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The PoliceMessage In A Bottle

Label:

A&M Records – 2190-S, A&M Records – AM-2190

Format:

Vinyl, 7", Single, Styrene, Poster sleeve, Santa Maria pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Rock

Style:

New Wave, Pop Rock

Tracklist

AMessage In A Bottle
ProducerNigel Gray, The Police
Written-BySting
3:50
BLandlord
ProducerThe Police
Written-ByS. Copeland*, Sting
2:36
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Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗A&M Records, Inc.
  • Copyright ©A&M Records, Inc.
  • Published ByVirgin Music, Inc.
  • Published ByIsland Music
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits

  • Illustration [Cover], DesignArtrouble, David Allen (6)

Notes

Label-factory variant, styrene pressing (Columbia Santa Maria, small, stretched-out s in the run-outs)

Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria pressing, in a fold-out 6 panel poster sleeve.
A&M logo is at the bottom of the labels, directly under the group name.

A: From the A&M album "Reggatta De Blanc" SP-3713
B: From the A&M album "Propaganda" SP-4786

A: Virgin Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
B: Virgin Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/Island Music (BMI)
℗ © 1979 A&M Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.

The B-side is listed as being the live version from the 'Propaganda' album but the version that plays on the record is the studio version, originally released on the UK Message In A Bottle single.

Standard picture sleeve: The Police - Message In A Bottle

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): 02190-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): 02190-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (Variation 1)): AM 02190-A S1· SSS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (Variation 1)): AM 02190-B S3· SSS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A (Variation 2)): AM 02190-A S1· SSS
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B (Variation 2)): SXT AM 02190-B T3·
  • Pressing Plant ID (Runout both sides, etched): s

Other Versions (5 of 78)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Message In A Bottle (7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo)A&M Records, A&M RecordsAMS 7632, AM 7474Europe1979
Message In A Bottle (7", 45 RPM, Single, Green)A&M RecordsAMS 7474UK1979
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Message In A Bottle (7", 45 RPM, Single)A&M Records, A&M RecordsK7639, AMS 7474Australia1979
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Message In A Bottle (7", 45 RPM, Single, Pitman pressing)A&M Records, A&M Records2190-S, AM-2190US1979
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Message In A Bottle (7", 45 RPM, Single)A&M RecordsAMS 7632France1979

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