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[Osato]

Any fans of The Police?

I was curious about the new box set. Was there any difference in sound?

Every move you make: the studio recordings

https://www.thepolice.com/news/2019...-recordings-to-be-released-on-november-8-2019

there was a vinyl release of the set in 2018 and then a cd release in 2019...

I have the remastered albums from maybe the 2000s? They were digipaks.

 

[ChristopherG]

Good question which I would also like to know the answer to as well. I have the "Message in a Box: Complete Recordings 4 CD set" released in 1993. IF this is a sonic upgrade I might be tempted to go for the vinyl version.

 

[Dave B Ferris]

I ordered the CD boxset last month. I've received it, but not listened to it (yet). I'm in the United States, but I ordered from Amazon UK.

Using today's prices as an example to explain that decision, the cost at (domestic) Amazon is $46.49. When I ordered it from Amazon UK, the cost was 12.50 pounds. As of this writing, the conversion from pounds to dollars = $16.34.

 

[Osato]

I ordered the CD boxset last month. I've received it, but not listened to it (yet). I'm in the United States, but I ordered from Amazon UK.

Using today's prices as an example to explain that decision, the cost at (domestic) Amazon is $46.49. When I ordered it from Amazon UK, the cost was 12.50 pounds. As of this writing, the conversion from pounds to dollars = $16.34.

Wow! Thanks for the tip!!

 

[Osato]

I ordered the CD boxset last month. I've received it, but not listened to it (yet). I'm in the United States, but I ordered from Amazon UK.

Using today's prices as an example to explain that decision, the cost at (domestic) Amazon is $46.49. When I ordered it from Amazon UK, the cost was 12.50 pounds. As of this writing, the conversion from pounds to dollars = $16.34.

ordered. $20

the comments on the reviews state the mastering is very good. I have the last set of the albums that was done in the early 2000s I believe. Looking forward to hearing these new versions.
Thanks again for the heads up on the
Pricing.

Star Trek Blu rays are usually much cheaper from uk too.

 

[DavidJ]

I ordered the CD boxset last month. I've received it, but not listened to it (yet). I'm in the United States, but I ordered from Amazon UK.

Using today's prices as an example to explain that decision, the cost at (domestic) Amazon is $46.49. When I ordered it from Amazon UK, the cost was 12.50 pounds. As of this writing, the conversion from pounds to dollars = $16.34.

Yes, thanks for the tip. I’ll be doing this too. I haven’t ever owned all of them but am going through a phase of greater appreciation for their music. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always thought they were very good but I was not an über-fan.

I’d really like to get the vinyl set for the tactile experience but the CD makes more economic sense.

 

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

I wonder if this box set will contain any rarities, such as the 1983 re-recording of "Truth Hits Everybody" that only has Sting, as well as the 1986 re-recording of "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," among others?

~Ben

 

[Osato]

I wonder if this box set will contain any rarities, such as the 1983 re-recording of "Truth Hits Everybody" that only has Sting, as well as the 1986 re-recording of "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da," among others?

~Ben

the full track list is in the product page:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07VW3XZ2N/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_track_package_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The 1986 remixes are not included, but the 1983 truth remix is included.

 

[Osato]

Pretty funny...



picked up the police funko rock pops this week too.....

 

[The Drifter]

Thanks for the heads-up on the new Police boxed set. As an '80's kid who was a pre-teen/teen during that decade, they're definitely one of my top five favorite rock/pop groups, ever. And, back in the day - they were my #1 favorite group. Very insightful songs that "rock out" in many cases - while still having very intelligent lyrics. Obviously, iconic tracks include "Message in a Bottle", "Wrapped around your finger", "Roxanne", "Synchronicity", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Don't Stand so close to me", etc.

However, my favorite songs of theirs are the lesser known ones, i.e. "Born in the '50's", "Bring on the Night", "Man in a Suitcase", "Shadows in the Rain", etc. And, possibly my favorite song is the sad & poignant "Tea in the Sahara". When I heard that this song was inspired by (a story told to one of the characters) in the iconic Paul Bowles novel "The Sheltering Sky" (1949), I promptly went out & read this. Excellent novel.

The first CD's of the group I got were the ones in the excellent "Message in a Box" '93 boxed set. And, I didn't take care of these as much as I should have - so, the CD's eventually got scratched up & I got rid of them.

Much later, I got the 2003 remastered individual albums, which sounded great.

However, I am open to "triple dipping" by getting this new, affordable boxed set. Based on the reviews, the sound is better than the 2003 remasters. So, we'll see.

Side-note: I like some of Sting's independent work, but most of it pales in comparison to the brilliance of the songs he wrote/performed while in The Police.

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I’m still working from the Message In A Box set and probably won’t upgrade, but wanted to throw in a thumbs up for Tea In The Sahara. I love the live version Sting does on the Bring On The Night album.

 

[Osato]

A new concert film and a 4 disc set of reggata de blanc???

Match 2022

Andy Summers on his new book and The Police reissues – SuperDeluxeEdition

superdeluxeedition.com

 

[Osato]

Thanks for the heads-up on the new Police boxed set. As an '80's kid who was a pre-teen/teen during that decade, they're definitely one of my top five favorite rock/pop groups, ever. And, back in the day - they were my #1 favorite group. Very insightful songs that "rock out" in many cases - while still having very intelligent lyrics. Obviously, iconic tracks include "Message in a Bottle", "Wrapped around your finger", "Roxanne", "Synchronicity", "Can't Stand Losing You", "Don't Stand so close to me", etc.

However, my favorite songs of theirs are the lesser known ones, i.e. "Born in the '50's", "Bring on the Night", "Man in a Suitcase", "Shadows in the Rain", etc. And, possibly my favorite song is the sad & poignant "Tea in the Sahara". When I heard that this song was inspired by (a story told to one of the characters) in the iconic Paul Bowles novel "The Sheltering Sky" (1949), I promptly went out & read this. Excellent novel.

The first CD's of the group I got were the ones in the excellent "Message in a Box" '93 boxed set. And, I didn't take care of these as much as I should have - so, the CD's eventually got scratched up & I got rid of them.

Much later, I got the 2003 remastered individual albums, which sounded great.

However, I am open to "triple dipping" by getting this new, affordable boxed set. Based on the reviews, the sound is better than the 2003 remasters. So, we'll see.

Side-note: I like some of Sting's independent work, but most of it pales in comparison to the brilliance of the songs he wrote/performed while in The Police.

I imported the new remastered set last year. It sounded good but I didn’t feel blown away by the sound differences.

 

[Malcolm R]

Music of the 80's is my jam, but I was never really into the Police other than one or two songs. I liked Sting's solo work more.

 

[DavidJ]

A new concert film and a 4 disc set of reggata de blanc???

Match 2022

Andy Summers on his new book and The Police reissues – SuperDeluxeEdition

superdeluxeedition.com

I’ll be all over that “new” concert film.

 

[Osato]

So I guess the Around The World Blu-ray cd set has been released. It has been heavily edited from the vhs version.

Crazy. Glad I didn’t preorder it.

 

[Clark Green]

I'm a huge Police and Sting solo fan. Grew up with their music and it still holds up after all these years.

 

[tsodcollector]

i'm a huge sting fan but for my grandfather is always been the police.

 

[Osato]

Ghost in the Machine reissue with alternate tracks:

The Police’s Multi-Platinum ‘Ghost In The Machine’ For Unique Picture Disc Edition

'Ghost In The Machine,' the fourth studio album by The Police, is to be reissued on November 4 as a striking, limited edition picture disc.

www.udiscovermusic.com