Sting Confirms Police ‘Synchronicity’ Box Set Is Coming
Today I had the pleasure of speaking with one of my rock and roll heroes, Sting, and he confirms that a Police Synchronicity Box Set is coming! Sting checked in…
Today I had the pleasure of speaking with one of my rock and roll heroes, Sting, and he confirms that a Police Synchronicity Box Set is coming!
Sting checked in to my show today (8.22) to chat about his two upcoming area concerts. He'll be at the Mark J. Etess Arena at Hard Rock Live in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Labor Day Sunday, September 3. Six days later, he and Shaggy are co-hosting the One Fine Day Festival at The Mann Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 9.
Sting Confirms Police Synchronicity Box Set Is Coming
Of course, I HAD to ask him some questions I've always wondered, and one of them was whether or not we'll ever get deluxe, expanded editions of any of the 5 Police studio albums. I know we had the Message In A Box release thirty years ago, with every album, plus b-sides and non-album tracks.
As a mega fan, I'd love outtakes, demos, alternate mixes things like that. Sting immediately answered that a Police Synchronicity Box Set is coming and that it will include his demos for the album! This is such fantastic news for Police fans like me, and I cannot wait to hear more information about what else will be on the set. I'm thinking some live shows from the tour will have to be included, for one. More details will be forthcoming I'm sure.
It seems likely that there are some live recordings in the vaults that have never been commercially released. In 1995, the Police released Live!, a full concert from Boston from 1979, and another from their final tour in Atlanta in 1983. In 2008, they released Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires, recorded on their reunion tour the year before. Last year, they released The Police Around The World, originally released in 1982 and out of print for nearly four decades. But there are likely more live recordings in their vaults, especially from their final tour.
Below, check out my interview with Sting.
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34 Albums that Turn 40 in 2023
Many of the albums that turn 40 in 2023 represent some of the greatest albums of all time. Some of the artists that released albums in 1983 that went on to become classics include The Police, U2, David Bowie, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Cyndi Lauper and more.
Scroll below to see which albums turn 40 in 2023.
Def Leppard - ‘Pyromania’
Released on January 20, 1983.
The Police - ‘Synchronicity’
Released on June 17, 1983.
Lionel Richie - ‘Can’t Slow Down’
Released on October 11, 1983.
Eurythmics - ‘Touch’
Released on November 14, 1983.
Dio - ‘Holy Diver’
Released on May 25, 1983.
Talking Heads - ‘Speaking in Tongues’
Released on June 1, 1983.
U2 - ‘War’
Released on February 28, 1983.
Tears for Fears - ‘The Hurting’
Released on March 7, 1983.
David Bowie - ‘Let’s Dance’
Released on April 14, 1983.
R.E.M. - ‘Murmur’
Released on April 12, 1983.
Iron Maiden - ‘Piece of Mind’
Released on May 16, 1983.
Metallica - ‘Kill ‘Em All’
Released on July 25, 1983.
ZZ Top - ‘Eliminator’
Released on March 23, 1983.
Bob Dylan - ‘Infidels’
Released on October 27, 1983.
Motley Crue - ‘Shout at the Devil’
Released on September 26, 1983.
Ozzy Osbourne - ‘Bark at the Moon’
Released in December 1983.
Slayer - ‘Show No Mercy’
Released in December 1983.
Pink Floyd - ‘The Final Cut’
Released on March 21, 1983.
Cyndi Lauper - ‘She’s So Unusual’
Released on October 14, 1983.
Culture Club - ‘Colour by Numbers’
Released on October 10, 1983.
Billy Joel - ‘An Innocent Man’
Released on August 8, 1983.
AC/DC - ‘Flick of the Switch’
Released on August 15, 1983.
KISS - ‘Lick It Up’
Released on September 18, 1983.
The Rolling Stones - ‘Undercover'
Released on November 7, 1983.
Elton John - ‘Too Low for Zero’
Released on May 30, 1983.
Paul McCartney - ‘Pipes of Peace’
Released on October 31, 1983.
Yes - ‘90125’
Released on November 11, 1983.
Stevie Ray Vaughan - ‘Texas Flood’
Released on June 13, 1983.
Depehe Mode - ‘Construction Time Again’
Released on August 22, 1983.
Quiet Riot - ‘Metal Health’
Released on March 11, 1983.
Bryan Adams - ‘Cuts Like a Knife’
Released on January 18, 1983.
Robert Plant - ‘The Principle of Moments’
Released on July 11, 1983.
Madonna - ‘Madonna’
Released on July 27, 1983.
Billy Idol - ‘Rebel Yell’
Released on November 10, 1983.
