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| <b>Released:</b> | | <b>Released:</b> | ||
− | | [[1993-09-28]] (USA) | + | | [[1993-09-27]] (UK) |
+ | [[1993-09-28]] (USA) | ||
+ | |||
[[1993-10-01]] (Japan) | [[1993-10-01]] (Japan) | ||
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=Personnel= | =Personnel= | ||
− | + | * [[Stewart Copeland]] | |
+ | * [[Sting ]] | ||
+ | * [[Andy Summers]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Henry Padovani]] – guitar on [[Fall Out]], [[Nothing Achieving]] and [[Visions Of The Night]] | ||
+ | * [[Jean Roussel]] – piano on [[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]] | ||
+ | * [[Olaf Kübler]] – saxophone on [[Low Life]] | ||
+ | * Suzanna Hamilton – screaming on [[A Kind of Loving]] | ||
=Track listing= | =Track listing= | ||
− | ''This | + | Disc 1: |
+ | |||
+ | * [[Fall Out]] | ||
+ | * [[Nothing Achieving]] | ||
+ | * [[Dead End Job]] | ||
+ | * [[Next To You]] | ||
+ | * [[So Lonely]] | ||
+ | * [[Roxanne]] | ||
+ | * [[Hole In My Life]] | ||
+ | * [[Peanuts]] | ||
+ | * [[Can't Stand Losing You]] | ||
+ | * [[Truth Hits Everybody]] | ||
+ | * [[Born In The 50's]] | ||
+ | * [[Be My Girl, Sally]] | ||
+ | * [[Masoko Tanga]] | ||
+ | * [[Landlord]] (live - from [[Propaganda]] LP) | ||
+ | * [[Next To You]] (live - from [[Propaganda]] LP) | ||
+ | * [[Landlord]] | ||
+ | * [[Message In A Bottle]] | ||
+ | * [[Reggatta de Blanc]] | ||
+ | * [[It's Alright For You]] | ||
+ | * [[Bring On The Night]] | ||
+ | * [[Deathwish]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Disc 2: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Walking On The Moon]] | ||
+ | * [[On Any Other Day]] | ||
+ | * [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]] | ||
+ | * [[Contact]] | ||
+ | * [[Does Everyone Stare]] | ||
+ | * [[No Time This Time]] | ||
+ | * [[Visions Of The Night]] | ||
+ | * [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]] (mono version - from [[Six Pack]]) | ||
+ | * [[Truth Hits Everybody]] (live - from [[Six Pack]]) | ||
+ | * [[Friends]] | ||
+ | * [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]] | ||
+ | * [[Driven To Tears]] | ||
+ | * [[When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around]] | ||
+ | * [[Canary In A Coalmine]] | ||
+ | * [[Voices Inside My Head]] | ||
+ | * [[Bombs Away]] | ||
+ | * [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]] | ||
+ | * [[Behind My Camel]] | ||
+ | * [[Man In A Suitcase]] | ||
+ | * [[Shadows In The Rain]] | ||
+ | * [[The Other Way Of Stopping]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Disc 3: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[A Sermon]] | ||
+ | * [[Driven To Tears]] (live - from [[URGH! A Music War (soundtrack) | URGH! A Music War]]) | ||
+ | * [[Shambelle]] | ||
+ | * [[Spirits In The Material World]] | ||
+ | * [[Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic]] | ||
+ | * [[Invisible Sun]] | ||
+ | * [[Hungry For You]] | ||
+ | * [[Demolition Man]] | ||
+ | * [[Too Much Information]] | ||
+ | * [[Rehumanize Yourself]] | ||
+ | * [[One World (Not Three)]] | ||
+ | * [[Omegaman]] | ||
+ | * [[Secret Journey]] | ||
+ | * [[Darkness]] | ||
+ | * [[Flexible Strategies]] | ||
+ | * [[Low Life]] | ||
+ | * [[How Stupid Mr. Bates]] (from [[Brimstone & Treacle (soundtrack) | Brimstone & Treacle]] soundtrack) | ||
+ | * [[A Kind Of Loving]] (from [[Brimstone & Treacle (soundtrack) | Brimstone & Treacle]] soundtrack) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Disc 4: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Synchronicity I]] | ||
+ | * [[Walking In Your Footsteps]] | ||
+ | * [[Oh My God]] | ||
+ | * [[Mother]] | ||
+ | * [[Miss Gradenko]] | ||
+ | * [[Synchronicity II]] | ||
+ | * [[Every Breath You Take]] | ||
+ | * [[King Of Pain]] | ||
+ | * [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] | ||
+ | * [[Tea In The Sahara]] | ||
+ | * [[Murder By Numbers]] | ||
+ | * [[Man In A Suitcase]] (live) | ||
+ | * [[Someone To Talk To]] | ||
+ | * [[Message In A Bottle]] (live) | ||
+ | * [[I Burn For You]] (from [[Brimstone & Treacle (soundtrack) | Brimstone & Treacle]] soundtrack) | ||
+ | * [[Once Upon A Daydream]] | ||
+ | * [[Tea In The Sahara]] (live) | ||
+ | * [[Don't Stand So Close To Me '86]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | =Missing official tracks= | ||
+ | Here are the tracks that had appeared on official releases BEFORE this box release - not listing edited single versions: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Spanish version)]] | ||
+ | * [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese version)]] | ||
+ | * [[Truth Hits Everybody (remix)]] | ||
+ | * [[Roxanne (backing track)]] | ||
+ | * [[Every Breath You Take (backing track)]] | ||
+ | * [[Can't Stand Losing You]] (live) (from the double LP [[21 Years of Alternative Radio 1]]) | ||
