Released 29 July 1997 Artist Strontium 90 Producer Mike Howlett | Label Pangaea / Ark 21 Release date 29 July 1997 | |
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Genres New wave, Punk rock, Progressive rock Similar Brimstone & Treacle, Six Pack, Every Breath You Take: The, Message in a Box: The Complete, Certifiable: Live in Buenos A | ||
Strontium 90: Police Academy is the only album by Strontium 90, released by Mike Howlett in 1997. This album consists of live tracks recorded at Gong's reunion concert in Paris on 28 May 1977, five studio tracks recorded in London just before the concert, and Sting's solo demo of "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".
Contents
The back cover of the album falsely claims that these recordings "resulted in the birth of The Police." In fact, The Police had been active for months before any of the recordings were made, save the "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" demo (which none of the Police aside from Sting had any involvement with). However, it was at these recording sessions where Sting and Copeland first played with guitarist Andy Summers, who later became the Police's guitarist.
The Police would later re-record "Visions of the Night" and use parts of "3 O'Clock Shit" in two of their later compositions, "Be My Girl" and "O My God".
Track listing
All songs written by Mike Howlett, except where noted.
- "Visions of the Night" (Sting)
- "New World Blues"
- "3 O'Clock Shit" [incorrectly listed as "3 O'Clock Shot (live)"] (Sting)
- "Lady of Delight"
- "Electron Romance"
- "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (Demo) (Sting)
- "Towers Tumbled"
- "Electron Romance" (Live)
- "Lady of Delight" (Live)
The Japanese release (TOCP-50242) and the 2011 reissue contain two extra tracks:
- "New World Blues" (Live)
- "Towers Tumbled" (Live)