Police Around The World

The format details for the previously advised The Police Around The World documentary reissue can now be confirmed. The film, previously only available on VHS and Laserdisc, follows the band on their first world tour in 1979 & 1980 offers a jovial glimpse of the band as they travel around the world and spotlights their visits to local sights between performances.

Before they'd become one of the biggest success stories of the '80s with such chart-topping albums as Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity, the Police toured continuously and extensively. In 1980-1981, the trio performed in India and Egypt (one of the first bands to play there), plus Japan, Australia, Latin America, and the U.S.A., which is captured on the 1983 home video Around the World. The 77-minute vid is a candid glimpse of the Police on tour, featuring potent renditions of the early favs "De Do Do Do," "Don't Stand So Close to Me," "When the World Is Running Down," "Truth Hits Everybody," "Next to You," "Roxanne," and "Shadows in the Rain," among others. Featured throughout are amusing skits (such as pint-sized guitarist Andy Summers attempting to wrestle an enormous sumo wrestler in Japan), and behind-the-scenes going-ons. Besides the music, there's plenty of sightseeing and samples of exotic lands – highly recommended.

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by Dietrich Oberwittler (Editor), Sebastian Roché (Editor)