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!  colspan="2" | <big>''The Police Box''</big>
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:1980_Six_Pack.jpg|200px]]
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!  colspan="2" | Singles box by [[The Police]]
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| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[1980-MM-DD]]
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| <b>Recorded:</b>
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| [[1978]] - [[1979]]
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| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[A&M]]
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| <b>Producer(s):</b>
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| [[The Police]],
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[[Nigel Gray]]
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| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Surrey Sound Studios]]
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=Introduction=
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In [[1980]] [[A&M]] released a plastic wallet with 6 blue vinyl singles. Each of the five previously released singles ([[Fall Out]] is not included!) came inside a slightly changed cover and included a photo card with lyrics on the back.
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The 6th single was unique a previously unreleased mono version of [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]] and had a live verson of [[Truth Hits Everybody]] on the b-side (live in Boston, [[1979-11-28]]).
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=Personnel=
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*[[Sting]] - bass, keyboards, lead vocals
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*[[Stewart Copeland]] - drums, backing vocals
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*[[Andy Summers]] - guitar, guitar synth, backing vocals
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=Track listing=
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# [[Roxanne]] / [[Peanuts]]
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# [[Can't Stand Losing You]] / [[Dead End Job]]
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# [[So Lonely]] / [[No Time This Time]]
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# [[Message In A Bottle]] / [[Landlord]]
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# [[Walking On The Moon]] / [[Visions Of The Night]]
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# [[The Bed's Too Big Without You]] / [[Truth Hits Everybody]] (live)
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=Variants, special editions and re-releases=
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The Japanese version of this [[Six Pack]] was the same as the UK's, only a sticker had been added.
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A lot of the UK's singlese were mis-pressed.
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Several singles were printed on black vinyl instead of blue.
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Some singles had the wrong label or even the wrong song on them!
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=Charts=
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==Album==
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=Awards, nominations, and certifications=
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==Awards==
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[[Category:Compilations (The Police)]]

Revision as of 22:13, 8 August 2010


The Police Box
1980 Six Pack.jpg
Singles box by The Police
Released: 1980-MM-DD
Recorded: 1978 - 1979
Label(s): A&M
Producer(s): The Police,

Nigel Gray

Studio(s): Surrey Sound Studios

Introduction

In 1980 A&M released a plastic wallet with 6 blue vinyl singles. Each of the five previously released singles (Fall Out is not included!) came inside a slightly changed cover and included a photo card with lyrics on the back.

The 6th single was unique a previously unreleased mono version of The Bed's Too Big Without You and had a live verson of Truth Hits Everybody on the b-side (live in Boston, 1979-11-28).

Personnel

Track listing

  1. Roxanne / Peanuts
  2. Can't Stand Losing You / Dead End Job
  3. So Lonely / No Time This Time
  4. Message In A Bottle / Landlord
  5. Walking On The Moon / Visions Of The Night
  6. The Bed's Too Big Without You / Truth Hits Everybody (live)

Variants, special editions and re-releases

The Japanese version of this Six Pack was the same as the UK's, only a sticker had been added.

A lot of the UK's singlese were mis-pressed.

Several singles were printed on black vinyl instead of blue. Some singles had the wrong label or even the wrong song on them!

Charts

Album

Year Chart Country Position
YYYY Chart Country Position

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

This section needs more information.

Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

This section needs more information.

Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

This section needs more information.

Country Certifier Classification Certification
Country Certifier Classification Certification

Quotations and trivia

This section needs more information.

See also

This section needs more information.

External links and reviews

This section needs more information.

References

This section needs more information.

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