The Police - Synchronicity 1983 1st Press LP EX+ Audiophile Purple Vinyl, Insert

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 The Police - Synchronicity.  1983 A&M Records SP 3735.  1st pressing.  Made in the USA.  Vinyl is in EX+ condition.  Cover is in NM condition.  Includes original inner sleeve with lyrics.  Also includes RARE original "Police Around The World limited mail-order video offer" insert, which is in NM condition.

This pressing has the rare Audiophile TRANSLUCENT PURPLE VINYL.  The album appears black in normal viewing, but when held up to a bright light the vinyl reveals a deep translucent purple color. 

Review:  Simultaneously more pop-oriented and experimental than either Ghost in the Machine or Zenyatta Mondatta, Synchronicity made the Police superstars, generating no less than five hit singles. With the exception of "Synchronicity II," which sounds disarmingly like a crappy Billy Idol song, every one of those singles is a classic. "Every Breath You Take" has a seductive, rolling beat masking its maliciousness, "King of Pain" and "Wrapped Around Your Finger" are devilishly infectious new wave singles, and "Tea in the Sahara" is hypnotic in its measured, melancholy choruses. But, like so many other Police albums, these songs are surrounded by utterly inconsequential filler. This time, the group relies heavily on jazzy textures for Sting's songs, which only work on the jumping, marimba-driven "Synchronicity I." Then, as if to prove that the Police were still a band, there's one song apiece from Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers, both of which are awful, as if they're trying to sabotage the album. Since they arrive on the first side, which is devoid of singles, they do, making the album sound like two EPs: one filled with first-rate pop, and one an exercise in self-indulgence. While the hits are among Sting's best, they also illustrate that he was ready to leave the Police behind for a solo career, which is exactly what he did.- The All Music Guide.

Side One:  Synchronicity I, Walking In Your Footsteps, O My God, Mother, Miss Gradenko, Synchronicity II.

Side Two:  Every Breath You Take, King Of Pain, Wrapped Around Your Finger, Tea In The Sahara.

We are happy to combine shipping and can ship up to five more LPs in the same box for no additional shipping cost in the USA.