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[[Around The World]] follows [[The Police]] on their [[1980]] tour of the Far East (as broadcast on the BBC as [[Police In The East]]) with added material of the Zenyatta tour.
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[[Around The World]] follows [[The Police]] on their [[1980]] tour of the Far East (as broadcast on the BBC as [[Police In The East]]) with added material of the [[1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour]].
  
 
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| <b>Edited by:</b>
 
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| EDITOR
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| Jim Elderton, Paul Edmunds
 
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| <b>Initial release date:</b>
 
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| [[1983-MM-DD]]
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| [[1983-08-17]] (USA)
 
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| <b>Label:</b>
 
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| [[Thorn EMI]]
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| Thorn EMI
 
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=Video summary=
 
=Video summary=
A selection of live performances, behind the scenes material, [[The Police]] filming promotional videos - filmed between February [[1980]] and January [[1981]].  
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A selection of live performances, behind the scenes material, [[The Police]] filming promotional videos - filmed between February [[1980]] and January [[1981]].
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* [[Next To You]] (Kyoto - [[1980-02-20]])
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* [[Light Changes]]
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* [[Bring On The Night]] (soundcheck)
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* [[Walking On The Moon]] (Kyoto - [[1980-02-20]])
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* [[Guitar Man]] (dressing room)
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* early [[Canary In A Coalmine]] jam (soundcheck)
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* [[Born In The 50's]] (Hongkong - [[1980-02-27]])
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* [[So Lonely]] (studio version)
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* [[Man In A Suitcase]] (Los Angeles - [[1981-01-16]])
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* sitar jam
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* [[Can't Stand Losing You]] (Bombay - [[1980-03-26]])
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* [[Sting]] on piano
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* [[Bring On The Night]] (studio version)
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* [[Canary In A Coalmine]] (studio version)
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* [[Voices Inside My Head]] (studio version)
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* [[When The World Is Running Down]] (studio version / Los Angeles - [[1981-01-16]] / studio version)
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* [[Shadows In The Rain]] (Los Angeles - [[1981-01-16]])
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* [[De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da]] (Frejus - [[1980-08-28]])
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* [[Don't Stand So Close To Me]] (Frejus - [[1980-08-28]])
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* [[Truth Hits Everybody]] (Frejus - [[1980-08-28]])
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* [[Roxanne]] (Los Angeles - [[1981-01-16]])
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* [[Message In A Bottle]] (studio version)
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On [[2022-05-20]] this movie was released on Bluray and DVD for the first time - as [[Around The World Restored & Expanded]]. Picture and sound quality were better than ever, but for various reasons several scenes were cut or altered.
  
 
=Production=
 
=Production=
In its first half this video uses material which was originally filmed for [[Anne Nightingale]]'s BBC movie [[Police In The East]]. The second half consists of material filmed during the [[1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatt Tour]].
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In its first half this video uses material which was originally filmed for [[Anne Nightingale]]'s BBC movie [[Police In The East]] - live tracks for this TV broadcast had been overdubbed and remixed at [[Keystone Studios]] in Dublin, Ireland. The second half consists of material filmed during the [[1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour]] - the newer material was overdubbed at [[Super Bear Studio]] in Nice, France between [[1981-06-05]] and [[1981-06-15]].
  
 
=Release history=
 
=Release history=
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=Quotations and trivia=
 
=Quotations and trivia=
The VHS cover in various stages of design:
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Japanese ads from [[1983]] and [[1985]]:
  
[[Image:aroundtheworld_vhs_cover1.jpg|thumb|center|picture provided by Craig Betts]]
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[[Image:1983_12_rockin_on_ad.jpg|80px]] [[Image:1985_04_Music_Life_ad.jpg|80px]]
[[Image:aroundtheworld_vhs_cover2.jpg|thumb|center|picture provided by Craig Betts]]
 
[[Image:aroundtheworld_vhs_cover3.jpg|thumb|center|picture provided by Craig Betts]]
 
  
 
=See also=
 
=See also=
''This section needs more information.''
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* [[Police In The East]]
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* [[Around The World Restored & Expanded]]
  
 
=External links and reviews=
 
=External links and reviews=

Latest revision as of 05:34, 22 May 2022


Around The World follows The Police on their 1980 tour of the Far East (as broadcast on the BBC as Police In The East) with added material of the 1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour.

"Around The World"
cover of the UK VHS
Artist: The Police
Directed by: Kate Burbidge, Derek Burbidge
Produced by: Kate Burbidge, Derek Burbidge
Edited by: Jim Elderton, Paul Edmunds
Filming location(s): LOCATION(S)
Initial release date: 1983-08-17 (USA)
Running time: 75:00
Label: Thorn EMI

Video summary

A selection of live performances, behind the scenes material, The Police filming promotional videos - filmed between February 1980 and January 1981.

On 2022-05-20 this movie was released on Bluray and DVD for the first time - as Around The World Restored & Expanded. Picture and sound quality were better than ever, but for various reasons several scenes were cut or altered.

Production

In its first half this video uses material which was originally filmed for Anne Nightingale's BBC movie Police In The East - live tracks for this TV broadcast had been overdubbed and remixed at Keystone Studios in Dublin, Ireland. The second half consists of material filmed during the 1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour - the newer material was overdubbed at Super Bear Studio in Nice, France between 1981-06-05 and 1981-06-15.

Release history

This section needs more information. Include a chronological list of various releases and formats for this video.

Cover art Release date Label Country Format Language Special features
Aroundtheworld vhs cover.jpg 1983-MM-DD Thorn EMI UK VHS (PAL) English none
Aroundtheworld betamaxcanada cover.jpg 1983-MM-DD I.R.S. Video Canada Betamax English none
Stub.gif 1983-MM-DD Tohkushinsha Home Video Japan VHD (Video High Density - a video disc) English none
Stub.gif 1983-08-17 I.R.S. Video Corporation USA CED (Capacitance Electronic Disc - a video disc) English none
Aroundtheworld laserdiscjapan cover.jpg 1983-MM-DD Japan Polygram Video Japan Laserdisc English none

Quotations and trivia

Japanese ads from 1983 and 1985:

1983 12 rockin on ad.jpg 1985 04 Music Life ad.jpg

See also

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

This section needs more information.