The Police were an English rock trio, from London, England, formed originally in 1977. The trio consisted of Gordon Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), widely known by his stage name of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, vocals, percussion). The band became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first New Wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk and reggae music. Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one in the UK and the US and sold over 8,000,000 copies in the US. The band broke up in 1984, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour lasting until August 2008, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their hit single "Roxanne" and also, to a lesser extent, that of their formation as a group. The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and became the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008, thanks to their reunion tour. Rolling Stone ranked The Police number 70 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
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- Official homepage at thepolice.com
- Fanpage at followtheleaders.fr
- Wikipedia article on The Police
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm1932067
- MySpace at myspace.com/thepolice
- Last.fm page on The Police
- MusicBrainz entry on The Police
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BBC Reviews 
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Synchronicity 1983
Reviewed by Chris Jones
This band were never better than as a punchy reggae-lite trio and this was about as...
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Zenyatta Mondatta 1980
Reviewed by Susie Goldring
A rushed album, but still filled with gems...
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Regatta de Blanc 1979
Reviewed by Susie Goldring
Second time around, the band just get better...
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Outlandos D'Amour 1978
Reviewed by Susie Goldring
'Outlandos d'Amour' is not only the first Police album, it's the best.
