Police, The ?– Six Pack (Limited Edition)

Label:

A&M Records ?– AMPP 6001

Format:

6 × Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Compilation, Limited Edition, Blue 

Country:

UK

Released:

09 Jun 1980

Genre:

Rock

Style:

New Wave, Pop Rock

TracklistHide Credits

Companies etc

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – A&M Records Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – National Broadcasting Company, Inc.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Published By – Island Music Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Island Music Ltd.
• Published By – Police Songs
• Copyright (c) – Police Songs
• Published By – Virgin Publishing
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Publishing
• Recorded At – Surrey Sound Studios
• Printed By – CMCS Print & Colour Ltd.

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Sting
• Drums – Stewart Copeland
• Guitar – Andy Summers
• Sleeve, Design [Sleeve 1] – Michael Ross (3)
• Sleeve, Design [Sleeve5] – X3 (2)
• Sleeve, Illustration [Sleeve 1] – Paul Allen (19)
• Sleeve, Photography By [Sleeve 1] – Caroline Coon
• Sleeve, Photography By [Sleeve 2] – Janette Beckman
• Sleeve, Photography By [Sleeve 3] – Peter Gravelle
• Sleeve, Photography By [Sleeve 4] – James Wedge, Rod Shone
• Sleeve, Photography By [Sleeve 5] – Fin Costello

Notes

A limited edition six pack of 6x7" blue vinyls, each picture-sleeved with a title and with individual cat# alpha suffix to each sleeve and disc (sequentially spelling "P O L I C E") as follows: 

Disc 1: Cat# "AMPP 6001 P" on sleeve back, "AMPP 6001/P" on labels. 
? 1978 A & M Records Ltd. 
A-side: © 1978 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd. 
B-side: © 1978 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd./Island Music Ltd. 
From the A & M album Outlandos D'Amour - AMLH 68502 
An Illegal Production 
Duration for track B listed as 2:52 (which is the length for the original B-side version). 
This single actually contains the full album version of the track, which is 3:54. 

Disc 2: Cat# "AMPP 6001 O" on sleeve back, "AMPP 6001/O" on labels. 
? 1978 A & M Records Ltd. 
© 1978 A & M Records Ltd. 
C-side: © 1978 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd. 
D-side: © 1979 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd. 
C-side: From the A & M album Outlandos D'Amour - AMLH 68502 
Printed in England by CMCS Print & Colour Ltd. 

Disc 3: Cat# "AMPP 6001 L" on sleeve back, "AMPP 6001/L" on labels. 
? 1978 A & M Records Ltd. 
© 1978 A & M Records Ltd. 
E-side: © 1978 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd. 
F-side: © 1978 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd./Island Music Ltd. 
E-side: From the A & M album Outlandos D'Amour - AMLH 68502 
An Illegal Records Production. Recorded at Surrey Sound Studios 

Disc 4: Cat# "AMPP 6001 I" on sleeve back, "AMPP 6001/I" on labels. 
? 1979 A & M Records Ltd. 
© 1979 A & M Records Ltd. 
G-side: © 1979 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd. 
H-side: © 1979 Police Songs/Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd. 
G-side: From the A & M album Reggatta De Blanc - AMLH 64792 

Disc 5: Cat# "AMPP 6001 C" on sleeve back, "AMPP 6001/C" on labels. 
? 1979 A & M Records Ltd. 
© 1979 A & M Records Ltd. 
I & J-side: © 1979 Virgin Music (Pub.) Ltd 
I-side: From the A & M album Reggatta De Blanc - AMLH 64792 
J-side: Previously unreleased. 

Disc 6: Cat# "AMPP 6001/E" on sleeve back & labels. 
K-side: ? 1980 A & M Records Ltd. 
L-side: ? 1979 A & M Records Ltd. 
© 1980 A & M Records Ltd. 
K-side: © 1980 Virgin Publishing (Previously unreleased mono version) 
L-side: © 1978 Virgin Publishing (Recorded live in Boston. Courtesy of NBC The Source). 
Duration for "Truth Hits Everybody" is not listed on the release. 
Sleeve title has "The Beds Too Big Without You", label has the correct "The Bed's Too Big Without You". 

The discs are presented in a clear plastic 6-pocket 'roll-fold' wallet, with a flip-over 'hanger' flap containing title card. Each disc comes with a cardboard lyric sheet and photo, contained in it's own individual paper picture-sleeve. The image of the 6th sleeve "The Bed's Too Big Without You" is used as the frontispiece of the package - which is a previously unreleased mono issue. The wallet is stickered with a silver roundel, with dark blue print and six pack cat# "AMPP 6001". 

Original sound recording made by A & M Records Ltd. 
© 1980 A & M Records Ltd. 

[b]Note:[/b] None of the singles presented as cataloged for this issue were officially released singularly. 
A roundel sticker version, with Japanese text in purple on yellow print, also exists.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: MCPS/BIEM
• Matrix / Runout (A-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/P-A
• Matrix / Runout (B-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/P-B
• Matrix / Runout (C-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/O-A
• Matrix / Runout (D-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/O-B
• Matrix / Runout (E-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/L-A
• Matrix / Runout (F-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/L-B
• Matrix / Runout (G-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/I-A
• Matrix / Runout (H-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/I-B
• Matrix / Runout (I-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/C-A
• Matrix / Runout (J-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/C-B
• Matrix / Runout (K-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/E-A
• Matrix / Runout (L-side label matrix): AMPP 6001/E-B

CONDITION-vinyls all ex/near mint,some only played once..sleeves & insert cards all EX+,the odd light crease when the poly outer bag has gripped..the outer poly sleeve has light damage/edge splits...all in all a top addition to your collection at a sensible start price....

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