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The Police – Zenyatta Mondatta (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1980
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Zenyatta Mondatta is an LP by The Police from 1980 released on the A&M Records label.
About this album
Zenyatta Mondatta finds The Police sharpening their blend of new wave, reggae and rock into some of their most immediate songs. Released in 1980, the album followed their rapid rise and confirmed the trio as one of the era’s biggest crossover acts, with singles such as Don’t Stand So Close to Me and De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da driving heavy airplay and major chart success. Recorded under intense time pressure while the band were touring almost constantly, it still sounds lean and disciplined, with Sting’s melodies, Andy Summers’ guitar textures and Stewart Copeland’s restless drumming locked into a tightly controlled sound that helped define early-1980s pop-rock.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: The PoliceLabel: A&M Records – L 37377Format: LP, Album, RepressUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1980Genre: Pop & RockStyle: New WaveA1 Don'T Stand So Close To Me
A2 Driven To Tears
A3 When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What'S Still Around
A4 Canary In A Coalmine
A5 Voices Inside My Head
A6 Bombs Away
B1 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
B2 Behind My Camel
B3 Man In A Suitcase
B4 Shadows In The Rain
B5 The Other Way Of Stopping