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 (June newsletter) 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)

May / early June: Sting is writing and all over the place in London, but also visited friends from his early jazz band in Newcastle (June newsletter)
a newspaper clipping which might be from May 25, 1984 mentions that Sting was rushed to a hospital with an injured foot after bumping into a rusty pipe, anti-tetanus + five stitches

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)

Stewart quotes in The Sun - September 12, 1984: haven't spoken to Sting for six months... longest time ever ... Andy just cracked, though. He rang me to ask if he could come round for a jam...

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

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