The Police - 1979-05-04 - Miami, FL (early) (SBD)

The Police

1979-05-04

Early Show

Fat Cat's

Miami, FL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Can't Stand Losing You

02. Truth Hits Everybody

03. So Lonely

04. Message In A Bottle

05. Fall Out

06. Born In The 50's

07. Hole In My Life

08. Be My Girl > Sally

09. Peanuts

10. Roxanne

11. Next To You

12. No Time This Time  

The Police - 1979-05-04 - Miami, FL (early) (SBD)

The Police 1979 - #1: As the decade of the 1970s came to a close, a host of punk and new wave bands rose to prominence. While many would reach the peak of their fame in the 1980s, they paid their dues in the 1970s. For example, in early 1979, The Police went on tour in North America in support of their debut album, Outlandos d’Amour. The tour kicked off on March 1 at the legendary Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles and ran until May 25, with the band criss-crossing the US and Canada. They often played 2 shows a night, and rarely took a day off. Given that the album had flopped when initially released, the band felt compelled to tour relentlessly in hopes of gaining exposure for themselves and airplay for their songs. The strategy seemed to work, as the album eventually climbed to the #23 position on the Billboard charts in the US, and rose all the way to the #2 position in the UK. In addition, 3 singles from the disc – Roxanne, Can’t Stand Losing You and So Lonely - charted in the top 20 in the UK in 1979. Roxanne also climbed to the #32 spot on the US Billboard charts. This month, we'll bring you 5 shows from this tour, starting with this soundboard recording captures  of the early show in Miami on May 4 1979, 38 years ago.  Stop back later today for the late show from May, 4, then on May 24 and 25 for 2 more from this run.