Description: The Police Ghost In The Machine LP 1981 A&M SP-3730 Printed Inner Sleeve StingAll Police Albums are Essencial, there just that good Ghost in the Machine is the fourth studio album by British rock band the Police. The album was released on 2 October 1981 by A&M Records. The songs were recorded between January and September 1981 during sessions that took place at AIR Studiosin Montserrat and Le Studio in Quebec, assisted by record producer Hugh Padgham.Ghost in the Machine topped the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200. The album produced the highly successful singles "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", "Invisible Sun", and "Spirits in the Material World", with a fourth single, "Secret Journey", also being released in the US. Ghost in the Machinewas listed at number 322 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The reception for Ghost in the Machine was mostly positive. Rolling Stone's Debra Rae Cohen found that the Police "display more commitment, more real anger, on Ghost in the Machine than ever before." In Record Mirror, Robin Smith praised the album as "the best thing they've ever done", noting its "overall sense of dedication and quality" and more varied range of musical styles.Robert Christgau of The Village Voice remarked: "It's pointless to deny that they make the chops work for the common good—both their trickiness and their simplicity provide consistent pleasure here.The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Within a few months of their first gig, the line-up settled as Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar, primary songwriter), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion), and remained unchanged for the rest of the band's history. The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early to mid 1980s. Emerging in the British new wave scene, they played a style of rock influenced by punk, reggae, and jazz.
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Artist: Sting, The Police, Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers
Speed: 33 RPM
Record Label: A&M Records
Release Title: Ghost in the Machine
Material: Vinyl
Catalog Number: A&M Records – SP-3730
Type: LP
Format: Record
Record Grading: Very Good (VG)
Release Year: 1981
Sleeve Grading: Excellent (EX)
Era: 1980s
Record Size: 12"
Style: 1980s, Punk/New Wave
Features: Original Cover, Original Inner Sleeve, Play Tested, Printed Inner Sleeve
Genre: Punk, Rock
Number of Audio Channels: Stereo
