The Police have announced a sprawling box set massively expanding their fifth and final studio album, 1983’s Synchronicity. Out on July 24th, the belated 40th anniversary celebration features dozens of previously unreleased tracks.
The super deluxe CD box set includes 55 newly unearthed alternate takes, outtakes, demos, and a live recording of The Police’s concert in Oakland, California on September 10th, 1983. Assembled over three years with the help of Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland, the package also includes new liner notes and interviews, archive memorabilia and photos, and other previously unseen material.
Other slightly less comprehensive editions of the box set include a 4xLP deluxe and 2xCD release. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Originally released on June 17th, 1983, Synchronicity spent 17 weeks atop the Billboard 200. The lead single, “Every Breath You Take,” topped the Hot 100 for eight weeks. In 2022, Consequence ranked it as one of the 100 greatest albums of all time.
Fast forward to the present, and Sting is on the European leg of his “Sting 3.0” tour, which will come to North America in the fall. Get your tickets here.
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Synchronicity Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set Tracklist:
CD 1
01. Synchronicity I
02. Walking in Your Footsteps
03. O My God
04. Mother
05. Miss Gradenko
06. Synchronicity II
07. Every Breath You Take
08. King of Pain
09. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Tea in the Sahara
11. Murder by Numbers
CD 2 (Bonus)
01. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix)
02. Man in a Suitcase (Live at the Variety Arts Theatre, Los Angeles, USA / 16th January 1981)
03. Someone to Talk To
04. Message in a Bottle (Live at the Gusman Cultural Center, Miami, USA / 26th October 1979)
05. I Burn for You
06. Once Upon a Daydream
07. Tea in the Sahara (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
08. Every Breath You Take (Backing Track)
09. Roxanne (Backing Track)
10. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
11. Every Bomb You Make
12. Walking on the Moon (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
13. Hole in My Life (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
14. One World (Not Three) (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 3rd November 1983)
15. Invisible Sun (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 2nd November 1983)
16. Murder by Numbers (Live at The Omni, Atlanta, USA / 2nd November 1983)
17. Walking in Your Footsteps (Derangement)
18. Tea in the Sahara (Derangement)
CD 3 (Unreleased – Part 1)
01. Synchronicity I (Demo)
02. Synchronicity I (Alternate Mix)
03. Synchronicity I (Instrumental)
04. Walking in Your Footsteps (Alternate Version)
05. Walking in Your Footsteps (Alternate Mix)
06. O My God (Demo)
07. O My God (Outtake)
08. O My God (OBX Version)
09. O My God (Alternate Mix)
10. Mother (Alternate Version)
11. Mother (Instrumental)
12. Miss Gradenko (Alternate Mix)
13. Synchronicity II (Demo)
14. Synchronicity II (Outtake)
15. Synchronicity II (Extended Version)
16. Synchronicity II (Alternate Mix)
17. Synchronicity II (Instrumental)
CD 4 (Unreleased – Part 2)
01. Every Breath You Take (Demo)
02. Every Breath You Take (Outtake)
03. Every Breath You Take (Alternate Mix)
04. King of Pain (Demo)
05. King of Pain (Alternate Version)
06. King of Pain (Alternate Mix)
07. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Demo)
08. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Alternate Mix)
09. Wrapped Around Your Finger (Instrumental)
10. Tea in the Sahara (Demo)
11. Tea in the Sahara (Alternate Mix)
12. Murder by Numbers (Demo)
13. I’m Blind (Demo)
14. Loch
15. Ragged Man
16. Goodbye Tomorrow
17. Truth Hits Everybody (Remix) (Outtake)
18. Three Steps to Heaven
19. Rock and Roll Music
CD 5 (Live Pt. 1 – Unreleased) Live at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, California, USA / 10th September 1983
01. Synchronicity I
02. Synchronicity II
03. Walking in Your Footsteps
04. Message in a Bottle
05. Walking on the Moon
06. O My God
07. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
08. Wrapped Around Your Finger
09. Tea in the Sahara
10. Spirits in the Material World
CD 6 (Live Pt. 2 – Unreleased) Live at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, California, USA / 10th September 1983
01. Hole in My Life
02. Invisible Sun
03. One World (Not Three)
04. King of Pain
05. Don’t Stand So Close to Me
06. Murder by Numbers
07. Every Breath You Take
08. Roxanne
09. Can’t Stand Losing You
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