Promotional items (The Police)
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Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Summary of Promotional Items
- 2.1 Fall Out
- 2.2 Eberhard Schoener
- 2.3 Outlandos d'Amour
- 2.4 Propaganda
- 2.5 Reggatta de Blanc
- 2.6 Zenyatta Mondatta
- 2.7 URGH!
- 2.8 Ghost In The Machine
- 2.9 Brimstone & Treacle
- 2.10 Synchronicity
- 2.11 Synchronicity Concert
- 2.12 Every Breath You Take: The Singles
- 2.13 Every Breath You Take: The Videos
- 2.14 Police Confidential
- 2.15 The Police Box
- 2.16 Their Greatest Hits
- 2.17 Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings
- 2.18 The Police Live!
- 2.19 2003 25th Anniversary Remastered Series
- 2.20 Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
- 2.21 2007 Best Of
- 2.22 2007 / 2008 Reunion Tour
- 2.23 Certifiable
- 3 See also
- 4 External links
- 5 References
Introduction
This article summarizes promotional items which were used to promote The Police's releases - these can be press kits, other giveaways or posters / displays used in record shops or other places.
Summary of Promotional Items
Fall Out
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Illegal Records promotional poster | 1977 | --- |
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Illegal Records sales poster | 1977 | --- |
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Illegal Records button | 1977 | --- |
Eberhard Schoener
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Eberhard Schoener press kit | 1978 | for the May 1978 tour |
             
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Eberhard Schoener press kit | 1979 | for the January 1979 tour |
Outlandos d'Amour
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|
 
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Outlandos d'Amour press kit from the USA | 1978 | 2 pages |
     
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Outlandos d'Amour press kit from the USA | 1979 | 2 info sheets, 1 photo, 2 press clippings |
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Outlandos d'Amour promotional poster | 1979 | from the USA |
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Outlandos d'Amour promotional banner / poster | 1979 | from Ireland - ca. 90 cm long |
 
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press kit from the USA | 1979 | 2 pages about the March 1979 US concerts |
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A&M promotional whistle from 1979 | 1979 | whistles like this black one were given away at The Police's concert on 1979-03-01 |
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A&M promotional whistle from 1979 | 1979 | --- |
Propaganda
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|
 
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Propaganda press kit from the USA | 1979 | info sheet and photo |
Reggatta de Blanc
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Reggatta de Blanc promotional poster | 1979 | from the UK |
  
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Reggatta de Blanc press kit from the USA | 1979 | with one photo including the "Stuart" misspelling |
  
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Reggatta de Blanc press kit from the USA | 1979 | with two photos and a special letter regarding the "Stewart" spelling correction |
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Reggatta de Blanc promotional poster | 1979 | from the USA |
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Reggatta de Blanc promotional poster | 1979 | from Australia |
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Reggatta de Blanc promotional poster | 1979 | from France |
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Reggatta de Blanc promotional poster | 1979 | from Belgium |
 
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Reggatta de Blanc cardboard display | 1979 | 19x26 cm, from the USA |
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Stewart Copeland TAMA promotion poster | 1979 / 1980 | from the USA |
         
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press kit from the USA | 1980 | an updated version of the 1979 Reggatta de Blanc press kit |
Zenyatta Mondatta
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Zenyatta Mondatta press kit from the USA | 1980 | 3 info sheets and 1 photo |
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Zenyatta Mondatta A&M promotional poster | 1980 | from the UK |
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Zenyatta Mondatta A&M promotional poster | 1980 | from the UK |
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Zenyatta Mondatta A&M promotional poster | 1980 | 92x61 cm, from the USA |
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Zenyatta Mondatta A&M poster | 1980 | from the USA - maybe intended as a concert poster |
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Zenyatta Mondatta A&M promotional poster | 1980 | --- |
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Zenyatta Mondatta A&M promotional poster | 1980 | origins unknown - 76 x 25 cm |
       
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Zenyatta Mondatta A&M press kit | 1980 | from Brazil |
URGH!
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|
   
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URGH! press folder from the USA | 1981 | --- |
       
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URGH! press folder from Germany | 1982 | --- |
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URGH! cinema poster from Germany | 1982 | --- |
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URGH! cinema poster from the USA | 1981 | --- |
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URGH! press photo | 1981 | --- |
Ghost In The Machine
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|
          
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Ghost In The Machine press folder from the USA | August 1981 | includes a band photo from 1980 and promo sheets, a 7", ... |
      
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Ghost In The Machine press folder from the USA | September 1981 | includes a band photo from 1980 and information sheets |
  
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Ghost In The Machine press folder from the USA | October 1981 | includes 2 photos - including a promotional photo from 1981-09-24, information sheets and a promotional 7" single Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic |
 
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Ghost In The Machine press folder from Germany | 1981 | 2 information sheets |
 
