Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 159/500!
1984 Grammy Award Winner:
• Song of the Year: "Every Breath You Take"
• Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "Every Breath You Take"
• Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: "Synchronicity"
1984 Grammy Award Nominee:
• Record of the Year: "Every Breath You Take"
• Album of the Year: Synchronicity
The fifth and final studio album by the Police was released on June 17, 1983 by A&M Records. The band's most successful release, the album includes the hit singles "Every Breath You Take," "King of Pain," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," and "Synchronicity II."
4 LP set on standard black vinyl with 60-page, lavish color book featuring unseen material, new liner notes and interviews, archive memorabilia and photos, printed inner sleeves and four art print photographs, all housed in a hardback slipcase. Limited Edition.
LP 1 – The Original Album (Remastered)
The original 10-track LP tracklisting.
LP 2 – B-Sides / Bonus Tracks
12-track collection of contemporaneous B-sides and singles bonus tracks.
LP 3 – Unreleased (Part 1)
10 previously unreleased alternate takes, out-takes and instrumentals.
LP 4 – Unreleased (Part 2)
A further 11 previously unreleased alternate takes, out-takes and instrumentals.
Features
• Limited Edition
• Super Deluxe 4LP Box Set
• 140g Black Vinyl
• LP 1: Original Album
• LP 2: B-Sides & Bonus Tracks
• LP 3 & LP 4: Unreleased Alternate Takes, Outtakes & Instrumentals
• 21 Previously Unreleased Tracks
• Remastered from Original Sources
• 60-Page Color Hardback Book with Unseen Material, New Liner Notes & Interviews, Archive Memorabilia & Photos
• Printed Inner Sleeves
• 4 Art Print Photographs
• Hardback Slipcase
• Made in Germany
Selections
Disc 1: Original Album Remastered
SIDE ONE:
1. Synchronicity I
2. Walking in Your Footsteps
3. O My God
4. Mother
5. Miss Gradenko
6. Synchronicity II
SIDE TWO:
1. Every Breath You Take
2. King of Pain
3. Wrapped around Your Finger
4. Tea in the Sahara
Disc 2: Bonus
SIDE ONE:
1. Murder by Numbers
2. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix)
3. Man in a Suitcase (Live at The Variety Arts Theatre, Los Angeles, USA / 16th January 1981)
4. Someone to Talk To
5. Message in a Bottle (Live at The Gusman Cultural Center, Miami, USA / 26th October 1979)
6. I Burn for You
SIDE TWO:
1. Once Upon a Daydream
2. Tea in the Sahara (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
3. Every Breath You Take (Backing Track)
4. Roxanne (Backing Track)
5. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
6. Every Bomb You Make
Disc 3: Unreleased
SIDE ONE:
1. Synchronicity I (Alternate Mix)
2. Synchronicity I (Instrumental)
3. Walking in Your Footsteps (Alternate Mix)
4. O My God (Alternate Mix)
5. Mother (Instrumental)
6. Miss Gradenko (Alternate Mix)
SIDE TWO:
1. Synchronicity II (Outtake)
2. Synchronicity II (Extended Version)
3. Synchronicity II (Instrumental)
4. Every Breath You Take (Alternate Mix)
Disc 4: Unreleased
SIDE ONE:
1. King of Pain (Alternate Version)
2. King of Pain (Alternate Mix)
3. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Alternate Mix)
4. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Instrumental)
5. Tea in the Sahara (Alternate Mix)
SIDE TWO:
1. Loch
2. Ragged Man
3. Goodbye Tomorrow
4. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix) [Outtake]
5. Three Steps to Heaven
6. Rock and Roll Music