The Police
1979-09-27
Diplomat Hotel Ballroom
New York, NY
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Intro
02. So Lonely
03. Truth Hits Everybody
04. Walking on the Moon
05. Hole in My Life
06. Fall Out
07. Bring on the Night
08. Message in a Bottle
09. The Bed's too Big Without You
10. Peanuts
11. Roxanne
12. Can't Stand Losing You
13. Landlord (mislabeled as "Deathwish")
14. Born in the 50's
15. Be My Girl (Sally)
For folks like me, who were raised on The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, etc., it was in 1979 when we began to take notice of these new genres of rock. Sure, punk and new wave began years earlier, and some acts had shot across the sky like comets, such as the Sex Pistols, gaining brief attention. But it was 1979, at least in the New York area, when mainstream rock stations such as WNEW-FM began to make punk and new wave music a part of their regular rotation. It’s also the year I saw my first new wave concert, as I caught Blondie and Rockpile at Belmont Park in July 1979. The Police also began making a name for themselves in 1979, touring relentlessly early in that year and then releasing their 2nd album, Regatta De Blanc in September. That disc would reach the #25 spot on the Billboard charts in the US. It would be even more successful in the UK, climbing all the way to #1. This soundboard recording captures the band in New York on September 27, 1979, 44 years ago today, on tour in supoort of Regatta De Blanc. The set list includes Message In A Bottle, the first single from that album, which would also become the first song by The Police to reach #1 in the UK.
2 comments:
Thanks for this. In the late 70's my younger sister was into the new age, while I was a classic rock fan. Didn't take long for the Police did grow on me though. But it wasn't until 2008 that I actually saw them...
This might be the single best police bootleg of all time. Do not miss this one!
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