The Police - Outlandos d'Amour (Vinyl)

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Radacinile albumului Outlandos d'Amour trebuie cautate la inceputul lui 1978 cand The Police s-au dus la Surrey Sound Studios sa inregistreze cateva piese. "Our first album was recorded on second-hand multitrack tape - at that time, we couldn't afford our own tape," spune Sting. "We were working in a home-made studio in Leatherhead belonging to Nigel Gray, a doctor whose hobby was recording. There were egg boxes on the walls, a sure sign of the home enthusiast. The room was tiny and the noise you hear at the start of 'Roxanne' was me falling backwards and accidentally sitting on the piano and then laughing.Inregistrat pe perioada a sase luni, Outlandos a aparut in noiembrie 1978 si cuprinde trei cantece devenite clasice pentru grup, 'Roxanne', 'Can't Stand Losing You' si 'So Lonely'. Daca 1978 e considerat anul sfarsitului perioadei punk a grupului, albumul lor de debut e cu adevarat diferit de perioada mainstream ce a urmat. Nu era nimic la radio care sa sune ca Roxanne, isi aminteste Sting dar din nefericire BBC a trantit un ban piesei considerand tema prostitutiei din piesa una nedemna de a fi popularizata.Albumul a fost foarte bine primit in State, cei de la Los Angeles Times descriind Police ca cea mai inventiva trupa de rock mainstream a momentului. Au urmat cateva turnee, iar la intoarcerea in primavara lui 1979 in UK, Roxanne reeditat a patruns in Top 20, facand deja din Police o trupa importanta.