Difference between revisions of "Category:1984"

• Sting relaxed for a few days after the Harty show and then went ski-ing immediately after the tour ended - back in London on January 7, 1984 - Outlandos Fan Club mini-bulletin from January 1984 (probably March 8-ca. 13)
• After the Outlandos newsletter March 1984 was written and printed (mid-March) Sting had a sinus operation in a London hospital and spent almost a week in bandages. Once he was alright he took his kids Joe, Kate and Micki and his own own mother to a vacation on Montserrat. Trudie Styler was busy filming, so she followed later. (Outlandos mini-bulletin April 1984) -- so that operation maybe was around March 16 / 17 / 18 / recovery until about March 25 - then off to their vacation

• Andy arrived in London in the 2nd week of March (which does NOT give him a week of vacation, but anyway), then spends a few days in London, visits Outlandos and heads to Bournemouth to begin work on the 2nd Robert Fripp collaboration (Outlandos newsletter March 1984 - written in mid-March)
• April newsletter probably written around April 16 (three sunny days in London are mentioned) : Andy was still in Bournemouth a few days ago
• it seems that Robert Fripp only spent 2 1/2 weeks recording with Andy before preparing and leaving for a King Crimson tour (April 18, 1984 USA) - so Andy finished the record with other musicians: Chris Childs, bass; Sara Lee, bass; Paul Beavis, drums; Chris Winter, saxophone; and Jesse Lota, tablas.
• Andy mentions only 10 days of recording with Fripp in 1984 magazines...

---> recording from around March 19 until mid-April, maybe up to 8 or a bit later

• Stewart flew from Australia to Fiji, then to Tahiti, then to California, then to Montego Bay on Jamaica, arriving in London in early April (Outlandos mini-bulletin April 1984)

• Andy flew to America at the end of May 1984 for various meetings - spending a week or two at Miles' house in Hollywood (Outlandos newsletter June 1984)

• Andy met Branford Marsalis at a CBS party for Miles Davis' Decoy album (Montreal Gazette - Sept. 12, 1985)

• in June Sting shot scenes for The Bride in France
• in late summer Sting was in London (at least for a Vic Garbarini visit - Musician July 1985)

• Andy Summers spent many weeks of the summer in America - New York, Los Angeles, Hawaii - a mix of holidays and business. After returning to London for a short while he took his daughter Layla to Italy for a week - before her school term starting in September. (Outlandos newsletter September 1984)

• after returning from Africa Stewart Copeland seems to have been playing polo in England and the USA... (Outlandos newsletter September 1984)

• further scenes for The Bride were probably shot in England in September / October

• Sting filmed Plenty afterwards - maybe November / early December - NY Times Magazine from December 9, 1984 mentions that Sting's last scene at Elstree Studios was the one where Meryl Streep shot him - she asks him about his baby's age - which is said to be 10 months (born on January 19, 1984) - it's also said that The Police have not played together for 10 months --- hmmm...

• Andy spent 3 weeks in Portugal writing screenplay and score for an adventure film called "The Chord" with Marc Abrahams (Outlandos newsletter December 1984)

• in mid-November Sting went skiing in St. Moritz (as mentioned on Breakfast TV on December 7 = 3 weeks ago...)

• in a Daily Mail interview Trudie Styler mentioned that she was in Venice (Italy) with Sting in December 1984

• in late 1984 Stewart was working on The Rhythmatist score - probably at his own studio (Outlandos newsletter December 1984)

• Sting on TOTP with Band Aid - aired Dec. 27?, but recorded earlier - clues: without Bono (US tour with U2 from Dec. 1 until Dec. 16) and Wham! (UK tour from at least Dec. 12-20), but with Paul Young, Paul Weller, Culture Club, Heaven 17, Status Quo, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Phil Collins, Bananarama, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Slade, Thompson Twins, Nik Kershaw, Bronski Beat

• • Dec. 11 - Paul Young in London
  • Dec. 12 - Nik Kershaw gig in Aberdeen / Paul Young gig in London / Culture Club in Birmingham
  • Dec. 13 - Culture Club gig in Birmingham / Nik Kershaw in Edinburgh
  • Dec. 14 - Spandau Ballet gig in Deeside / Wham! in Leedsy<
  • Dec. 15 - Spandau Ballet gig in Birmingham / Wham! in Edinburgh
  • Dec. 16 - Spandau Ballet gig in Birmingham / Nik Kershaw in Newcastle
  • Dec. 17 - Spandau Ballet gig in Birmingham / Wham! in Bournemouth / Nik Kershaw in Leicester / Culture Club in London
  • Dec. 18 - Nik Kershaw in Bournemouth / Spandau Ballet in Edinburgh / Culture Club in London
  • Dec. 22 - Culture Club in London / Slade in London
  • Dec. 23 - Slade in London