THE POLICE LIVE AT THE SHOWBOX, SEATTLE WASHINGTON 1980-02-01 MASTER AUD (FIRST TIME IN CIRCULATION, BILL B. TAPE) **Get this or I'll have you arrested!** (mp3 sample included)

Police Freaks: This is a great set and recording!
Bill B: You, for one, don't need to be arrested...

Sting cheerfully screws up the song introductions, and the band bubble with youthful enthusiasm. That about says it for this show. They are having a great time, and so will you. The absolutely (clear as a bell) recording is a true bonus.

For those of you unfamiliar with this time period in the band's history, they are smack dab in the middle of transitioning from punk to the advanced reggae of the "Synchronicity" period. You will hear elements of both styles. Several of the band's early hits are turned into barn-burners - witness the nine-minute jams on such hits as "Can't Stand Losing You" and "The Bed's Too Big Without You". Punk-style hits such as "Landlord" and "Born In The 50's" are here as well.


Setlist: (runtime about 84 minutes:)

Intro/Next To You
So Lonely
Walking On The Moon
Hole In My Life
Deathwish
Fall Out
Truth Hits Everybody
Bring On The Night
Visions Of The Night
Message In A Bottle
The Bed's Too Big Without You
Peanuts
Roxanne
Can't Stand Losing You
Landlord
Born In The 50's
Encore Applause
Encore: Be My Girl

Lineage: MC->Sound Forge 6.0 ->boost left channel 10db (mike slip during recording)->FLAC via flac frontend, level 6, sectors aligned and verified (no eq or nr used)

Thanks again to Bill B. for the tape!

Enjoy!

A DoinkerTape