The Police
Boston, MA, USA
The Rat
29 Oct 1978

Length: 41'
Source: Soundboard
Quality: 9.5
Notes:	
Origin:	OC > ** - Apr 2006

Lineage: Soundboard>?>1x TDK T1 C90 cassette (Side A)
Conversion: Cass(?)>Nakamichi Dragon>CD-RW700>coax>M-Audio FireWire 410>coolpro>cdwav>FLAC (level 8 w/ verify)
	The CD-RW700 is used only for the A/D conversion and is a pass-through.
	There is no DAE in the lineage/conversion
Conversion by: Carlo Bolchini 3/May/2006
Size:	406 MB
Compressed: 283 MB

01) Band intro and talks
02) Fall out
03) Hole in my life
04) So lonely
05) Roxanne
06) Secret love *
07) Next to you
08) Born in the 50's
09) Truth hits everybody
10) [Cuts in] Next to you (reprise) >
11) Dead end job

* Andy breaks a string and Sting sings some verses of "Secret Love"
(by Paul Francis Webster & Sammy Fain, recorded by Doris Day in 1954)
after Roxanne, during the string change.

--
Early essential Police. This should not be missed.
The sound is a bit raw, being a true soundboard recording.

This is an upgrade on what I had before, that was a transfer definitely too hot.

Thanks to OC and FD for the borrowing me the tape.

No eq, no noise reduction, no speed adjustment.

NOT FOR SALE - STRICTLY TRADES ONLY

If you have a better copy or any different source, please contact me.

-- Carlo Bolchini - www.bolchini.com/police - 3/May/2006

History:
- 03 May 2006 This file created.

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