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Ghost In The Machine lighted cardboard display | 1981 | Black cardboard with symbols cut out & covered with clear red plastic. Includes a bulbholder. 125 V. Roxanne Music LTD. USA |
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Ghost In The Material World promotional poster from the USA | 1981 | 91 x 20 cm - printed on both sides |
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Ghost In The Machine promotional poster | 1981 | probably from the UK |
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Spirits In The Material World promotional poster from Spain | 1981 | 58 x 40 cm |
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Ghost In The Machine promotional poster | 1981 | from the USA |
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Ghost In The Machine promotional poster | 1981 | from the USA |
 
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Ghost In The Machine concert info from Canada | 1982 | 2 pages from July 20, 1982 |
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Ghost In The Machine concert info from Canada | 1982 | 1 page from August 2, 1982 |
Brimstone & Treacle
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Brimstone & Treacle press kit from the USA | 1982 | LOTS of information and photos |
Synchronicity
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Synchronicity press folder from the USA | 1983 | 2 info pages and 1 photo --- an additional page about UK promotional activities might have been a late addition |
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Synchronicity - Spanish promotional poster | 1983 | 60 x 45 cm |
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Every Breath You Take UK promotional flyer | 1983 | for UK record shops |
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Every Breath You Take UK promotional poster | 1983 | as displayed in UK record shops |
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Synchronicity Andy poster | 1983 | 91x23cm, Roxanne Music Ltd. |
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Synchronicity Sting poster | 1983 | 91x23cm, Roxanne Music Ltd. |
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Synchronicity Stewart poster | 1983 | 91x23cm, Roxanne Music Ltd. |
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Synchronicity II promotional poster | 1983 | from the USA |
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a Guinness poster promoting the December 1983 UK tour | 1983 | from the UK |
  
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press folder from Australia | 1984 | for The Police's final concerts in Australia |
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TAMA banner | 1984 | from US drum store |
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Paiste / Rude cardboard display | 1984 (?) | from US NAMM show |
Synchronicity Concert
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Synchronicity Concert Showtime folder from the USA | 1984 | for the pay TV broadcast |
  
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Synchronicity Concert Showtime folder from the USA | 1984 | for the pay TV broadcast |
 
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Synchronicity Concert UK reversed sticker | 1984 | for UK record shop windows |
Every Breath You Take: The Singles
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 promotional poster | 1986 | from the UK |
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Every Breath You Take: The Singles promotional poster | 1986 | from the USA |
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Every Breath You Take: The Singles flyer from Spain | 1986 | with competition rules on the back |
Every Breath You Take: The Videos
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Every Breath You Take: The Videos A&M fact sheet | 1986 | from England, UK - probably came with a black & white 1986 photo |
Police Confidential
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Police Confidential UK promo poster | 1987 | --- |
The Police Box
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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The Police Box promo poster | 1987 | from Japan - provided by Osamu Mohri |
Their Greatest Hits
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Their Greatest Hits promo poster | 1990 | probably from France |
Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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press kit from the USA | 1993 | info sheet & photo |
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press sheet from the UK | 1993 | --- |
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Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings flyer from Japan | 1993 | with release details on the back |
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Message In A Box: The Complete Recordings flyer from the Outlandos Fan Club | 1993 | front only |
The Police Live!
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Can't Stand Losing You cd-single promotional poster | 1995 | 77x51 cm |
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The Police Live! promotional poster | 1995 | 68x48 cm - from record shop in Barcelona |
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The Police Live! promotional cardboard signs | 1995 | ca. 31x31 cm, from record shop in Germany |
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The Police Live! promotional paper sign | 1995 | ca. 31x31 cm, from record shop in Germany |
 
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The Police Live! promotional "backstage pass" with release dates | 1995 | from the UK |
 
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The Police Live! promotional items from France | 1995 | with your receipt and part of the promotional "ticket" you could choose between two gifts: a sweat shirt and a "backstage pass" |
  
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The Police Live! press folder from France | 1995 | with tracklisting and release dates + information about press coverage |
   
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The Police Live! press info sheets from Germany | 1995 | with tracklisting and release dates for CD and VHS + information about press coverage |
 
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The Police Live! press info sheet from the USA | 1995 | --- |
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Japanese poster for The Police Live! and Outlandos To Synchronicities: A History Of The Police Live! | 1995 | --- |
2003 25th Anniversary Remastered Series
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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cardboard display | 2003 | from the USA |
   
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US press kit | 2003 | unfolds to 4 pages |
          
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press kit | 2003 | info sheets & glossy photos |
Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out poster | 2006 | 50x40 cm, from FNAC store in Barcelona |
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Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out poster | 2007 | --- |
2007 Best Of
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|
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The Police Best Of cardboard display | 2007 | from French record shop |
2007 / 2008 Reunion Tour
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
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Stewart Copeland TAMA display | 2008 | from NAMM 2008 convention |
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huge poster from France | 2008 | --- |
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cardboard display | 2008 | from inside Madison Square Garden on 2008-08-07 |
Certifiable
| Image | Description | Production year | Additional info |
|---|---|---|---|
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Certifiable cardboard display | 2008 | from French record shop |
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External links
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References
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