Rocket 88 Books, a London-based publishing house who previously released excellent (photo) books books from Devo, The Clash, Lacuna Coil, John Cleese, The Sex Pistols, Mark Hollis (Talk Talk) and so on is now set to release a book from drummer Stewart Copeland. Titled “Police Diaries”, it holds hand-penned, day-to-day chronicles providing an inside look into the making of The Police. Publication is planned for Autumn 2023.

Just like with our “Electronic Resistance” book, fans also had the chance here to have their name listed in the edition as an early patron.

The book is reminiscent to Andy Summers’ 2006 book “One Train Later” which recounts his personal journey from birth to the day the Police disbanded. Copeland from his side book zeroes in on his experience forming a band that quickly struck gold.

The book holds 224 pages and gives you access to Copeland’s hurriedly penned daily diaries from 1976 to 1979, complemented with additional context, photographs of important artifacts, locations, people, and events. Note that the 2 deluxe editions come with a demo CD of Copeland’s 1977-1978 material, some of which would become The Police songs.

The “Ultimate Edition” already sold out at a price of 600 Euros in pre-order, the less expensive “Signature Edition” is still available for 300 Euros. The “Classic Edition” is yours for 50 Euros.

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(Photo by A&M) On 20 October 1978 The Police played a gig at the CBGB in New York. That recording will now be released so the band’s guitarist Andy Summers has revealed in a new interview with Q104.3 New York’s Out of the Box with Jonathan Clarke.

Andy Summers: “I think we did CBGB’s three times on that first tour, I think we did two nights, the first night we got off the place and we’re on stage [right away] and it went down a storm. We went, ‘Oh my god!’ We were so excited to be in New York City. Then we went off and did our little tour and we ended it with another gig at CBGB’s.”

A&M Records recorded that gig on a 16-track recorder so the band recently learned. You may expect a pretty raw recording (if you know bootlegs from that time you know what to expect) but, and this is key this time, the audio source seems to be in perfect shape. Don’t expect super stereo, incredible reverbs and all that, but the result will be rather interesting nevertheless.

Here’s a short impression…

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Chief editor of Side-Line – which basically means I spend my days wading through a relentless flood of press releases from labels, artists, DJs, and zealous correspondents. My job? Strip out the promo nonsense, verify what’s actually real, and decide which stories make the cut and which get tossed into the digital void. Outside the news filter bubble, I’m all in for quality sushi and helping raise funds for Ukraine’s ongoing fight against the modern-day axis of evil. Besides music I’m also an SEO and AI content flow specialist and have an interest in everything finance from stocks to crypto. There is music in everything!

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