Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings is a four-CD box set by the Police, containing all five of their studio albums in chronological order, as well as non-album singles, non-album B-sides, and tracks from various compilation albums and the Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack (1982). The box set also comes with a 68-page booklet.
The box set states that it 'contains every single song the Police ever released' but it excludes ten officially released tracks from before its release in 1993:
"De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (Spanish Version) (4:00) and "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" (Japanese Version) (4:00) were released in the US in 1981 as a double A-side 7", with Sting singing the song in both Spanish and Japanese (AM-25000).
"Truth Hits Everybody" (Remix) (3:30) appeared as the A-side of the bonus single, which was included in the UK 7" limited edition double pack of "Every Breath You Take" (AM 117/AM*01).
"Every Breath You Take" (Backing Track) (4:05) and "Roxanne" (Backing Track) (3:11) were released in Japan in 1983 as a double A-side 7" (AMP-782).
"Don't Stand So Close To Me" (Live) (3:40) from Atlanta in 1983, appeared as the B-side of the UK 7" of "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86" (AMY 354).
"Don't Stand So Close To Me '86" (Dance Mix) (6:32) appeared on the A-side of the UK 12" of "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86" (AMY 354) was not included on the US version of the box set. There is no edition of the box set that includes both the standard version and the Dance Mix of "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86".
"Can't Stand Losing You" (Live) (5:30) from the Paris Theatre, London in 1979, appeared on the 1988 Strange Fruit Compilation UK CD 21Years of Alternative Radio1 (SFRCD 200).
"Shambelle" (AMS 8164) misses the beginning high hat introduction played by Stewart Copeland making the song incomplete. The full version (5:10) was later released on the "Every Move You Make" 6-CD Box Set in Nov. 2018.
Allmusic gave resounding approval to the set, going so far as to claim that all 78 songs are "timeless classics," making it the ideal purchase for the casual listener. They also praised the booklet included, especially the Police biography, and asserted that the digital remastering is so superior to the sound quality of the original releases that they would recommend the purchase even to those who already have all the recordings on the box set.[1]
Stewart Copeland – drums, percussion, keyboards, backing vocals, guitar on "Fall Out", "Nothing Achieving", "It's Alright for You" and "A Sermon", lead vocal on "On Any Other Day", spoken word on "Does Everyone Stare"
Sting – bass guitar, keyboards, saxophone, oboe, lead and backing vocals, harmonica on "So Lonely", drum machine on "Synchronicity I"
Andy Summers – guitar, keyboards, bass guitar on "Behind My Camel", backing vocals, piano on "Does Everyone Stare" and "Be My Girl – Sally", spoken word on "Friends", "Dead End Job" and "Be My Girl – Sally", lead vocals on "Mother" and "Someone to Talk To"
Additional
Henry Padovani – guitar on "Fall Out" and "Nothing Achieving"
John Sinclair – piano on "Hole in My Life" and "Masoko Tanga"
Jean Russell – piano on "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic"
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Message in a Box The Complete Recordings is a four CD box set by the Police containing all five of their studio albums in chronological order as well as non album singles non album B sides and tracks from various compilation albums and the Brimstone amp Treacle soundtrack 1982 The box set also comes with a 68 page booklet Message in a Box The Complete RecordingsBox set by The PoliceReleased28 September 1993 1993 09 28 Recorded1977 1986GenreNew waveLength287 02LabelA amp MProducerThe Police Nigel Gray Hugh PadghamThe Police chronologyGreatest Hits 1992 Message in a Box The Complete Recordings 1993 Live 1995 Contents 1 Contents 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 ReferencesContents editThe box set states that it contains every single song the Police ever released but it excludes ten officially released tracks from before