{"product_id":"the-police-outlandos-damour-180g-vinyl-lp","title":"The Police – Outlandos d'Amour [180g Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Police – Outlandos d'Amour [180g Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3947531\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 082839475310\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Punk Rock \/ New Wave \/ Reggae Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e A\u0026amp;M Records \/ Polydor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 November 1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReissue Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 December 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180 Gram Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOutlandos d'Amour\u003c\/em\u003e is The Police's explosive debut studio album — a record that arrived in November 1978 bristling with punk energy, reggae rhythms and a pop instinct that would eventually make the band one of the biggest acts on the planet. Recorded over six months at Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead on a budget of just £1,500 borrowed from their manager, it remains one of the most thrillingly raw debut albums in rock history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title is a playful, invented French phrase — a loose combination of \"outlaws\", \"commandos\" and \"of love\" — and the album itself is equally irreverent: tight, fast and utterly self-assured. Sting's bass playing is already commanding, Andy Summers' guitar lines are inventive and distinctive, and Stewart Copeland's drumming — perhaps the most kinetic and rhythmically complex in mainstream rock — is on spectacular display throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album spawned three enduring singles: \u003cstrong\u003e\"Roxanne\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, a ska-inflected tale of a street prostitute that the BBC initially refused to play and which has since become one of the most recognisable songs of the era; \u003cstrong\u003e\"Can't Stand Losing You\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, equally banned by the BBC for its provocative sleeve; and the euphoric \u003cstrong\u003e\"So Lonely\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, which draws openly on Bob Marley's \"No Woman, No Cry\" for its melodic structure. Beyond the hits, the album holds up brilliantly — the pounding opener \u003cstrong\u003e\"Next to You\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, the hypnotic \u003cstrong\u003e\"Hole in My Life\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the extraordinary closing track \u003cstrong\u003e\"Masoko Tanga\"\u003c\/strong\u003e all reward close listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOutlandos d'Amour\u003c\/em\u003e peaked at \u003cstrong\u003enumber 6 on the UK Albums Chart\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003enumber 23 on the US Billboard 200\u003c\/strong\u003e, and has since been ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the \u003cstrong\u003egreatest debut albums of all time\u003c\/strong\u003e. This Universal Back to Black series reissue is pressed on \u003cstrong\u003eheavyweight 180g vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, mastered at Abbey Road Studios, and represents the finest modern pressing of this landmark record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNext to You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSo Lonely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoxanne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHole in My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeanuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Stand Losing You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTruth Hits Everybody\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorn in the 50's\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBe My Girl – Sally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMasoko Tanga\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSting – Bass, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy Summers – Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStewart Copeland – Drums, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNigel Gray – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Police – Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered at Abbey Road Studios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel – A\u0026amp;M Records \/ Polydor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The Police","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57553967251843,"sku":"3947531","price":26.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/868c1fed-e559-481c-b3b5-7d682ccc7bb8.webp?v=1773155118","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/the-police-outlandos-damour-180g-vinyl-lp","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}