Description
The Police – Synchronicity – Deluxe Edition – Double Compact Discs
2CD Deluxe Edition
CD 1 Features Original Album Remastered
CD 2 Features B-Sides & Bonus Tracks
28-Page Booklet
Enhanced Artwork & New Liner Notes
By the time The Police released Synchronicity in 1983, the band had already evolved from a lean new-wave trio into one of the biggest acts in the world. The album would become their final studio release, but it also stands as the moment when everything they had been building—reggae rhythms, sharp pop songwriting, and atmospheric experimentation—came together on their most ambitious record.
The songs move between two distinct sides of the band’s personality. Tracks like “Every Breath You Take” and “King of Pain” lean into melodic pop structures with polished production and unforgettable hooks, while pieces such as “Synchronicity I,” “Synchronicity II,” and “Walking in Your Footsteps” explore stranger territory, mixing philosophical themes with darker, more experimental arrangements. The result is a record that feels both accessible and intellectually curious.
Musically, the trio remained remarkably tight. Sting’s bass lines and vocals guide the songs with precision, Andy Summers layers shimmering guitar textures that give the album its distinctive atmosphere, and Stewart Copeland’s energetic drumming adds a restless rhythmic drive. Despite the band’s famously tense relationships during the recording sessions, the performances themselves feel focused and confident.
The Deluxe Edition revisits the album with expanded material that gives listeners a deeper look at this era of the band. Alongside the original record, the set includes alternate versions, demos, and additional recordings that reveal how some of the songs evolved in the studio. These extras provide a glimpse into the creative process behind one of the defining albums of early-1980s rock.
Synchronicity ultimately became The Police’s biggest commercial success, producing multiple hit singles and winning major awards. The deluxe release highlights why the album continues to endure: it captures a band operating at full creative power just before they went their separate ways, leaving behind a record that blends pop precision with adventurous musical ideas.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Original Album
Synchronicity I
Walking In Your Footsteps
O My God
Mother
Miss Gradenko
Synchronicity II
Every Breath You Take
King Of Pain
Wrapped Around Your Finger
Tea In The Sahara
Murder By Numbers
B-sides / Bonus Tracks
Truth Hits Everybody (Remix)
Man In A Suitcase (Live)
Someone To Talk To
Message In A Bottle (Live)
I Burn For You
Once Upon A Daydream
Tea In The Sahara (Live)
Every Breath You Take (Backing Track)
Roxanne (Backing Track)
Wrapped Around Your Finger (Live)
Every Bomb You Make
Walking On The Moon (Live)
Hole In My Life (Live)
One World (Not Three) (Live)
Invisible Sun (Live)
Murder By Numbers (Live)
Walking In Your Footsteps (Derangement)
Tea In The Sahara (Derangement)
