Message In A Box: Complete Recordings BOX SET by The Police 4 CD 1993

Message In A Box: Complete Recordings BOX SET by The Police 4 CD 1993. From "Fall Out" to "Don't Stand So Close to Me 86", "Message in a Box" Includes Every Single Song the Police Ever Recorded Between 1977 and 1986, Remastered in Stunning Digital Clarity. It features a Stunning Book that Includes an Interesting, Often Humorous, Biography, a Time Line, and Notes from Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland Regarding the Rarities that Appear on this Collection. Also Including Songs that Only Appeared on Soundtracks, "Message in a Box" is a Handsome Tribute to One of New Wave's Most Innovative Bands. Feature around 100 Pages of Essays, Beautiful Photographs and Memorabilia. Deluxe Earbook Version This is very nearly everything they ever recorded. Everything from their first single (recorded with original guitarist Henri Padovani) through all five albums, as well as all the unique songs that only appeared on the single B-sides are here. This set really demonstrates how great this band is. They are one of the very few bands in the history of rock music who walked away at the right time. Don't argue with me about why Synchronicity was the last album, it's not important who decided to pull the plug on the band, or why or whatever. My point is, there's no contractual obligation records in their catalog. There's nothing analogous to ELP's Love Beach or The Who's Face Dances or any other half hearted records that tend to be viewed as embarrassments by the fans and sometimes even the bands themselves. But the band's albums were amazingly consistent, and each contains songs that well worth listening to, even beyond the familiar radio hits. Just one example is Omegaman, a song written by Andy Summers, which appears on side two of Ghost In The Machine. It's a great song, with a great chorus, and minimalist guitar solo. Reportedly, A&M wanted to release this song as a single, but Sting (who only sang on it under duress) unilaterally vetoed any such release, so it remains an obscure album track known only to those who look beyond the singles. And most of the B sides are excellent, too. You could almost make up a sixth album just by putting together the B-sides, along with the tracks that appeared the Brimstone And Treacle soundtrack. As mentioned earlier, The Police were an astoundingly consistent band, and anyone who wants to take the time to listen to this set will be warmly rewarded with lots of great musical treats.

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Used (normal wear)