The Police are taking part in this year’s Record Store Day Drops with an exclusive release of Live! on heavyweight coloured vinyl, on 12th June. Originally released as a 2CD set in 1995, this is the first time this official live album collection will be available on vinyl.
Remastered in 2020 at Abbey Road exclusively for this release, two separate double LPs showcase the band in two stages.
Volume 1 on blue vinyl was recorded in 1979 at the Orpheum in Boston, during the tour for The Police’s second album Reggatta de Blanc, and was broadcast on local radio station WBCN at the time. It captures The Police at their most frantic and energetic – a trio on the rise performing at its rawest.
Volume 2 on red vinyl was recorded in 1983 at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, during a stop on the American leg of the Synchronicity tour. The show highlights The Police at their peak, their sophisticated sound complemented by backing vocalists Dollette McDonald, Tessa Niles and Michelle Cobb.
Save the date and get your copies at a participating indie record store near you: https://RecordStoreDay.lnk.to/Stores
TRACKLIST – VOLUME 1: ORPHEUM WBCN / BOSTON – 1979
SIDE A
- Next To You
- So Lonely
- Truth Hits Everybody
- Walking On The Moon
Disc One
SIDE B
- Hole In My Life
- Fall Out
- Bring On The Night
- Message In A Bottle
Disc Two
SIDE A
- The Bed’s Too Big Without You
- Peanuts
- Roxanne
SIDE B
- Can’t Stand Losing You
- Landlord
- Born In The 50’s
- Be My Girl / Sally
TRACKLIST – VOLUME 2: ATLANTA / SYNCHRONICITY CONCERT – 1983
Disc One
SIDE A
- Synchronicity I
- Synchronicity II
- Walking In Your Footsteps
- Message In A Bottle
SIDE B
- O My God
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Tea In The Sahara
Disc Two
SIDE A
- Spirits In The Material World
- King Of Pain
- Don’t Stand So Close To Me
- Every Breath You Take
SIDE B
- Roxanne
- Can’t Stand Losing You
- So Lonely