Hole in my life' mislabeled as 'Here in my life'].

	** Police & Sting - World tour in concert	- Various sources
	Joker productions WTO-10 (Japan, 1994).
  If I ever lose my faith in you 4:29 / Walking on the moon 4:59 /
  Message in a bottle 5:03 / Roxanne 5:38 / King of pain 6:33 /
  Don't stand so close to me 9:11 / Fortress around your heart 3:07 /
  Every breath you take 5:08 / Driven to tears 4:29 / Bring on the night 4:38 /
  Dedododo dedadada 4:26 / Can't stand losing you 6:31 / Englishman
  in New York 4:13 / If you love somebody set them free 5:17.
	[Rare (?) Japanese bootleg. A mixture of Sting/Police songs.
	 Back cover says 'Europe/USA 1979-1994'].

[The following listing is adapted from a list by Erwin Kempen.
 This can be entitled "Who has seen these?". There's a similar section
 in the vinyl bootlegs. If you can get one of these, please drop me
 a note. I am interested].

	** Ask The Police		- Atlanta "The Omni" 3/11/1983
	That's life TL 930035
	['Synchronicity Concert', again].

	** Back in New York		- New York "Palladium" 27/11/79
	Detective Music Research TP 7911

	** Fall out			- Tokyio, Budokhan, 2/2/81
	Party Line PLCD-003

	** Greatest hits live		- Various sources 1979-1984
	Chartbusters chart-040-a

	** Live in Georgia U.S.A tour 1983	- Atlanta "The Omni" 3/11/1983
	International Pop INP 012

	** Stick out - Sting in		- Kansas City 3/3/79 + Tokyo 2/2/81
	Sound Carrier System SCS 84701718 (Double CD)

	** Stings birthday		- Barcelona, 1/10/83
	Fall Out records

	** The Perfect Show		- Hatfield 21/2/1979 + N.Y 29/11/79
	Planet-X Records Plan 022

	** The Police Live		- Hatfield "Polythecnics" 9/2/79
	AMCOS SW 95
	[GRRRRRRRR!].

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