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Re: [Police] The Police Anthology
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

Fred's no dummy! : ) M In a message dated 5/23/07 12:52:36 PM, aceface(a)bendcable.com writes: > Fred wrote: > > I think this gives a pretty good idea of the upcoming setlist: > > That never occurred to me, but now that I see it, I think you are probably > very right. Good observation. > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [Police] The Police Anthology
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

lol.. yeah, but Voices better come first. I need to relive my 80's!!! : ) m In a message dated 5/23/07 12:46:34 PM, F.Berthelot(a)Ramsa.com writes: > > I think this gives a pretty good idea of the upcoming setlist: > > Disc One > > 1 Fall Out > 2 Can't Stand Losing You > 3 Next To You > 4 Roxanne > 5 Truth Hits Everybody > 6 Hole In My Life > 7 So Lonely > 8 Message In a Bottle > 9 Reggatta De Blanc > 10 Bring On The Night > 11 Walking On The Moon > 12 Don't Stand So Close To Me > 13 Driven To Tears > 14 Canary In A Coalmine > > Disc Two > > 1 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da > 2 Voices Inside My Head > 3 Invisible Sun > 4 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic > 5 Spirits In The Material World > 6 Demolition Man > 7 Every Breath You Take > 8 Synchronicity I > 9 Wrapped Around Your Finger > 10 Walking In Your Footsteps > 11 Synchronicity II > 12 King Of Pain > 13 Murder By Numbers > 14 Tea In The Sahara > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The information contained in this communication and any enclosures or > attachments may be confidential and/or proprietary. It is intended only for the > recipient or recipients named above. If the reader of this message is not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this communication or its contents or attachments is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please > immediately advise the sender and delete the original and any copies from your > computer system. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Police mailing list > Police(a)mailman.xmission.com > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/police > ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [Police] The Police Anthology
by Stingfan222＠aol.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

I agree, but if they were smart, they would have put ONE new thing on there (or hard to get) that would have probably had me buy it despite the rehash... m in tx In a message dated 5/23/07 11:02:03 AM, ginasupercat(a)hotmail.com writes: > I think it's more a question of who this compilation is for: my guess? > People who may have not heard of the Police and just may be getting into them > because of this tour and thereby they have a greatest hits cd, newly released > to catch the attention of potentially new fans (it marketing, shiny new package > will get more attention than the previously released greatest hits), as sort > of a guideline for the tour. I do not thing for a second that this is for > us...I think that will come later :) > > > > > Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 16:06:33 +0100 From: angeline.adams(a)gmail.com To: police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Police] The Police Anthology At least they made it a more interesting tracklisting by including album tracks and stuff like Fallout rather than the usual predictable singles collections... of which there have been four, by my count. But if you're going to make it interesting, then you might as well throw on some rarities and early/proto-Police stuff like, say, a live Strontium 90 track or some Eberhard Schoener stuff (yeah, I know, copyright issues for the latter, probably) which, I understand, is often attributed specifically to the Police by casual listeners anyway. That would make it a good in-between buy for people curious about the lesser-known obscure stuff, yet there'd still be enough poppy hits to make sure that they'd feel they were also buying something they knew they'd definitely enjoy. Or, and I like this better by far, go the whole hog and put everything vaguely Police-related onto a REAL anthology, including all those tracks that were missed out of Message in a Box. And update the book to reflect the band's place in popular culture and influence on music, and stuff like their solo careers, their books, the film, and the reunion. Make it the definitive Police product and then, for the love of God, don't release anything else unless the boys actually record new material! If after years of wrangling with Courtney Love, there can be a definitive Nirvana box set (When The Lights Go Out), then surely the Police could get the same now that things are all sweetness and light. I'm going to need one of those cold showers too, now... geez. Ang Create the ultimate e-mail address book. Import your contacts to Windows Live Hotmail. Try it!= _______________________________________________ Police mailing list Police(a)mailman.xmission.com ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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Re: [Police] Fiction Plane on the Tonight Show
by Almightyjane＠aol.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

Cool! This is the best!! I just joined the fiction plane group on facebook!! Jane

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RE: [Police] The Police Anthology
by aceface＠bendcable.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

Fred wrote: > I think this gives a pretty good idea of the upcoming setlist: That never occurred to me, but now that I see it, I think you are probably very right. Good observation.

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Re: [Police] The Police Anthology
by Angeline Adams 23 May '07

23 May '07

Giovanni said: "I think it's more a question of who this compilation is for: my guess? People who may have not heard of the Police and just may be getting into them because of this tour and thereby they have a greatest hits cd, newly released to catch the attention of potentially new fans (it marketing, shiny new package will get more attention than the previously released greatest hits), as sort of a guideline for the tour. I do not thing for a second that this is for us...I think that will come later :)" Fair point. And it is good for the kids... I always figured that the last big influx of young fans happened with Brand New Day (I arrived at roughly that time), but I'm surprised that I'm not the youngest fan by any means, from what I'm hearing... that may also be the influence of bands popular with teens and twenty-somethings namechecking the Police as an influence. And if those people have heard about the tour, and heard the extra airplay the old stuff has been getting, then they may well be looking for a way of getting into the band's stuff. We'll see what, if anything, turns up later... Ang

