1986-07-21

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Date: 1986-07-21
Location: London, UK
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:

  • 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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References

sources: Guitar World April 2003, the date is from The Q Book Of Punk Legends 1996