+ | * [[Wrapped Around Your Finger]] (live) | ||
+ | * [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]] (live) | ||
+ | * [[Don't Stand So Close To Me '86]] - different versions of this song appear in different boxsets, but one is always omitted | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Invisible Sun]]'s video featured a much longer version of the song | ||
+ | * [[Spirits In The Material World]]'s video mix was very different to the vinyl version | ||
+ | * [[Light Changes]] (well, it's not REALLY a [[The Police]] song, but is listed as such on [[Around The World]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | =Other missing tracks= | ||
+ | Songs that were released AFTER the release of this box set: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86]] | ||
+ | * [[Voices Inside My Head]] (various mixes) | ||
+ | * [[The Police Live!]] (incl. single mixes) | ||
+ | * [[Fall Out]] (live - from [[WBCN Naked Disc]] compilation) | ||
+ | * [[Driven To Tears]] (live - from [[Live Earth]] CD) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Further unreleased songs that are known to exist: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Visions Of The Night]] (2 vocal takes from [[1977]]) | ||
+ | * [[Dead End Job]] ([[1977]] version) | ||
+ | * [[Truth Hits Everybody]] ([[1977]] [[Matrix Studios]] version) | ||
+ | * [[Wanna Know]] | ||
+ | * [[Roxanne]] (alt. version) | ||
+ | * [[So Lonely]] (alt. version) | ||
+ | * [[Can't Stand Losing You]] (alt. version) | ||
+ | * [[Born In The 50's]] (alt. version) | ||
+ | * [[Poem]] | ||
+ | * [[Bring On The Night]] (alt. version) | ||
+ | * [[It's Alright For You]] (slightly different mix) | ||
+ | * [[Zenyatta Mondatta]] demos | ||
+ | * [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]] (Japanese / Spanish language mix) | ||
+ | * [[Truth Hits Everybody]] (various slow studio takes from May [[1981]] / Jim Ebdon mix) | ||
+ | * [[Ghost In The Machine]] demos | ||
+ | * various instrumentals | ||
+ | * [[Ghost In The Machine]] / [[Synchronicity]] songs (different versions or mixes from [[AIR Studios]] / [[Le Studio]]) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Stuff that was recorded and might still exist somewhere: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * January [[1977]] [[The Police]] rehearsals | ||
+ | * [[Next To You]] ([[1977]] [[Matrix Studios]] version) | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | Related stuff: | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[Strontium 90: Police Academy]] songs | ||
+ | * [[Eberhard Schoener]] songs | ||
+ | * [[Welcome Home]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Remixes: | ||
+ | * [[Walking On The Moon]] | ||
+ | * [[Voices Inside My Head]] | ||
+ | * [[When The World Is Running Down]] | ||
=Singles released= | =Singles released= | ||
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=Quotations and trivia= | =Quotations and trivia= | ||
+ | UK ad: | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:1993_11_Q_ad.jpg|80px]] | ||
+ | |||
Japanese flyer: | Japanese flyer: | ||
[[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings_Japanese_flyer.jpg|80px]] | [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings_Japanese_flyer.jpg|80px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Japanese ad: | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:1993_11_rockin_on_ad.jpg|80px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Dutch ad: | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:1993_10_02_OOR_ad.jpg|150px]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | Spanish ad: | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[Image:1993_12_Rock_de_Lux_ad.jpg|80px]] | ||
German ad: | German ad: | ||
[[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings_German_ad_December_1993.jpg|80px]] | [[Image:Police-album-messageinaboxthecompleterecordings_German_ad_December_1993.jpg|80px]] | ||
− | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||
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=References= | =References= | ||
− | sources: Japanese flyer(release date), [[A&M]] publicity sheet for the US release date | + | sources: [[A&M]] news sheet for the UK release date, Japanese flyer (release date), [[A&M]] publicity sheet for the US release date |
[[Category:Compilations (The Police)]] | [[Category:Compilations (The Police)]] |
Latest revision as of 01:35, 23 November 2020
Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings | |
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Compilation album by The Police | |
Released: | 1993-09-27 (UK)
1993-09-28 (USA) 1993-10-01 (Japan) |
Recorded: | RECORDING TIME PERIOD |
Length: | ALBUM LENGTH |
Label(s): | A&M |
Producer(s): | PRODUCER NAME(S) |
Studio(s): | RECORDING STUDIO(S) |
Contents
Introduction
This section needs more information.
