My introduction to The Policecame courtesy of a gift of The Ghost In The Machine album. Sadly I don’t recall who actually gave it to me. I remember being in Alumni Hall, affectionately dubbed Slum with the approprate floor appended as in Slum 3 or Slum 2. One of the guys had the album and obviously didn’t care for it too much. It ended up as this kind of exchange.
“Cool song, who is this?” “The Police, it sucks, you can have it?” Again, I’d like to be able to remember who that was. Obviously he wasn’t part of my inner circle but I still appreciate the gesture. I hadn’t been a big fan ofThe Policebut I liked the sound.
I remember the first time I put it on the turn table, the beat was unusual and at first, I though that there was some dust or something on the record causing it. I cleaned it using my special solution and record grooming brush thing that we all seemed to have back then. It didn’t help. I finally accepted that it was actually part of the song an went on my way.
The Police would become hugely popular around that time and I would have a couple more interactions with their music in the years to follow. I would never count myself among the big fans of The Police but they were able to put together some good songs before they melted down.
Spirits In The Material World
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
Invisible Sun