Buttons (The Police)

Introduction

This article summarizes buttons produced for The Police. There are buttons in all shapes / sizes / materials, official merchandise and non-official rip-offs.

This page presents some general buttons first - with repeated logos or catchphrases.

Then there are buttons for every LP The Police made.

• buttons which refer to the actual album cover or album title
• buttons which refer to a single from that album
• various images from the release date of this LP until the next LP's release date

The Police logo buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	original logo	YYYY	unknown	"silver" plastic
	original logo	YYYY	unknown	"golden" plastic
	original logo	YYYY	unknown	cloth in plastic
	The Police metal triangle badge	1979	unknown	official merchandise - this one was sold on 1979-09-13

Eagle logo Buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	the standard eagle logo - Illegal Records	probably 1977	unknown	the basic design was done by Henry Padovani's brother in 1977
	the standard eagle logo - May You Be With The Force	YYYY	unknown	this one came in all possible colours and sizes
	the standard eagle logo - A&M logo	probably 1978	unknown	several colours and sizes
	the standard eagle logo - Fan Club	probably 1979 or 1980	unknown	several colours and sizes
	a strange eagle variation	YYYY	unknown	---
	the standard eagle logo - round black metal pin	YYYY	unknown	from Canada
	the standard eagle logo - round white metal pin	YYYY	unknown	---
	the standard eagle logo - round blue metal pin	YYYY	unknown	---
	strange eagle logo - shield metal pin	YYYY	unknown	---
	the standard eagle logo - silver metal pin	YYYY	unknown	from the Fan Club
	the standard eagle logo - golden metal pin	YYYY	unknown	from the Fan Club
	the standard eagle logo - round metal pin	YYYY	unknown	from the Fan Club
	the standard eagle logo - square black metal pin	YYYY	unknown	---
	the standard eagle logo - square white metal pin	YYYY	unknown	---
	the standard eagle logo - square yellow metal pin	YYYY	unknown	---

Badge logo buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	metal badge with standard badge logo	YYYY	unknown	---
	metal badge with 1980's faces	YYYY	unknown	from Ron Boutwell Enterprises

Support The Police buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	silver blue metal badge	YYYY	unknown	---
	dark blue round metal badge	YYYY	unknown	---
	blue round button	YYYY	unknown	---
	white round button	YYYY	unknown	---

Police In Custody buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	red round button	YYYY	unknown	---
	black round button with red letters	YYYY	unknown	---
	small black round button with white letters	YYYY	unknown	---
	large black round button with white letters	YYYY	unknown	---
	black square metal badge	YYYY	unknown	---
	black square metal badge	YYYY	unknown	---

pre-Outlandos buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	large Cherry Vanilla button	YYYY	unknown	photo from the 1977-03-03 concert

Outlandos d'Amour buttons

LP buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	larger round button with Outlandos d'Amour US LP cover	1983	unknown	from the USA

Singles buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	small grey round Roxanne button	YYYY	unknown	---
	large round button with the Roxanne UK single reissue cover	YYYY	unknown	---
	small grey round Can't Stand Losing You button	YYYY	unknown	---
	large round Roxanne / Can't Stand Losing You button	YYYY	unknown	US promotion button for Outlandos d'Amour
	small grey round So Lonely button	YYYY	unknown	---

various buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	large round button with Sting 1979 live photo	YYYY	unknown	---
	small round button with photo from 1979-05-29	YYYY	unknown	---

Reggatta de Blanc buttons

LP buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
100px	Reggatta de Blanc cover art	YYYY	unknown	---

