1986-07-21

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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: Sting's vocals; while Stewart is gone Sting changes the rhythm

• 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

• 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.

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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