March 2002 - Police - mailman.xmission.com

RE: [Police] Re: Demo Track What If
by Fred Berthelot 19 Mar '02

19 Mar '02

One of these days they will have to release a Police and Sting anthology, like The Beatles did. They could release all the albums in a box set with different takes, demos, unreleased songs etc. In addition to the Ghost demos, I know there are alternate takes of Roxanne, Can't Stand Losing You, So Lonely etc... These are studio recordings, not live, done at the time of Outlandos. In the alternate take of Roxanne, Sting sings "Roxanne... I won't share you with another man" instead of "boy." I have seen fans of other bands get together and petition for the release of material. Maybe we should just put our efforts together and ask the record company to consider an anthology. Isn't the Police's induction on the R&R Hall of Fame coming up? Seems like the right time to do it... -----Original Message----- From: Giovanni [mailto:giovanni.pollastri@libero.it] Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 4:03 PM To: Craig Betts; police(a)mailman.xmission.com Subject: R: [Police] Re: Demo Track What If Hi Craig and everybdoy! I can confirm what Andy Summers use to say; he told me a few times that there are so many things that could be published (demos, radio sessions, previously unreleased tracks, live) that more than one good album could be released! But I think they will wait again. A triple cd was on his way to be released (two cd's with greatest hits and a third cd with the Vic Garbarini interview they recorded in Los Angeles a couple of years ago, already published in a couple of magazines); Andy told it has been absolutely great and the three of them really enjoyed doing this; they didn't record any music, only spoken word. If you have read it, you know what I mean! Ciao ciao Giovanni

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Demos from The Police
by Kinetic Kid 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

Hi everyone, I think i made everyone talk about it, for those wondering where i got those songs i got them on the list from someone called Angel and he had put them on his website. To this day i still wonder where he got those songs. The sound quality is not that good, maybe from all the duplications and also aging of the master tapes. I probably said this in the past, but i am working on my website and will post all these gems for everyone. Can't tell you yet when this will happen but i am almost there! And yes i will be willing to trade, but not for now. Please hold on to those offers! Cheerios! Kinetic Kid __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/

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Re: [Police] Re: Demo Track What If
by SOMEDUDE20＠aol.com 18 Mar '02

18 Mar '02

In the "message in a box" they list all of the singles that were released and the box-set was supposed to include everything. The DSSCTM single lists a live version of DSSCTM but it is not on the box-set. Notice they say the set includes everything released, not everything recorded. I would love to hear what is in the vault, especially all the Stew songs. Just on a funny note, if they thought behind my camel was good enough to release, makes me wonder what they thought wasn't. I know Sting hated that song, didn't he take the master tapes and bury it in the ground and Andy had to dig it out.

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Demo track what if?
by Kinetic Kid 17 Mar '02

17 Mar '02

Hey everyone! I was listening to some demo songs Sting had done for the Ghost in the machine album and some are great. Like the one that's called "Don't think we could be friends" that one could have possibly made it on the Blue Turtles album, it's very catchy. Too bad i can't cover that song since it has never seen the light of day. I hope Sting would think twice about re-recording those songs or releasing them on a future box set. I am just curious to know who got their hands on the original tapes and put them at everyone's disposition. I wonder if there are other songs we haven't heard of from the Police days that were just plain demo tapes covering dust. Kinetic Kid __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/

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Eau Claire Night Sessions with Chris Botti and Christian McBride (review)
by James E Norman 17 Mar '02

