By Joanie Cox-Henry
Synchronicity has long been a favorite album of mine and my most cherished album by The Police. I celebrate the entire catalog the British-American new-wave wonder has to offer. However, there was a glorious gift inside my Spotify account earlier when I realized this long-awaited 6CD super deluxe edition of their smash 1983 album Synchronicity suddenly started streaming today, July 26!
The release of this sacred album with all these bonus features has been three years in the making, and it was created with the band’s involvement and endorsement. That is something I am personally grateful for! There is a 60-page hardcover book with more comprehensive sleeve notes authored by music journalist Jason Draper. It also happens to unleash 55 previously unreleased songs.
I am dreaming of getting my hands on a physical version of this boxed set so I can soak in all things Synchronicity. Four art prints are also included in the boxed set.
The Super Deluxe Edition Synchronicity not only possesses remastered editions of hits such as "Every Breath You Take" and "King of Pain," in Disc 1, but it also contains the demos of these incredible songs and alternate versions of "Walking In Your Footsteps," "Miss Gradenko and more. I was completely geeking out over getting to hear "Every Breath You Take" before it actually took its first breath! For Police fans, it doesn't get much more satisfying than this.
While Disc 2 offers remixes and live takes, Discs 3 and 4 are an alternate mix and instrumental treasure trove.
Disc 5 features priceless live cuts of "Synchronicity I," "Synchronicity II," "Message In A Bottle," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," and "Tea In The Sahara," among other live tracks.
Disc 6 continues the live track offerings, opening with the compelling "Hole In My Life" and featuring killer live tracks of "Roxanne" and "Don't Stand So Close To Me."
There are also three different vinyl editions. The Synchronicity of this release couldn't have come at a better time.
To view the complete collection of Synchronicity 40th anniversary merch, check out https://store.thepolice.com/dept/synchronicity-40th-anniversary?cp=94667_102172.
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