Compilation · 1993
Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
by The Police
Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings is a compilation by The Police, released in 1993, with 78 tracks.
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Compilation · 1993
by The Police
Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings is a compilation by The Police, released in 1993, with 78 tracks.
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78 tracks · 285 min
Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings is a four-CD box set by The Police, containing all of their studio albums in chronological order, as well as singles, B-sides, and tracks from various compilation albums and the Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack. Disc 1 includes live renditions of "Landlord" and "Next to You," which were recorded at the Bottom Line, New York on 4 April 1979 and originally broadcast on WNEW-FM, New York. Disc 3 has a live version of "Driven to Tears" which was recorded live at Les Arenes, Frejus, France, 28 August 1980 and featured in Urgh! A Music War. Contrary to its title, these are not the complete recordings to 1986. "Truth Hits Everybody '83" appeared on a limited edition gatefold single of "Every Breath You Take." Two new versions of "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" were released in 1980 as a double A-side 7", one with Sting singing Japanese lyrics, the other with Spanish lyrics (AM-25000). A third version of "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" was also re-recorded in 1986. This version of De Do Do Do De Da Da Da is not present on the box set, but is available on the DTS-CD and SACD releases of Every Breath You Take: The Classics. Another official release was a 12" …