its release in 1993 De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Spanish Version 4 00 and De Do Do Do De Da Da Da Japanese Version 4 00 were released in the US in 1981 as a double A side 7 with Sting singing the song in both Spanish and Japanese AM 25000 Truth Hits Everybody Remix 3 30 appeared as the A side of the bonus single which was included in the UK 7 limited edition double pack of Every Breath You Take AM 117 AM 01 Every Breath You Take Backing Track 4 05 and Roxanne Backing Track 3 11 were released in Japan in 1983 as a double A side 7 AMP 782 Wrapped Around Your Finger Live Version 5 22 from Atlanta in 1983 was included on the US 12 Promo of Wrapped Around Your Finger SP 17264 Don t Stand So Close to Me 86 4 47 appeared as the A side of the UK 7 of Don t Stand So Close to Me 86 AMY 354 and then released on the album Every Breath You Take The Singles was not included on the UK version of the box set Don t Stand So Close To Me Live 3 40 from Atlanta in 1983 appeared as the B side of the UK 7 of Don t Stand So Close to Me 86 AMY 354 Don t Stand So Close To Me 86 Dance Mix 6 32 appeared on the A side of the UK 12 of Don t Stand So Close To Me 86 AMY 354 was not included on the US version of the box set There is no edition of the box set that includes both the standard version and the Dance Mix of Don t Stand So Close To Me 86 Can t Stand Losing You Live 5 30 from the Paris Theatre London in 1979 appeared on the 1988 Strange Fruit Compilation UK CD 21 Years of Alternative Radio 1 SFRCD 200 Shambelle AMS 8164 misses the beginning high hat introduction played by Stewart Copeland making the song incomplete The full version 5 10 was later released on the Every Move You Make 6 CD Box Set in Nov 2018 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Allmusic gave resounding approval to the set going so far as to claim that all 78 songs are timeless classics making it the ideal purchase for the casual listener They also praised the booklet included especially the Police biography and asserted that the digital remastering is so superior to the sound quality of the original releases that they would recommend the purchase even to those who already have all the recordings on the box set 1 Track listing editDisc oneNo TitleWriter s OriginLength1 Fall Out Stewart CopelandNon album single 19772 042 Nothing Achieving Ian Copeland CopelandB side of Fall Out 19771 563 Dead End Job Sting Copeland Andy SummersB side of Can t Stand Losing You UK amp Roxanne US 19783 354 Next to You StingOutlandos d Amour 19782 505 So Lonely StingOutlandos d Amour4 496 Roxanne StingOutlandos d Amour3 127 Hole in My Life StingOutlandos d Amour4 528 Peanuts Copeland StingOutlandos d Amour3 589 Can t Stand Losing You StingOutlandos d Amour2 5810 Truth Hits Everybody StingOutlandos d Amour2 5311 Born in the 50s StingOutlandos d Amour3 4012 Be My Girl Sally Sting SummersOutlandos d Amour3 2213 Masoko Tanga StingOutlandos d Amour5 4014 Landlord live at The Bottom Line New York 4th April 1979 Sting CopelandPropaganda No Wave II 19792 3615 Next to You live at The Bottom Line New York 4th April 1979 StingPropaganda No Wave II3 1116 Landlord Sting CopelandB side of Message in a Bottle 19793 0917 Message in a Bottle StingReggatta de Blanc 19794 5118 Reggatta de Blanc Copeland Sting SummersReggatta de Blanc3 0619 It s Alright for You Copeland StingReggatta de Blanc3 1320 Bring On the Night StingReggatta de Blanc4 1621 Deathwish Copeland Sting SummersReggatta de Blanc4 13 Disc twoNo TitleWriter s OriginLength1 Walking on the Moon StingReggatta de Blanc5 022 On Any Other Day CopelandReggatta de Blanc2 573 The Bed s Too Big Without You StingReggatta de Blanc4 264 Contact CopelandReggatta de Blanc2 385 Does Everyone Stare CopelandReggatta de Blanc3 526 No Time This Time StingReggatta de Blanc3 177 Visions of the Night StingB side of Walking on the Moon UK amp Bring On the Night US 19793 058 The Bed s Too Big Without You mono StingSix Pack 19803 299 Truth Hits Everybody live StingSix Pack2 2610 Friends SummersB side of Don t Stand So Close to Me UK amp De Do Do Do De Da Da Da US 19803 3611 Don t Stand So Close to Me StingZenyatta Mondatta 19804 0412 Driven to Tears StingZenyatta Mondatta3 2013 When the World Is Running Down