Singles buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	small yellow round Message In A Bottle button	YYYY	unknown	---
	small green round Message In A Bottle button	YYYY	unknown	---
	small black and white round Message In A Bottle button	YYYY	unknown	---
	square button with Message In A Bottle US single cover	YYYY	unknown	---
	round button with Message In A Bottle US single cover	1983	unknown	from Roxanne Music Ltd. / USA
	small round Walking On The Moon button	YYYY	unknown	---
	tiny round Walking On The Moon button	YYYY	unknown	---
	large square button with the Spanish Walking On The Moon single cover	YYYY	unknown	---
	square button with the Spanish Walking On The Moon single cover	YYYY	unknown	from Canada
	small grey round The Bed's Too Big Without You button	YYYY	unknown	---
	small yellow round The Bed's Too Big Without You button	YYYY	unknown	---

various buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	round button with mid-1979 photo	1983	unknown	made in the USA - 1983 Police
	round button with photo taken on 1979-11-28	1983	unknown	made in the USA by Roxanne Music Ltd.
	round button with photo taken on 1979-11-28	YYYY	unknown	---

Zenyatta Mondatta buttons

LP buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	round Zenyatta Mondatta button	YYYY	unknown	---

Singles buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	small round Don't Stand So Close To Me button	YYYY	unknown	---
	small round Don't Stand So Close To Me button	YYYY	unknown	---
	round De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da button	YYYY	unknown	---
	small round De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da button	YYYY	unknown	---

various buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	set of three small round buttons	YYYY	unknown	photos taken by Adrian Boot during the making of Zenyatta Mondatta - probably on 1980-07-19
	set of three small round buttons	YYYY	unknown	photos taken by Adrian Boot during the making of Zenyatta Mondatta - probably on 1980-07-19
	large round button with Sting concert photo	YYYY	unknown	---
	round button with December 1980 photo in Rio	1983	unknown	made in the USA - 1983 Police

Ghost In The Machine buttons

LP buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	Ghost In The Machine metal badges	1981	65 p	official merchandise
	large square Ghost In The Machine button	1981	unknown	from Ron Boutwell Ent
	square Ghost In The Machine metal badge	YYYY	unknown	made in England
	round Ghost In The Machine button	1983	unknown	made in the USA - Roxanne Music Ltd. "POLICE" high above the heads
	round Ghost In The Machine button	1983	unknown	made in the USA - Roxanne Music Ltd. "THE POLICE" high above the heads
	round Ghost In The Machine button	1983	unknown	made in the USA - Roxanne Music Ltd. "POLICE" right above heads
	round Ghost In The Machine button	YYYY	unknown	"THE POLICE" high above heads, point next to Andy's head missing
	round Ghost In The Machine button	YYYY	unknown	"THE POLICE" right above heads
	tiny round Ghost In The Machine button	YYYY	unknown	---
	Ghost logo metal badge	1981	unknown	official merchandise sold at the 1981-10-08 concert
	white round Ghost In The Machine button	YYYY	unknown	made in Canada
	beige round Ghost In The Machine button	YYYY	unknown	made in Canada
	round Ghost In The Machine button	1983	unknown	made in the USA - Roxanne Music Ltd. old "THE POLICE" logo under faces
	round Ghost In The Machine button	YYYY	unknown	"1982" under faces
	round Ghost In The Machine button	YYYY	unknown	made in the USA - Ghost logo plus real faces

Singles buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	round button with UK Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic single cover	YYYY	unknown	---
	large square with UK Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic single cover	YYYY	unknown	from Canada
	small round button with US Spirits In The Material World single cover	YYYY	unknown	---
	round button with Secret Journey US single cover	1983	unknown	made in the USA - Roxanne Music Ltd.
	round button with Invisible Sun UK single cover	1983	unknown	made in the USA - Roxanne Music Ltd.
	square metal badge with Invisible Sun UK single cover	YYYY	unknown	made in England

various buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	Gateshead '82 button	1982	unknown	probably sold at the 1982-07-31 concert

Synchronicity buttons

LP buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	round Synchronicity button	YYYY	unknown	---

Singles buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	round button with Wrapped Around Your Finger 12inch single cover	YYYY	unknown	there are at least 3 different sizes of this button

various buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	large promotional button	1983	unknown	probably a giveaway on the 1983-10-28 concert

post-Synchronicity buttons

Image	Description	Production year	Original price	Additional info
	large round with Every Breath You Take: The Singles button	YYYY	unknown	---
	round button with Greatest Hits cover	YYYY	unknown	---

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