17 Mar '02

EAU CLAIRE (AP) -- The supernova, the earthquake, the hurricane, world-renown jazz artists in Wisconsin; all of these rarities of Mother Nature continue to confound those try to explain their role in the cosmos. It was therefore a significant evening last night in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, when the last of these rare occurrences came to fruition. The event was the 35th annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival, a weekend long schmooze and booze fest celebrating America_s only home bread musical art form. The attendees ranged from middle, high school and college jazz ensembles to guest artists and local jazz buffs. The two day affair was hectic, eclectic and frenetic, with hundreds of school kids overtaking the campus fine arts building on a hormonal quest to find the best low-density areas of the building to _make out_ in. The festival featured two guest artists: Christian McBride and Chris Botti. Each musician gave a one-hour masterclass in the afternoon, then preformed that evening with the university_s jazz ensemble. Botti_s masterclass proved to be informative and entertaining. He played _Stella By Starlight_ with a small combo, and then opened up the rest of the time for questions from the 1000 person audience. After a series of asinine questions ranging from _What_s your highest note?_ to _What_s college like?_ the audience was in dire need of intellectual dialogue. This came when a man clad in a Police shirt in the second row asked Botti what lessons he has learned in his past two years on tour with Sting, and what the decision making process was after hearing the news on September 11th and still having to perform a concert. Botti was clearly astonished at this man_s presence in the audience (later identified as area resident James Norman). After hearing the question, Botti turned his back on the audience and laughed out loud for about 10 seconds. He then regained his composure and said _James! What are you doing here? [to audience] This guy has followed our Sting tour around the world_how many shows have you been to? 30? This is what I talk about when I say that on tour you grow an _extended family_, which you end up seeing over and over._ Botti then reflected on Sting_s musicianship and unparalleled work ethic. Following Botti was Christian McBride, who like Botti, played a few songs and then fielded even more mind-numbing questions. A few hours later, the winning jazz ensembles from the festival took the center stage to perform one piece each, followed by the university jazz ensemble with guest artists Botti and McBride. Before the concert, Norman was fortunate to _hang_ with Botti for some minutes. Of interest to Sting fans, Botti mentioned that he was staying with Sting in his Malibu house a few days ago and he had the opportunity to read the first few chapters of Sting_s new book which he said were excellent _ very funny too. He also played chess (won one and lost one) and was helping Sting and Trudie decide the setlist for the upcoming Rainforest Foundation benefit concert in April. He said that the new Sting album will be started at Lake House, and then finished at Palagio, and that Sting expects to do another world tour in spring of 2003 to support the new album. After the concert, Botti, McBride, Norman, and a handful of other musicians made their way to a local Applebee_s to appease the insatiable appetite McBride had for ribs (he ended up ordering a 20oz. porterhouse steak). A great time was had by all, capped off by a 20 minute white wine induced speech given by Botti about the pitfalls of the music business. He used paper napkins to demonstrate the money that the record company makes, and after all his explaining was left with only a tiny little piece that represented the artists_ portion. Very funny! It may have been midnight, but the night was still young. Botti, McBride and the entourage then traveled to a local speakeasy named The Joint for some drinks. In the sea of homogenous white college faces, McBride_s presence was a comical juxtaposition _ decked out in a New York Yankees jacket and fishing hat, and smoking a big cigar. He immediately staked out the jukebox and didn_t let anyone else get near it for the rest of the night. Botti was camped out at a table with other jazz musicians eager to glean any advice they could get. This was frequently interrupted by stream of girls wanting to talk to _that hot guy in the black shirt._ After 2:30am, the evening_s drunken revelry winded down. Norman told reporters how surreal it was to be hanging out in western Wisconsin with such great musicians and how it all seemed like a dream. Botti and McBride could not be reached for comment as of press time, but it is assumed that they had a wonderful time hanging out and catching a glimpse of Wisconsin culture.

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If you there
by Ulrica & Patrik 16 Mar '02

16 Mar '02

Where does the song "If You There" come from? Was it a B-side and if it was, which song was the A-side? Wich musicians plays on the track? Cheers, Patrik

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Stewart Copeland
by TONI CARBO 16 Mar '02

16 Mar '02

The Spanish magazine "efe eme" from March 2002 include a large interview with Stewart Copeland and his new band Oysterhead. The interview made by Maurilio de Miguel in Paris they talk about the new Oyterhead labum and some memories of The POLICE and finally there's some political questions about the last terrorism attacks and about Israel and Palestinian war!!. The article include 2 recent pictures of Oyterhead and it's 3 pages long. Best TONI CARBO P.O.BOX 14282 08080 BARCELONA CATALONIA SPAIN TONICARBO(a)TELELINE.ES TONICARBO(a)teleline.es

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DTS cd's
by Jason Sheldon 16 Mar '02

16 Mar '02

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Re:[Police] a nice story about Sting & Trudie from 60 minutes
by Teri Kronberg 14 Mar '02

14 Mar '02

Thanks Ross, I'm sorry I missed that interview. I love Ian McKellen. I guess that's why Sting and Trudie were at the SAG awards--cheering on Sir Ian (who won best actor and gave a fantastic speech about acting to open the show). Teri -- "Ross (discoduck) Viner" <discoduck(a)shaw.ca> writes: Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 23:06:58 Channel surfing for only a moment, I stumbled across an interview with Ian McKellen (of X-Men fame look here for more http://us.imdb.com/Name?McKellen,+Ian) on 60 minutes. A very well known and accomplished actor. Discussing his life long admiration for Sir Lawrence Oliver (worked with him briefly) he told the story of how he was at an auction where a briefcase monogrammed with the legendary actor's initials "L.O." was up for bid. He wanted it quite badly but he said he was "up against the singer Sting and his wife Trudie Styler." He continued stating he had to give up bidding, as Sting and Trudie's resources were considerably more. Here is the nice part. Some weeks had passed and the day after Ian lost an award, he was home but not necessarily feeling sorry for himself. A package arrived, and there, for him was the briefcase in question, with additional initials "I.M." monogrammed on the case. A note accompanied the case stating it was intended for his 60th birthday (but I guess they sent it early. Sting my man, well done. I didn't think you had it in you. Trudie, no doubt this happened with you influence. Nicely done folks. A story he shared with interviewer Charlie Rose. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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Fwd: [Police] Stewart is a god
by Kinetic Kid 14 Mar '02

14 Mar '02

I can share the same thing with someone ! Kinetic Kid __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/

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