Synchronicity (2021 MQA x UHQCD)

~ Release by The Police (see all versions of this release, 55 available)

Annotation

From CDJapan:
Cardboard sleeve reissue in Hi-Res CD format (UHQCD format x MQA technology). Features the DSD master in 2013, using original master tapes in the UK. The DSD master is available in 352.8kHz/24bit high resolution (perfect for MQA-enabled audio players / not digitally distributed up to this time). The mini LP faithfully replicates its UK first pressing LP design, including an inner sleeve. Includes an obi faithfully replicating its Japanese first pressing LP design. Comes with lyrics and a description. Green color label coating. Comes with four bonus jackets. *The disc can also be played on regular CD players in UHQCD 44.1kHz/16bit resolution. However, MQA-enabled hardware/software is necessary to harness the full potential of this Hi-Res CD.

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-19 21:51 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Synchronicity I
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drum machine and electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Synchronicity I
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.853:24
2Walking in Your Footsteps
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Walking in Your Footsteps
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.53:37
3O My God
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar and saxophone:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
O My God
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
34:03
4Mother
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Mother
lyricist and composer:
Andy Summers
2.253:06
5Miss Gradenko
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Miss Gradenko
lyricist and composer:
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
2.752:00
6Synchronicity II
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Synchronicity II
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.25:01
7Every Breath You Take
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer) (in 1983)
electric bass guitar and lead vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police) (in 1983)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers (in 1983)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Ltd. (in 1981, in 2003), A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016), A&M Records Limited (in 1983), Polydor Records (record company, please see the “A (x) release” / “A (x) recording” for the release label) (in 1983) and A&M Records, Inc. (in 1997)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983) and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada (in 1983)
music videos:
Every Breath You Take by The Police (British rock band)
part of:
Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 35), VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 84), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 287) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 305)
recording of:
Every Breath You Take (in 1983)
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), GM Sumner, Magnetic Publishing Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4.054:14
8King of Pain
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
King of Pain
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.84:59
9Wrapped Around Your Finger
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 1983, in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Wrapped Around Your Finger
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
3.755:14
10Tea in the Sahara
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Tea in the Sahara
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
2.64:19
11Murder by Numbers
engineer:
Hugh Padgham
producer:
Hugh Padgham and The Police (British rock band)
drums (drum set):
Stewart Copeland (drummer, percussionist, pianist and composer)
electric bass guitar:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
electric guitar:
Andy Summers
vocals:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records (in 2016)
recorded at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Le Studio in Morin‐Heights, Québec (Quebec), Canada
recording of:
Murder by Numbers
lyricist:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
composer:
Andy Summers
34:36

Credits

Release group

associated singles/EPs:Every Breath You Take
Synchronicity II
Wrapped Around Your Finger
included in:Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings
Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
part of:My Life in Music: Wyclef Jean (SPIN magazine, 2003-12) (number: C) (order: 3)
Paste: The 50 Best New Wave Albums (number: 6) (order: 6)
Jaguaro: One Hundred Albums You Should Remove From Your Collection Immediately (number: 7) (order: 7)
Paste: The 50 Best Post‐Punk Albums (by Josh Jackson 2016‐07‐13) (number: 17) (order: 17)
Rolling Stone: 100 Best Albums of the Eighties (published November 16, 1989) (number: 17) (order: 17)
Billboard 200 Decade-End Chart 1980s (number: 19) (order: 19)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 1984) (order: 107)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 159) (order: 159)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 159) (order: 159)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 448) (order: 449)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 455) (order: 456)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 527) (order: 528)
supporting tours:Synchronicity Tour
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/39248 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/The-police/Synchronicity [info]
reviews:https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/6cp2 [info]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the-police/synchronicity-6/ [info]
https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/19716/ [info]
https://www.spirit-of-rock.com/en/album/Synchronicity/2052 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000195337 [info]
Wikidata:Q1064318 [info]
discography entry:https://www.last.fm/music/The+Police/Synchronicity [info]