You Make the Best of What s Still Around StingZenyatta Mondatta3 3814 Canary in a Coalmine StingZenyatta Mondatta2 2615 Voices Inside My Head StingZenyatta Mondatta3 5316 Bombs Away CopelandZenyatta Mondatta3 0917 De Do Do Do De Da Da Da StingZenyatta Mondatta4 0918 Behind My Camel SummersZenyatta Mondatta2 5419 Man in a Suitcase StingZenyatta Mondatta2 1920 Shadows in the Rain StingZenyatta Mondatta5 0221 The Other Way of Stopping CopelandZenyatta Mondatta3 22 Disc threeNo TitleWriter s OriginLength1 A Sermon CopelandB side of De Do Do Do De Da Da Da UK amp Don t Stand So Close to Me US 19802 332 Driven to Tears live StingUrgh A Music War soundtrack 19813 293 Shambelle SummersB side of Invisible Sun UK amp Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic US 19815 004 Spirits in the Material World StingGhost in the Machine 19812 595 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic StingGhost in the Machine4 226 Invisible Sun StingGhost in the Machine3 447 Hungry for You J aurais toujours faim de toi StingGhost in the Machine2 538 Demolition Man StingGhost in the Machine5 579 Too Much Information StingGhost in the Machine3 4310 Rehumanize Yourself Copeland StingGhost in the Machine3 1011 One World Not Three StingGhost in the Machine4 4712 Omegaman SummersGhost in the Machine2 4813 Secret Journey StingGhost in the Machine3 3414 Darkness CopelandGhost in the Machine3 1415 Flexible Strategies Sting Summers CopelandB side of Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic UK amp Spirits in the Material World US 19813 4316 Low Life StingB side of Spirits in the Material World UK 19813 4517 How Stupid Mr Bates Sting Summers CopelandBrimstone amp Treacle soundtrack 19822 4118 A Kind of Loving Sting Summers CopelandBrimstone amp Treacle soundtrack2 03 Disc fourNo TitleWriter s OriginLength1 Synchronicity I StingSynchronicity 19833 232 Walking in Your Footsteps StingSynchronicity3 363 O My God StingSynchronicity4 024 Mother SummersSynchronicity3 055 Miss Gradenko CopelandSynchronicity1 596 Synchronicity II StingSynchronicity5 027 Every Breath You Take StingSynchronicity4 138 King of Pain StingSynchronicity4 599 Wrapped Around Your Finger StingSynchronicity5 1310 Tea in the Sahara StingSynchronicity4 1911 Murder by Numbers Sting SummersB side of Every Breath You Take 1983 also included in cassette and CD versions of Synchronicity4 3612 Man in a Suitcase live Stingmaxi single of Every Breath You Take UK 19832 1713 Someone to Talk To SummersB side of Wrapped Around Your Finger 19833 0814 Message in a Bottle live Stingmaxi single of Wrapped Around Your Finger UK 19834 5115 I Burn for You StingBrimstone amp Treacle soundtrack also included in maxi single of Wrapped Around Your Finger UK 4 4916 Once Upon a Daydream Sting SummersB side of Synchronicity II 19833 3117 Tea in the Sahara live StingB side of King of Pain 19845 0618 Don t Stand So Close to Me 86 StingEvery Breath You Take The Singles 19864 51Personnel editThe PoliceStewart Copeland drums percussion keyboards backing vocals guitar on Fall Out Nothing Achieving It s Alright for You and A Sermon lead vocal on On Any Other Day spoken word on Does Everyone Stare Sting bass guitar keyboards saxophone oboe lead and backing vocals harmonica on So Lonely drum machine on Synchronicity I Andy Summers guitar keyboards bass guitar on Behind My Camel backing vocals piano on Does Everyone Stare and Be My Girl Sally spoken word on Friends Dead End Job and Be My Girl Sally lead vocals on Mother and Someone to Talk To AdditionalHenry Padovani guitar on Fall Out and Nothing Achieving John Sinclair piano on Hole in My Life and Masoko Tanga Jean Russell piano on Every Little Thing She Does is Magic Olaf Kubler saxophone on Low Life Suzanna Hamilton screaming on A Kind of Loving Production Dave Collins MasteringReferences edit a b Message in a Box The Complete Recordings at AllMusic The Police Album Guide Rolling Stone Retrieved 28 May 2012 Larkin Colin 2007 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 4th ed Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0195313734 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Message in a Box The Complete Recordings amp oldid 1161447875, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
