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!  colspan="2" | <big>Sting calls Stewart - they jam</big>
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!  colspan="2" | <big>Sting visits Stewart</big>
 
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Green Street 26.jpg|thumb|center|Stewart's Mayfair flat as it looked in 2007]]
 
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| [[1977-01-17]]
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| [[1977-01-09]]
 
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| London, UK - Green Street #26
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| London, England, UK  
 
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[[Sting]] called [[Stewart Copeland]]. Then Sting went to Stewart's flat in Mayfair and he jammed with Stewart and [[Ian Copeland]].
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* In [[Broken Music]] [[Sting]] remembers calling Stewart from a nearby telephone booth. Then he went to Stewart's flat in Mayfair and they jammed with [[Ian Copeland]].
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* [[Wild Thing]] also mentions that [[Sting]] had Stewart's number and called him.
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* [[L'Historia Bandido]] and [[Sting And The Police (Nikart)]] mention that Stewart called [[Sting]], having received his number from [[Phil Sutcliffe]] - but this probably referred to an earlier call before [[Sting]] moved to London.
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The most trustworthy information comes from [[Stewart Copeland]]'s diaries:
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Stewart went out for breakfast. He was later visited by [[Florian Pilkington-Miksa]] and paid him 200 UK pounds for the Revox machine. [[Sting]] arrived at Stewart's home and Stewart played some tapes for him.
  
(In [[Broken Music]] [[Sting]] remembers calling Stewart. [[Wild Thing]] mentions that [[Sting]] had Stewart's number and called him. [[L'Historia Bandido]] and the Nikart book mention that Stewart called Sting, having received his number from Phil Sutcliffe - but this probably referred to the earlier call before Sting moved.)
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* Fun fact: [[Stewart Copeland]]'s telephone at [[26 Green Street, Mayfair]] in January [[1977]] was 01 499 8760.
  
 
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sources: [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]], [[Broken Music]], [[Wild Thing]], [[L'Historia Bandido]]
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sources: [[The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles]]; [[Broken Music]]; [[Wild Thing]]; [[Sting And The Police (Nikart)]]; [[L'Historia Bandido]]; [[Stewart Copeland]]'s diaries; [[Stewart Copeland]]
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Latest revision as of 00:56, 3 July 2015


<== previous entry

Sting visits Stewart
Stewart's Mayfair flat as it looked in 2007
Date: 1977-01-09
Location: London, England, UK
Attendees: Stewart Copeland, Sting, Ian Copeland

The most trustworthy information comes from Stewart Copeland's diaries: Stewart went out for breakfast. He was later visited by Florian Pilkington-Miksa and paid him 200 UK pounds for the Revox machine. Sting arrived at Stewart's home and Stewart played some tapes for him.

See also

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External links

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References

sources: The Police: A Visual Documentary by Miles; Broken Music; Wild Thing; Sting And The Police (Nikart); L'Historia Bandido; Stewart Copeland's diaries; Stewart Copeland


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