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Offered for sale is an original Japanese pressing of Outlandos D’Amour, the debut album by the Police, including the original obi.
There were several covers used for this LP in Japan; this one has the name of the band in red on the front cover.
About this copy: This copy of Outlandos D’Amour is a 1978 Japanese pressing on the A&M label.
The cover is M- with trace corner wear. The obi is M-. The insert is M-.
The disc is M- with a couple of spindle marks on the labels, but no marks on the vinyl. Clean disc!
A nice copy of a scarce Police LP.
Background: Released in 1978, Outlandos D’Amour was the first album by the Police.
The album reached #6 on the UK album chart and #23 on the U.S. chart.
Allmusic.com gave Outlandos D’Amour a 4 1/2 star review:
While their subsequent chart-topping albums would contain far more ambitious songwriting and musicianship, the Police’s 1978 debut, Outlandos d’Amour (translation: Outlaws of Love) is by far their most direct and straightforward release. Although Sting, Andy Summers, and Stewart Copeland were all superb instrumentalists with jazz backgrounds, it was much easier to get a record contract in late-’70s England if you were a punk/new wave artist, so the band decided to mask their instrumental prowess with a set of strong, adrenaline-charged rock, albeit with a reggae tinge. …Outlandos d’Amour is unquestionably one of the finest debuts to come out of the ’70s punk/new wave movement.
Country of origin: | Japan |
Size: | 12″ |
Record Label: | A&M |
Catalog Number: |
AMP-6039 |
Year of Release: | 1978 |
Format: | Stereo |
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