STING The Police SONGS FROM THE LABYRINTH Sealed LP Promo Vinyl NEW Hype Sticker

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As luck would have it, I had a chance meeting with a retired, long term vice president of PolyGram Records. Upon further investigation, I learned he had a cachet in his basement from over 30 years in the business. After a long negotiation, we purchased his entire career-spanning archive including one-of-a-kind items, white label promos, imports, picture discs, samplers, signed items and more, most never played!  Over the next few years, we'll be going through it with a fine tooth comb offering YOU first pick at this once in a life-time score!

Sting’s Songs From The Labyrinth is an album of 17th century music composed by John Dowland and performed on the lute, an ancient acoustic guitar. After being given a lute nearly two years ago as a gift, Sting became fascinated and immersed himself with the instrument and the history of lute music. Reminded of his almost 25 year long enthrallment with the works of John Dowland, the Elizabethan composer who wrote songs for the lute, Sting has recorded a new album of vocal and lute music. All songs were composed by Dowland in the 17th century, but have been given new life in these fresh new recordings by Sting. Sting not only sings all the songs (accompanied by leading lutenist Edin Karamasov, who appears on two Andreas Scholl albums), but also plays lute on two instrumental duets with Edin and reads short extracts from a fascinating autobiographical letter by Dowland. 

CONDITION: NEW. SEALED COPY. Promotional Hype sticker with a marked UPC on a generic black sleeve..  Did they just sell the promo run here at retail? Weird..  

TRACK LISTING 

SIDE ONE

1. Walsingham
2. Can She Excuse My Wrongs?
3. "Ryght Honorable - As I Have Bin Most Bounde Unto Your Honor . . ."
4. Flow, My Tears (lachrimae)
5. Have You Seen The Bright Lily Grow
6. "...then In Time Passing On..."
7. The Battle Galliard
8. The Lowest Trees Have Tops
9. "...and Accordinge As I Desired Ther Cam A Letter..."
10. Fine Knacks For Ladies
11. "...from Thenc I Went To The Landgrave Of Hessen..."
12. Fantasy

SIDE TWO

13. Come, Heavy Sleep
14. Forlorn Hope Fancy
15. "...and From Thence I Had Great Desire To See Italy..."
16. Come Again
17. Wilt Thou Unkind Thus Reave Me
18. "...after My Departure I Caled To Mynde..."
19. Weep You No More, Sad Fountains
20. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home
21. Clear Or Cloudy
22. "...men Say That The Kinge Of Spain..."
23. In Darkness Let Me Dwell