THE POLICE – SYNCHRONICITY LP – Nr MINT UK 1983 NEW WAVE PUNK REGGAE

The Police – Synchronicity
(A&M Records  1983  AMLX63735)
Matrix No’s: A7/B7 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are a few light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– slight dink on bottom right corner and some feint rubbing near top
Inner Sleeve has some light discolouration spots and very faint ringwear

The Police were an English new wave band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the band consisted of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and are generally regarded as one of the first new-wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz. They are also considered one of the leaders of the Second British Invasion of the U.S. They disbanded in 1986, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour that ended in August 2008.

Synchronicity is the fifth and final studio album by The Police, released on 1 June 1983. The band’s most popular release, it includes the hit songs “Every Breath You Take”, “King of Pain”, “Wrapped Around Your Finger” and “Synchronicity II”.

Track listing

All songs written by Sting, except where noted.

1. “Synchronicity I” – 3:23
2. “Walking in Your Footsteps” – 3:36
3. “O My God” – 4:02
4. “Mother” (Andy Summers) – 3:05
5. “Miss Gradenko” (Stewart Copeland) – 2:00
6. “Synchronicity II” – 5:02
7. “Every Breath You Take” – 4:13
8. “King of Pain” – 4:59
9. “Wrapped Around Your Finger” – 5:13
10. “Tea in the Sahara” – 4:19

Personnel

• Sting – bass guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals, oboe, drum machine on “Synchronicity I”, saxophone on “O My God”
• Andy Summers – electric guitar, keyboards, lead vocals on “Mother” and “Someone to Talk To”
• Stewart Copeland – drums, xylophone, miscellaneous percussion

Production

• Hugh Padgham – production, engineering
• Dave Collins, Bob Ludwig – mastering
• Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Norman Moore, Vartan – art direction
• Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Norman Moore – design
• Duane Michals – photography