The Police – Synchronicity
Label: |
A&M Records – 080 461-1 |
---|---|
Format: |
|
Country: |
Europe |
Released: |
|
Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
Tracklist
A1 | Synchronicity I | 3:23 | |
A2 | Walking In Your Footsteps | 3:35 | |
A3 | O My God | 4:00 | |
A4 | Mother | 3:03 | |
A5 | Miss Gradenko | 2:00 | |
A6 | Synchronicity II | 5:04 | |
B1 | Every Breath You Take | 4:13 | |
B2 | King Of Pain | 4:59 | |
B3 | Wrapped Around Your Finger | 5:12 | |
B4 | Tea In The Sahara | 4:11 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Universal International Music B.V.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – A&M Records Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – Magnetic Publishing Ltd.
- Recorded At – AIR Studios, Montserrat
- Recorded At – Le Studio
- Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BJ 78372
- Lacquer Cut At – Abbey Road Studios
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Norman Moore
- Lacquer Cut By – Miles*
- Photography By – Duane Michals
- Producer, Engineer – Hugh 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.
Ⓟ 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)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Recently Edited
|
Synchronicity (LP, Album) | A&M Records | AMLX 63735 | UK | 1983 | ||
Recently Edited
|
Synchronicity (LP, Album, KC-600 Audiophile, BRY Front Cover) | A&M Records | SP-3735 | US | 1983 | ||
Recently Edited
|
Synchronicity (Cassette, Album) | A&M Records | CXM 63735 | Europe | 1983 | ||
Synchronicity (LP, Album, Stereo) | A&M Records | AMLX 63735 | Europe | 1983 | |||
Recently Edited
|
Synchronicity (Cassette, Album, Dolby On Shell) | A&M Records | CS 3735 | US | 1983 |
Recommendations
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2016 WorldwideLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo
-
-
Reviews
-
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?
-
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. -
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.
-
-
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.
-
Overall good sound. My copy is very quiet and sounds good dynamically unfortunately, however, Every Breath You Take on side two sounds very compressed.
-
-
-
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. -
Release
See all versions
New Submission
New Submission
For sale on Discogs
Sell a copy
67 copies from $21.33