The Police – Outlandos D'Amour
Label: | A&M Records – AMLH 68502 |
|---|---|
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Rock |
Style: | New Wave |
Tracklist
| A1 | Next To You | 2:51 | |
| A2 | So Lonely | 4:48 | |
| A3 | Roxanne | 3:13 | |
| A4 | Hole In My Life | 4:48 | |
| A5 | Peanuts | 3:54 | |
| B1 | Can't Stand Losing You | 3:02 | |
| B2 | Truth Hits Everybody | 2:53 | |
| B3 | Born In The 50's | 3:42 | |
| Be My Girl / Sally | (3:24) | ||
| B4a | Be My Girl | ||
| B4b | Sally | ||
| B5 | Masoko Tanga | 5:41 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Surrey Sound Studios
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – A&M Records Ltd.
- Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
- Published By – Island Music Ltd.
- Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
- Printed By – CMCS Print & Colour Ltd.
- Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Credits
- Art Direction – Michael Ross (3)
- Bass, Vocals – Sting
- Design – Les May
- Drums – Stewart Copeland
- Engineer – Chris Gray (2), Nigel Gray
- Guitar – Andy Summers
- Instruments [All] – The Police
- Lacquer Cut By – Tone*
- Photography By – Janette Beckman
- Producer, Arranged By – The Police
Notes
Issued in a matte-finish picture card sleeve, plain paper inner Made in Great Britain, Patent Nos. 1,125,555.
All songs published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., except A5 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd./Island Music Ltd. and B4b Rondor Music (London) Ltd..
Tracks B4a and B4b are listed as one on the sleeve and on the labels with time given 3:24.
This copy states that the country of manufacture is as stated on the Record Label, this is not so although it is probably a UK copy.
Variant 8 has a sticker "Special Price" at the top right of the sleeve and "The Police" in red. Inner sleeve has "Special Price High Quality Pressing" stamped.
(P) 1978 A&M Records Ltd.
Publishers:
A1-A4, B1-B3,B4a,B5: Virgin Music Publishers Limited.
A5: Virgin Music Publishers Limited/ Island Music Limited
B4b: Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Matrices are etched except for the 'CBS' letter & number stamps away from the main matrix string: "A, B, C, D, E, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11"
All songs published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., except A5 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd./Island Music Ltd. and B4b Rondor Music (London) Ltd..
Tracks B4a and B4b are listed as one on the sleeve and on the labels with time given 3:24.
This copy states that the country of manufacture is as stated on the Record Label, this is not so although it is probably a UK copy.
Variant 8 has a sticker "Special Price" at the top right of the sleeve and "The Police" in red. Inner sleeve has "Special Price High Quality Pressing" stamped.
(P) 1978 A&M Records Ltd.
Publishers:
A1-A4, B1-B3,B4a,B5: Virgin Music Publishers Limited.
