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*next day - afternoon: Stewart's back - after [[Sting]] leaves, Stewart changes the drums again | *next day - afternoon: Stewart's back - after [[Sting]] leaves, Stewart changes the drums again | ||
| − | *they try to record De Do Do Do , Stewart insults Sting by reading Sting's movie review | + | *they try to record De Do Do Do , Stewart insults [[Sting]] by reading [[Sting]]'s movie review |
| − | *Stewart watches | + | *Stewart watches [[The Bride]] on VHS that night |
| − | *next day: Stewart working on drum tracks again - when it's ready, Sting is gone | + | *next day: Stewart working on drum tracks again - when it's ready, [[Sting]] is gone |
*next two days: Stewart tinkering with drum tracks | *next two days: Stewart tinkering with drum tracks | ||
| − | *next day: still no sign of Sting at the studio - a messenger delivers a letter to Stewart, Stewart writes back while Sting is at his Hampstead home | + | *next day: still no sign of Sting at the studio - a messenger delivers a letter to Stewart, Stewart writes back while [[Sting]] is at his Hampstead home |
| − | *next morning: Stewart talks with Miles about calling Sting | + | *next morning: Stewart talks with Miles about calling [[Sting]] |
*next day: Miles phones Stewart again at the studio - a deadline is worked out: mixing the DON'T 86 version next Friday at 10 pm. | *next day: Miles phones Stewart again at the studio - a deadline is worked out: mixing the DON'T 86 version next Friday at 10 pm. | ||
| − | *Friday, 9 pm: Miles and Sting appear at studio - Sting gives Stewart a yellow flower, then he shows him the 12-inch-switchblade which was in the other hand and flicks it under Stewart's chin. They both break into convulsive laughter. | + | *Friday, 9 pm: Miles and [[Sting]] appear at studio - [[Sting]] gives Stewart a yellow flower, then he shows him the 12-inch-switchblade which was in the other hand and flicks it under Stewart's chin. They both break into convulsive laughter. |
=See also= | =See also= | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 10 February 2010
| Event summary | |
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| Date: | 1986-07-21 |
| Location: | London, England, UK - RAK Recording Studios |
| Attendees: | The Police |
The Police start recording new versions of De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da and Don't Stand So Close To Me (for 1-3 weeks)
today:
- Stewart Copeland arrived with his arm in a sling
- by the end of the day a rudimentary drum pattern has been worked out (mainly Stewart's work)
- then it's Andy Summers' guitar (probably on the 2nd day), Stewart's injury gets worse - he has to go to the hospital!
- next day - afternoon: Stewart's back - after Sting leaves, Stewart changes the drums again
- Stewart watches The Bride on VHS that night
- next day: Stewart working on drum tracks again - when it's ready, Sting is gone
- next two days: Stewart tinkering with drum tracks
- next day: still no sign of Sting at the studio - a messenger delivers a letter to Stewart, Stewart writes back while Sting is at his Hampstead home
- next morning: Stewart talks with Miles about calling Sting
- next day: Miles phones Stewart again at the studio - a deadline is worked out: mixing the DON'T 86 version next Friday at 10 pm.
- Friday, 9 pm: Miles and Sting appear at studio - Sting gives Stewart a yellow flower, then he shows him the 12-inch-switchblade which was in the other hand and flicks it under Stewart's chin. They both break into convulsive laughter.
See also
This section needs more information.
External links
http://www.tookooltokalypso.org/dssctm.html
References
sources: Guitar World April 2003; the date is from The Q Book Of Punk Legends 1996; the studio is mentioned by Andy in Making Music - February 1987
