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|  colspan="2" align="center" | BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOGRAPH. ''Either a photo of the venue, or a photo of a Police or Police-related event which took place at the venue.''
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | The building as it looked on April 28, [[2023]]
 
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| <b>Location:</b>
 
| <b>Location:</b>
 
| London, England - 36 Causton Street in Pimlico
 
| London, England - 36 Causton Street in Pimlico
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| <b>Capacity:</b>
 
| PERFORMANCE/CONCERT CAPACITY
 
 
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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
"[[A+R]]" is the name of a rehearsal studio [[Stewart Copeland]] mentions in his diaries. This can only have been "A+R Management" at 36 Causton Street in Pimlico, run by Iranian Alex Riahi. In [[One Train Later]] [[Andy Summers]] mentions that Alex wanted to manage [[The Police]]. They denied to sign anything (he offered to give them 60 pounds a week, but the band would have to give him the publishing rights). So [[The Police]] rehearsed at [[A+R]] for a while with Alex failing to get them any concerts at all.
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"[[A+R]]" is the name of a rehearsal studio [[Stewart Copeland]] mentions in his diaries. This was a rehearsal room upstairs at "A+R Management" at 36 Causton Street in Pimlico, run by Tony Aberstone and Iranian Alex Riahi. In [[One Train Later]] [[Andy Summers]] mentions that Alex wanted to manage [[The Police]]. They denied to sign anything (he offered to give them 60 pounds a week, but the band would have to give him the publishing rights). So [[The Police]] rehearsed at [[A+R]] for a while with Alex failing to get them any concerts at all.
  
[[The Police]] checked out the rehearsal space on [[1977-09-05]], while they were still rehearsing at [[Manno's]]. They agreed to use the facilities on [[1977-09-14]].
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[[The Police]] checked out the rehearsal space on [[1977-09-05]], while they were still rehearsing at [[Manno's]]. They agreed to use the facilities on [[1977-09-14]]. It was last mentioned in Stewart's diaries on [[1977-12-12]].
  
=Performance timeline=
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=Rehearsal timeline=
The following [[The Police|Police]], [[Sting]], [[Andy Summers]] or [[Stewart Copeland]]-related concerts took place at this venue:
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The following [[The Police|Police]], [[Sting]], [[Andy Summers]] or [[Stewart Copeland]]-related rehearsals took place at this venue:
 
* [[1977-10-03]] - [[The Police]]  
 
* [[1977-10-03]] - [[The Police]]  
 
until
 
until
* [[YYYY-MM-DD]] - [[The Police]]''
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* [[1977-12-12]] - [[The Police]]''
 
 
''This section needs more information.''
 
  
 
=Trivia=
 
=Trivia=

Latest revision as of 09:17, 13 November 2023

A+R
A+R Dietmar.jpg
The building as it looked on April 28, 2023
Location: London, England - 36 Causton Street in Pimlico

Introduction

"A+R" is the name of a rehearsal studio Stewart Copeland mentions in his diaries. This was a rehearsal room upstairs at "A+R Management" at 36 Causton Street in Pimlico, run by Tony Aberstone and Iranian Alex Riahi. In One Train Later Andy Summers mentions that Alex wanted to manage The Police. They denied to sign anything (he offered to give them 60 pounds a week, but the band would have to give him the publishing rights). So The Police rehearsed at A+R for a while with Alex failing to get them any concerts at all.

The Police checked out the rehearsal space on 1977-09-05, while they were still rehearsing at Manno's. They agreed to use the facilities on 1977-09-14. It was last mentioned in Stewart's diaries on 1977-12-12.

Rehearsal timeline

The following Police, Sting, Andy Summers or Stewart Copeland-related rehearsals took place at this venue:

until

Trivia

This section needs more information.

See also

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External links

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References

sources: Stewart Copeland's diaries; One Train Later; Music Week - June 10, 1978 provided the full name and address