The PoliceSynchronicity

Label:

A&M Records – 080 461-1

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue , 180g

Country:

Europe

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Tracklist

A1 Synchronicity I
Words By, Music BySting
3:23
A2 Walking In Your Footsteps
Words By, Music BySting
3:35
A3 O My God
Words By, Music BySting
4:00
A4 Mother
Words By, Music ByAndy Summers
3:03
A5 Miss Gradenko
Words By, Music ByStewart Copeland
2:00
A6 Synchronicity II
Words By, Music BySting
5:04
B1 Every Breath You Take
Words By, Music BySting
4:13
B2 King Of Pain
Words By, Music BySting
4:59
B3 Wrapped Around Your Finger
Words By, Music BySting
5:12
B4 Tea In The Sahara
Words By, Music BySting
4:11

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyUniversal International Music B.V.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗A&M Records Ltd.
  • Copyright ©A&M Records Ltd.
  • Published ByVirgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Published ByMagnetic Publishing Ltd.
  • Recorded AtAIR Studios, Montserrat
  • Recorded AtLe Studio
  • Pressed ByOptimal Media GmbH – BJ 78372
  • Lacquer Cut AtAbbey Road Studios

Credits

  • Art Direction, DesignNorman Moore
  • Lacquer Cut ByMiles*
  • Photography ByDuane Michals
  • Producer, EngineerHugh Padgham
  • Producer, Noises [All]The Police

Notes

Ⓒ 2019 A&M Records Ltd.
Ⓟ 1983 A&M Records Ltd.
Made in the EU.

Comes with the inner sleeve containing lyrics.

Includes a card for MP3 version of the album.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 6 02508 04611 7
  • Label Code: LC000309
  • Rights Society: BIEM/SDRM
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): BJ 78372-01 A1 0804611 MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): BJ 78372-01 B1 0804611 MILES. ABBEY ROAD. ROOM 30.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (Variant 1)): 010392206-A-1 MILES. ABBEY ROAD. RM 30.
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (Variant 1)): 010392206-B-1 MILES. ABBEY ROOM ROOM 30.

Other Versions (5 of 528)

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Synchronicity (LP, Album) A&M Records AMLX 63735 UK 1983
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Synchronicity (LP, Album, KC-600 Audiophile, BRY Front Cover) A&M Records SP-3735 US 1983
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Synchronicity (Cassette, Album) A&M Records CXM 63735 Europe 1983
Synchronicity (LP, Album, Stereo) A&M Records AMLX 63735 Europe 1983
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Synchronicity (Cassette, Album, Dolby On Shell) A&M Records CS 3735 US 1983

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Reviews

  • brainnumb's avatar
    brainnumb
    Hi, just want confirmed, is this 2019 pressing has "murder by numbers (mbn)"? Because the police official site (https://store.thepolice.com/product/X3LPPO05/the-police-synchronicity-lp-2019-reissue) said it has 11 track include mbn?
    • morepies's avatar
      morepies
      A very good repress. The vinyl is heavy, flat and silent between tracks. This has obviously been sourced from a digital master, but the levels are pretty much what I can from the original 1983 UK cut, and there doesn't seem to have been any peak limiting or brickwalling applied.
      Happily, the sleeve art has been (mostly) faithfully reproduced, with the correct labels and logos (even though A&M has been defunct for about 20 years now). Some minor quibbles - the inner sleeve opens at the side, not the top, so it has to be inserted sideways (I know it doesn't make any real difference, but these things matter to me). Also, while they seem to have sourced all the original elements and reproduced them exactly (apart from the new copyright date of 2019 and the removal of "also available on CrO2 cassette") a little more care could have been taken with the printing - the Duane Michals photography on the inner sleeve is printed too dark and over-contrasty compared to the original.
      On balance, though, you can't really go wrong with this. If you really want an original, you could probably get one in pristine condition for the same price as the new repress. It just comes down to personal preference.
      The Police, for me, were the last megastar band of the vinyl era. This is reflected in the fact that Synchronicity is very much a "game of two sides" listening experience, and the 10-track vinyl edition (minus Murder by Numbers - a B side at best) stands alongside Regatta de Blanc as their artistic peak.
      • FlatWaxAU's avatar
        FlatWaxAU
        Definitely an improvement over the OG. Interestingly, it is also superior to Police GHits, cut at Abbey Rd - strange, considering the tracks would have been comped from the albums.
        • jloper's avatar
          jloper
          when will they do a actual audiophile pressing of this from mofi or acoustic sounds?????????????
          • daaidaaigoh's avatar
            daaidaaigoh
            This sounds great better than my original. My copy is dead flat and very quiet - maybe I got a better copy than those posting bad . Very happy with this purchase.
            • Roman_C's avatar
              Roman_C
              Overall good sound. My copy is very quiet and sounds good dynamically unfortunately, however, Every Breath You Take on side two sounds very compressed.
              • jab-music's avatar
                jab-music
                No card for me, is there really one with this version?
                • ninno's avatar
                  ninno
                  Bad pressing. The same scratch on the same track on the same groove on 2 different copies. Avoid.
                  • CatchMeIfYCan's avatar
                    CatchMeIfYCan
                    I have a 1983 Yugoslav edition. The 2019 edition is quieter. The instruments sound cleaner. But the vocals do not sound so bright, they are a little lost behind the instruments.
                    In general, I am satisfied. But I cannot say that the 2019 edition is much better than it was before. For example, I like "Every Breath You Take" better on the old edition.
                    Envelope print quality 8/10. The old is much worse.
                    • thelonius3's avatar
                      thelonius3
                      This sounds great. My copy is dead flat and very quiet. Very happy with this purchase.

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