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RE: [Police] The Police Anthology
by Gina Ercolini 23 May '07

23 May '07

I think it's more a question of who this compilation is for: my guess? People who may have not heard of the Police and just may be getting into them because of this tour and thereby they have a greatest hits cd, newly released to catch the attention of potentially new fans (it marketing, shiny new package will get more attention than the previously released greatest hits), as sort of a guideline for the tour. I do not thing for a second that this is for us...I think that will come later :) Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 16:06:33 +0100From: angeline.adams(a)gmail.comTo: police(a)mailman.xmission.comSubject: Re: [Police] The Police AnthologyAt least they made it a more interesting tracklisting by including album tracks and stuff like Fallout rather than the usual predictable singles collections... of which there have been four, by my count. But if you're going to make it interesting, then you might as well throw on some rarities and early/proto-Police stuff like, say, a live Strontium 90 track or some Eberhard Schoener stuff (yeah, I know, copyright issues for the latter, probably) which, I understand, is often attributed specifically to the Police by casual listeners anyway. That would make it a good in-between buy for people curious about the lesser-known obscure stuff, yet there'd still be enough poppy hits to make sure that they'd feel they were also buying something they knew they'd definitely enjoy. Or, and I like this better by far, go the whole hog and put everything vaguely Police-related onto a REAL anthology, including all those tracks that were missed out of Message in a Box. And update the book to reflect the band's place in popular culture and influence on music, and stuff like their solo careers, their books, the film, and the reunion. Make it the definitive Police product and then, for the love of God, don't release anything else unless the boys actually record new material! If after years of wrangling with Courtney Love, there can be a definitive Nirvana box set (When The Lights Go Out), then surely the Police could get the same now that things are all sweetness and light. I'm going to need one of those cold showers too, now... geez.Ang _________________________________________________________________ Change is good. See what’s different about Windows Live Hotmail. www.windowslive-hotmail.com/learnmore/default.html?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TA…

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Re: [Police] The Police Anthology
by aceface＠bendcable.com 23 May '07

23 May '07

Ang wrote: >At least they made it a more interesting tracklisting by including album tracks and stuff like Fallout >rather than the usual predictable singles collections... of which there have been four, by my count. It's basically an enhanced and expanded "best of." It is 30 tracks for thirty years. >But if you're going to make it interesting, then you might as well throw on some rarities and early/proto-Police >stuff like, say, a live Strontium 90 track or some Eberhard Schoener stuff (yeah, I know, copyright issues for >the latter, probably) And the former as well. I believe Stewart has gone on record saying that Mike Howlett (sp?) owns the copyright to the Strontium 90 recordings. >That would make it a good in-between buy for people curious about the lesser-known obscure stuff, >yet there'd still be enough poppy hits to make sure that they'd feel they were also buying something >they knew they'd definitely enjoy. I think that the new release reflects this. The hits are there as well as a decent selection of non-singles that the casual fan may not have heard. If a fan is seeking more obscure stuff (i.e. b-sides, live tracks, remixes, etc.) the other rumored box set should satisfy them. >Or, and I like this better by far, go the whole hog and put everything vaguely Police-related onto a REAL anthology Will NEVER happen. There's simply too much money to be made from releasing (and rereleasing) the same stuff again and again. That is why we've had multiple greatest hits albums, the 25th anniversary edition studio albums, and even Message In A Box. It's a relatively easy thing to simply repackage an existing product rather than make a new one. I suppose we can be glad that they aren't Split Enz or Men At Work - both of whom have had many more greatest hits and best of's than actual albums!

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Re: [Police] The Police Anthology
by Angeline Adams 23 May '07

23 May '07

At least they made it a more interesting tracklisting by including album tracks and stuff like Fallout rather than the usual predictable singles collections... of which there have been four, by my count. But if you're going to make it interesting, then you might as well throw on some rarities and early/proto-Police stuff like, say, a live Strontium 90 track or some Eberhard Schoener stuff (yeah, I know, copyright issues for the latter, probably) which, I understand, is often attributed specifically to the Police by casual listeners anyway. That would make it a good in-between buy for people curious about the lesser-known obscure stuff, yet there'd still be enough poppy hits to make sure that they'd feel they were also buying something they knew they'd definitely enjoy. Or, and I like this better by far, go the whole hog and put everything vaguely Police-related onto a REAL anthology, including all those tracks that were missed out of Message in a Box. And update the book to reflect the band's place in popular culture and influence on music, and stuff like their solo careers, their books, the film, and the reunion. Make it the definitive Police product and then, for the love of God, don't release anything else unless the boys actually record new material! If after years of wrangling with Courtney Love, there can be a definitive Nirvana box set (When The Lights Go Out), then surely the Police could get the same now that things are all sweetness and light. I'm going to need one of those cold showers too, now... geez. Ang

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presale
by David Lucky 23 May '07

23 May '07

So am I to understand that as a police fanclub member we get one passcode and thats it. So these dates in the Fall is too bad ..passcode used. That sure is a bummer..I mean how many of us fans havent used a passcode yet? THoughts.... David

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