Around The World Restored & Expanded

Around The World follows The Police on their 1980 tour of the Far East (as broadcast on the BBC as Police In The East) with added material of the 1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour.

"Around The World Restored & Expanded"
cover of the German Bluray
Artist:	The Police
Directed by:	Kate Burbidge, Derek Burbidge
Produced by:	?? Kate Burbidge, Derek Burbidge
Edited by:	?? Jim Elderton, Paul Edmunds
Filming location(s):	LOCATION(S)
Initial release date:	2022-05-20 (worldwide)
Running time:	?? 75:00
Label:	Mercury Studios

Video summary

A selection of live performances, behind the scenes material, The Police filming promotional videos - filmed between February 1980 and January 1981.

This re-release of Around The World promotes its improved picture and sound quality with the "restored & expanded" label, but fails to mention that various parts of the original release are cut.

The following scenes appeared in the original release - cuts on the 2022 release are mentioned:

• Intro - the original credits have been replaced

• in the very first scene the profile shots of Andy Summers and the garden lady and one garden shot are replaced with band scenes

• Next To You (Kyoto - 1980-02-20) - one "woohoo" after the announcement is missing, the guitar solo including band shots at the train station are cut (including Stewart Copeland's comments about "little porcelain dolls")

• Light Changes - new "him killer dog" audio at the start; at the end about 35 seconds with Andy and Stewart talking are cut

• Bring On The Night (soundcheck)

• Walking On The Moon (Kyoto - 1980-02-20) - slow-motion effects are replaced with additional shots of Sting signalling the end of the fight and Andy being whirled around / Stewart's comments "should be a pushover - the guy's fat" - cut

• Guitar Man (dressing room) - the dressing room argument at the end is cut

• early Canary In A Coalmine jam (soundcheck) - one slow-motion effect replaced with moving images

• tailor scene - "he's a very famous person - with The Police" / bribing the tailor with what's probably a The Police pin : cut

• Born In The 50's (Hongkong - 1980-02-27) - no more '80s video effects at the end of the song

• So Lonely (studio version) - minor changes

• Man In A Suitcase (Los Angeles - 1981-01-16) - interview with Australian kids is cut, the radio announcer and scenes with the doctor are completely gone, no more '80s effects

• sitar jam

• Can't Stand Losing You (Bombay - 1980-03-26) - the cough right before announcing the song & woman saying "thank you all for coming" : cut; one scene with costumes has been replaced; after "Alright Bombay" a few beats including an additional cough have been cut

• Sting on piano

• Bring On The Night (studio version) - Stewart Copeland "Arab" comments / Danny Quatrochi talking both cut, slow-motion effect replaced with other shots, no cheesy '80s effect in the final desert scene

• Canary In A Coalmine (studio version)

• Voices Inside My Head (studio version) - the dressing room scene right afterwards with an angry Stewart Copeland was cut

• When The World Is Running Down (studio version / Los Angeles - 1981-01-16 / studio version) - one new Sting shot replaces a slow-motion effect

• Shadows In The Rain (Los Angeles - 1981-01-16) - two scenes with Andy Summers and his bolos / balls are cut - about half a minute is missing

• De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (Frejus - 1980-08-28) - completely CUT out of the new release

• Don't Stand So Close To Me (Frejus - 1980-08-28) - "young teacher" not audible anymore, slow-motion scene at the start presents more Sting movements

• Truth Hits Everybody (Frejus - 1980-08-28) - first Jools Holland is cut, so the song starts to random fan footage; the whole middle section has gone, including a Sting backstage moment

• Roxanne (Los Angeles - 1981-01-16) - the end of the Frances Tomelty interview is cut - with Sting slowly looking into the camera; bare breasts are replaced with random audience scenes

• Message In A Bottle (studio version) - end credits style has changed; background videos are different in parts

Production

In its first half this video uses material which was originally filmed for Anne Nightingale's BBC movie Police In The East - live tracks for this TV broadcast had been overdubbed and remixed at Keystone Studios in Dublin, Ireland. The second half consists of material filmed during the 1980-1981 Zenyatta Mondatta Tour - the newer material was overdubbed at Super Bear Studio in Nice, France between 1981-06-05 and 1981-06-15.

Release history

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Cover art	Release date	Label	Country	Format	Language	Special features
	2022-05-20	Mercury Studios	worldwide	Bluray / DVD	English	4 live videos + CD or LP

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See also

• Police In The East
• Around The World

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