THE POLICE LIVE AT THE SHOWBOX, SEATTLE WASHINGTON 1980-02-01 MASTER AUD (FIRST TIME IN CIRCULATION, BILL B. TAPE) **Get this or I'll have you arrested!** (mp3 sample included)
Police Freaks: This is a great set and recording!
Bill B: You, for one, don't need to be arrested...
Sting cheerfully screws up the song introductions, and the band bubble with youthful enthusiasm. That about says it for this show. They are having a great time, and so will you. The absolutely (clear as a bell) recording is a true bonus.
For those of you unfamiliar with this time period in the band's history, they are smack dab in the middle of transitioning from punk to the advanced reggae of the "Synchronicity" period. You will hear elements of both styles. Several of the band's early hits are turned into barn-burners - witness the nine-minute jams on such hits as "Can't Stand Losing You" and "The Bed's Too Big Without You". Punk-style hits such as "Landlord" and "Born In The 50's" are here as well.
Setlist: (runtime about 84 minutes:)
01 Intro/Next To You
02 So Lonely
03 Walking On The Moon
04 Hole In My Life
05 Deathwish
06 Fall Out
07 Truth Hits Everybody
08 Bring On The Night
09 Visions Of The Night
10 Message In A Bottle
11 The Bed's Too Big Without You
12 Peanuts
13 Roxanne
14 Can't Stand Losing You
15 Landlord
16 Born In The 50's
17 Encore Applause
18 Encore: Be My Girl
Lineage: MC->Sound Forge 6.0 ->boost left channel 10db (mike slip during recording)->FLAC via flac frontend, level 6, sectors aligned and verified (no eq or nr used)
Thanks again to Bill B. for the tape!
Enjoy!
A DoinkerTape