December 2002 - Police - mailman.xmission.com

Mandela/Miles
by Maggie White 09 Dec '02

09 Dec '02

A snippet from a story on Pollstar.com: Artists have yet to be announced, but you can bet there will be numerous big names on the bill. Published reports say that Mandela has invited Bono, Macy Gray, Shaggy, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, Bob Dylan, Elton John, and Michael and Janet Jackson to participate. The Police were rumored a few weeks ago to be reuniting for the event - even possibly teaming up with Bono. However, those were quickly quashed when Miles Copeland - brother and manager to Policeman Stewart - said the band had not agreed to play at the event. Tickets to the concert are free and will be distributed by competition or lottery, details of which will be announced shortly. There will be live coverage of the event on mandelasos.com, as well as a global TV broadcast. " OK - Since when did an obvious tongue in cheek JOKE from Stewart end up as Stew and Andy RUMORED TO REALLY playing with Bono?!?!!? Maggie

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re-release info
by Ross Viner 09 Dec '02

09 Dec '02

from http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#policegabriel Morning all! We've got some good news for you fans of Peter Gabriel and The Police. Our own Matt Rowe got a great scoop from insiders at Universal Music. The company plans to release Peter Gabriel's Up on SACD on 1/14. In addition, they're planning 3 additional TBA catalog titles from Gabriel later in 2003 (no word on which ones yet, but my money's on Us, So and Security/PG4). Even better news is that the company will release the ENTIRE Police catalog on SACD in 2003 in honor of the band's 25th anniversary. This will include Outlandos d'Amour, Regatta de Blanc, Zenyatta Mondatta, Ghost in the Machine, Synchronicity, Every Breath You Take: The Classics and Live. Note that there's no word yet on possible DVD-Audio releases of these titles. Be sure to check out Matt's MusicTAP site for other SACD and DVD-Audio news. What is SACD anyway?

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Six pack
by Ulrica & Patrik 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

Hello everybody! Could someone tell me if I've just made a very bad affair, or maybe a good one. I traded two DVD's with TOTO and Lee Ritenour worth something like 20$ each for The Police Six pack limited edition. I've never seen this item befor (but I'm no big collector), it's six singles on blue vinyl ("The Bed's too big without you", "Roxanne", "Can't stand losing you", "So lonely", "Message in a bottle" and "Walking on the moon". There special lyric cards for each single with pictures on the back. All the records are in mint condition, as are the lyric cards and all sleeves but "So lonely", wich is slightly torn at the top, but it's not much, still good condition. It's all in a plastic "fold out" sleeve. Well, have I been ripped off or is it a good deal? Cheers, Patrik

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RE: [Police] Stewart conditions
by Mario Palacios 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

I will be seeing Stewart this Saturday as he judges a drum contest in LA. I will find out how he is doing Mario

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Craig David "Rise and Fall"
by nini malayaman 06 Dec '02

06 Dec '02

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Sting on European TV.....
by Cathy Alauze 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

ViergeOn November 27 - 11:45 AM ParisTime don't miss Parkinson Guest : Sting on BBC Prime (canal TPS - 202)

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For sale: THE POLICE: 'Live In Italy' SUPERB CD
by w2000 05 Dec '02

05 Dec '02

Hi all, this Italian release from 1990 is a genuine 'silver' factory made CD (*not* a CD-R!). Included is a concert (2 April 1980, Milan, Italy) from the peak of The Police's live performances; a powerful and yet sophisticated show that was preserved as probably the most excellent sounding recording possible. Here is the song list: 1) Walking On The Moon, 2) So Lonely, 3) Fall Out, 4) Next To You, 5) Landlord, 6) Born In The 50s, 7) Message In A Bottle, 8) Roxanne, 9) Can't Stand Losing You. Both, the CD and its artwork are in as new condition. Cover scans can be seen here: http://home.arcor.de/werbur/live_in_italy.jpg If you like to bid for the CD please go here: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=928076806 The auction closes this Sunday. Please e-mail me via eBay for any questions. Thanks!

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Stew does it again
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 04 Dec '02

04 Dec '02

Stew has great timing. Injury Forces New Doors to Postpone Performance Tue December 3, 2002 07:53 AM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two of Jim Morrison's old pals from The Doors had hoped to debut a reconstituted version of the band next week, but they'll have to wait until next year because their new drummer, Stewart Copeland, broke his arm.Copeland, a former member of the Sting-fronted rock trio The Police, was injured during the Thanksgiving holiday when he fell from his bicycle on a path near his Los Angeles home, the band's publicists said on Monday.The accident has forced members of the Doors' new lineup to postpone their kickoff performance at the Palms in Las Vegas from Dec. 8 to Jan. 19.The newly reformed Doors features two members of the original group, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and lead guitarist Robby Krieger. They are joined by Copeland, who replaces founding member John Densmore on drums, and singer Ian Astbury of The Cult, filling the shoes of Morrison on lead vocals. Densmore was forced out of the reunion by a severe tinnitus.The three surviving members of the original group, which gained fame in the 1960s with such hits as "Light My Fire" and "Break on Through," disbanded after Morrison succumbed to heart failure in Paris in 1971.After the opening show of the new quartet, the band has planned a spring tour, followed by a series of performances on the summer U.S. and European festival circuits. A new album release is planned for next fall.

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OT: Recording questions
by Josh Corwin 04 Dec '02

04 Dec '02

Hey all. I need some advice from those that have the experience. I just got a sony minidisc player. It has both the plug-in power mic input and the line input. My question is to those that have recorded concerts. I understand the basic difference between the cardoid mics and the binaurals. I'm not willing, however to stand in one place and not clap and sing at all at a concert just to get a great recording. If I took either of the two types of mics and placed them on the ground at a typical indoor venue, any idea what the sound quality would be? If anyone has first hand knowledge of particular equipment used at certain shows, it would be greatly appreciated. I promise that all private replies will be held in the strictest confidence for anyone that doesn't want to publicly announce they record shows. Also, the reason this is OT is because I don't want to record any Sting stuff, only local concerts that are OK. Thanks in advance, Josh

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STUNG Live this Friday Night!
by Stunglive＠cs.com 04 Dec '02

04 Dec '02

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