A5: Virgin Music Publishers Limited/ Island Music Limited
B4b: Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Matrices are etched except for the 'CBS' letter & number stamps away from the main matrix string: "A, B, C, D, E, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 11"
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Other (Embossed on label side B): : ·
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 1): AMLH 68502 A tone
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 1): AMLH 68502 B
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 2): AMLH·68502·A·7 TONE
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 2): AMLH·68502·B·2
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 3): AMLH 68502 A 11 Tone
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 3): AMLH 68502 B-10
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 4): AMLH 68502 A 10 TONE
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 4): AMLH 68502 B-10
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 5): AMLH 68502 A 10 Tone
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 5): AMLH 68502-B11
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 6): AMLH 68502 A 10 BJAJI
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 6): AMLH-68502-B11
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 7): AMLH 68502-A12 tone C 2 1
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 7): AMLH 68502.B.12 22 C 3
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 8): AMLH 68502 A-10 1
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 8): AMLH 68502 B-10 1
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 9): AMLH·68502·A·7 TONE
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 9): AMLH·68502·B·7
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 10): AMLH 68502 A-10 /\ 3 4
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 10): AMLH 68502 B-11 D
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 11): AMLH·68502·A·7 E tone
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 11): AMLH·68502·B·7̶ 8 E 11
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 12): AMLH-68502-AII D tone
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 12): AMLH•68502•B-2 CI L
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 13): AMLH-68502-A-10 3 C /\
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 13): AMLH-68502·B·12 3 U E
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 14): AMLH 68502-A-12 tone 11
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 14): AMLH 68502 B-10
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 15): AMLH 68502 A-10 2 D BJAJI
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 15): AMLH 68502·B·12 /\
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 16): AMLH 68502 A 10 BJAJI 2 0 B
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 16): AMLH 68502-B11 D
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 17): AMLH·68502·A·10 tone 8
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 17): ·AMLH·68502·B·2 C
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side A, variant 18): AMLH·68502·A·10 12 tone E
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out side B, variant 18): AMLH·68502·B11 A
Other Versions (5 of 361)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Outlandos D'Amour (LP, Album, Stereo) | A&M Records | AMLH 68502 | Europe | 1978 | ||
Recently Edited | Outlandos D'Amour (LP, Album, Stereo) | A&M Records, A&M Records | PPSP 4753, AMLH 68 502 | Portugal | 1978 | ||
| Outlandos D'Amour (Cassette, Album) | A&M Records | CAM 68502 | Greece | 1978 | |||
Recently Edited | Outlandos D'Amour (Cassette, Album) | A&M Records | CAM 68502 | Europe | 1978 | ||
| Outlandos D'Amour (LP, Album) | A&M Records | L 36814 | New Zealand | 1978 |
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Reviews
Picked this up at a record fair at the weekend for £7! Vinyl in mint condition, looks as sounds as if it's never been played. Wow, just wow. Shoots almost to the top of favourites in the collection. I have the blue lettering. Well worth getting hold of a mint copy.
Picked a copy up of this recently for next to nothing, variant 2, cover in great shape and the record looks unplayed, sounds great and takes me back to my youth, I was too young to buy albums when this was released, pocket money didn't stretch to LPs. Ghost in the Machine was my only Police LP back then released a few years later. Feeling really lucky to have picked up such a great copy.
This is ridiculous. Why aren't the different color "The Police" pressings split up into different releases? Why are there 14,000 runouts on one release?
According to these comments and those in the release, it could either be blue (which is the main picture) red, or green. It seems most have the red...WTF?
Are these matrix numbers appropriate for this entry? I'm holding a copy with the following:
SIDE ONE: AMLH-68502-A-10
SIDE TWO: D AMLH-68502-B-10 0
I have a copy of the album (with the red lettering on the cover) that has no markings on the label indicating a pressing plant, but has the labels mixed up - what is side one on the cover is actually side two on the label, and vice versa. The song orders are identical, but the side numbers on the labels are reversed. I don't see that variant here in the catalog. Is it there and I'm just missing it?
Great debut album, by an excellent band! Love to play this when I can 😀
I own a mix/mash of U.S., Japan, UK pressings of all Police albums apart from Synchronicity, which I find "fluffy". My opinion is find a clean at least NM copy and your ears will be happy. No need to chase optimal sound with these recordings. Hell, they sounded good on tape in the 80's, they'll sound good now!!
Subsound is quite dynamic, the highs are moderate, the presence of the snare is clear. The precise bass. The speech in be my girl is heard in the right mix. This edition is much better tonally than other US or more recent reissues. Something that I like about this editions is the blow it gives when it is heard. amazing i love it.
Edited 6 years agoThis UK press is the one to beat! Not only is the back cover cooler than the other pressings but the soundstage is equally as good. Beats my 1st Usa press and others I have had. This is bright and full. Steve Hoffman site approved too- Mine has ALMH 68502 - A10 tone and AMLH 68502 - B7 with the 7 scratched out and 8 stamped!!!! Bought in 78 I was an early adopter so could be earlyish?
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