Message in a Box

Dark Warrior's Boxed Sets & Double Cds Collection (129 items)
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The Police were much more than a singles band,many of my favourite tracks here are obscure album cuts or forgotten B sides the latter not previously available on CD. Look out for the version of _Message In a Box_ which includes a book covering the band's career with lots of excellent colour photographs.

Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings offers many sonic delights – the Police’s five studio albums are all solid, some of the greatest music to emerge from the New Wave – and many rarities – fifteen tracks unavailable elsewhere – but remains slightly less. For sheer bang-for-buck the twelve-song Every Breath You Take: The Classics remains the single-disc compilation to seek out, and ... read more

Description: T T 0 0 "This is it: Everything the Police released," boasts the notes in the 66-page booklet included with this box set. Obsessive fans have already written to rock magazines indignantly pointing out the omission of this or that obscurity. But everyone else will find that these four discs include all the Police they'd ever want to own. The first two discs include all of Outlandos d'Amour, Reggatta de Blanc, and Zenyatta Mondatta in their original order, interspersed with live rarities and singles B-sides. Discs 3 and 4 are more satisfying, including the band's well-crafted studio high points, Ghost in the M T
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"This is it: Everything the Police released," boasts the notes in the 66-page booklet included with this box set. Obsessive fans have already written to rock magazines indignantly pointing out the omission of this or that obscurity. But everyone else will find that these four discs include all the Police they'd ever want to own. The first two discs include all of Outlandos d'Amour, Reggatta de Blanc, and Zenyatta Mondatta in their original order, interspersed with live rarities and singles B-sides. Discs 3 and 4 are more satisfying, including the band's well-crafted studio high points, Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity, plus more outtakes and live tunes. The set ends with "Don't Stand So Close to Me '86," a dismal remake of the early favorite. By this point, the musician's egos were running rampant and they were barely speaking. If anyone wonders why the group called it quits so abruptly, this tune makes it clear that the split was smart and timely. --Jim DeRogatis

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