Personnel
- Henry Padovani – guitar on Fall Out, Nothing Achieving and Visions Of The Night
- Jean Roussel – piano on Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Olaf Kübler – saxophone on Low Life
- Suzanna Hamilton – screaming on A Kind of Loving
Track listing
Disc 1:
- Fall Out
- Nothing Achieving
- Dead End Job
- Next To You
- So Lonely
- Roxanne
- Hole In My Life
- Peanuts
- Can't Stand Losing You
- Truth Hits Everybody
- Born In The 50's
- Be My Girl, Sally
- Masoko Tanga
- Landlord (live - from Propaganda LP)
- Next To You (live - from Propaganda LP)
- Landlord
- Message In A Bottle
- Reggatta de Blanc
- It's Alright For You
- Bring On The Night
- Deathwish
Disc 2:
- Walking On The Moon
- On Any Other Day
- The Bed's Too Big Without You
- Contact
- Does Everyone Stare
- No Time This Time
- Visions Of The Night
- The Bed's Too Big Without You (mono version - from Six Pack)
- Truth Hits Everybody (live - from Six Pack)
- Friends
- Don't Stand So Close To Me
- Driven To Tears
- When The World Is Running Down You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
- Canary In A Coalmine
- Voices Inside My Head
- Bombs Away
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
- Behind My Camel
- Man In A Suitcase
- Shadows In The Rain
- The Other Way Of Stopping
Disc 3:
- A Sermon
- Driven To Tears (live - from URGH! A Music War)
- Shambelle
- Spirits In The Material World
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
- Invisible Sun
- Hungry For You
- Demolition Man
- Too Much Information
- Rehumanize Yourself
- One World (Not Three)
- Omegaman
- Secret Journey
- Darkness
- Flexible Strategies
- Low Life
- How Stupid Mr. Bates (from Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack)
- A Kind Of Loving (from Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack)
Disc 4:
- Synchronicity I
- Walking In Your Footsteps
- Oh My God
- Mother
- Miss Gradenko
- Synchronicity II
- Every Breath You Take
- King Of Pain
- Wrapped Around Your Finger
- Tea In The Sahara
- Murder By Numbers
- Man In A Suitcase (live)
- Someone To Talk To
- Message In A Bottle (live)
- I Burn For You (from Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack)
- Once Upon A Daydream
- Tea In The Sahara (live)
- Don't Stand So Close To Me '86
Missing official tracks
Here are the tracks that had appeared on official releases BEFORE this box release - not listing edited single versions:
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Spanish version)
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese version)
- Truth Hits Everybody (remix)
- Roxanne (backing track)
- Every Breath You Take (backing track)
- Can't Stand Losing You (live) (from the double LP 21 Years of Alternative Radio 1)
- Wrapped Around Your Finger (live)
- Don't Stand So Close To Me (live)
- Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 - different versions of this song appear in different boxsets, but one is always omitted
- Invisible Sun's video featured a much longer version of the song
- Spirits In The Material World's video mix was very different to the vinyl version
- Light Changes (well, it's not REALLY a The Police song, but is listed as such on Around The World)
Other missing tracks
Songs that were released AFTER the release of this box set:
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da '86
- Voices Inside My Head (various mixes)
- The Police Live! (incl. single mixes)
- Fall Out (live - from WBCN Naked Disc compilation)
- Driven To Tears (live - from Live Earth CD)
Further unreleased songs that are known to exist:
- Visions Of The Night (2 vocal takes from 1977)
- Dead End Job (1977 version)
- Truth Hits Everybody (1977 Matrix Studios version)
- Wanna Know
- Roxanne (alt. version)
- So Lonely (alt. version)
- Can't Stand Losing You (alt. version)
- Born In The 50's (alt. version)
- Poem
- Bring On The Night (alt. version)
- It's Alright For You (slightly different mix)
- Zenyatta Mondatta demos
- De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Japanese / Spanish language mix)
- Truth Hits Everybody (various slow studio takes from May 1981 / Jim Ebdon mix)
- Ghost In The Machine demos
- various instrumentals
- Ghost In The Machine / Synchronicity songs (different versions or mixes from AIR Studios / Le Studio)
Stuff that was recorded and might still exist somewhere:
- January 1977 The Police rehearsals
- Next To You (1977 Matrix Studios version)
Related stuff:
Remixes:
Singles released
This section needs more information.
Variants, special editions and re-releases
This section needs more information. Images may be included to illustrate alternative cover artwork.
Charts
Album
Year | Chart | Country | Position |
---|---|---|---|
YYYY | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart | Country | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|
YYYY | SONG | CHART | COUNTRY | POSITION REACHED |
Awards, nominations, and certifications
Awards
This section needs more information.
Year | Winner | Award | Category |
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YYYY | WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Nominations
This section needs more information.
Year | Nominee | Award | Category |
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YYYY | NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) | AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) | CATEGORY |
Certifications
This section needs more information.
Country | Certifier | Classification | Certification |
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COUNTRY | CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) | CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) | CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...) |
Quotations and trivia
UK ad:
Japanese flyer:
Japanese ad:
Dutch ad:
Spanish ad:
German ad:
See also
This section needs more information.
External links and reviews
This section needs more information.
References
sources: A&M news sheet for the UK release date, Japanese flyer (release date), A&M publicity sheet for the US release date