STEWART COPELAND

I saw this on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/POLICE-rare-DJ-test ... 20bbb7b6b9
Anyone aware of this .... Do you think these are the 2 demo versions available in the boot ' Ghost in the demo ' ...because the quality was very poor in the boot , these takes from A&M are the masters , if they really come from A&M
Any help would be welcomed ...Dietmar perhaps ?

I don't have any knowledge about all the test pressings.
If it's a genuine test pressing, then we'll find out about those 2 takes, as I bought the record.
If it's a fake with bad sounding demo versions made to look like a test pressing then at least we'll know ...
Dietmar

Any The Police question
Ask Dietmar, he sure will find a solution ....
Sounds like a washing powder commercial !!
Thanks ....

the seller told me that the sound was great on that record, I'm curious! Bought in London from a seller of promos / test pressings (Camden market).
I own an old record player, but I have to ask others for a transfer to CD.
Will find a way. First the record has to get here.

i'm not suggesting that you buy this one, D, and i know that it probably isn't your cup o tea as it's a remix... buit what is the source song for this one?... but what the hell is "don't do wrong", when it's at home?


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Police-You-Ca ... _950wt_905

"Don't Do Wrong" - no idea what that's about....

the general idea about the Secret Journey test pressing is that it's a fake, but let's wait until it's here and how it sounds...

If its fake, does ebay give you a refund?

if the quality is good who cares if it's a fake ?
if quality is bad AND it's a fake, I'll make certain that I return the record and get my money back !
Dietmar

$230 US seems pricey for a fake even if it is good quality

Someone should contact Craig Betts on thepolicearchive.com regarding this. He has quite a few test pressings.

I've already contacted Craig.
Can't take money with me into the grave, can I ?

after a few more conversations with the seller it became clear that this record indeed is a fake with (probably) only the two Sting demos on it - with no better sound than we know

it took a while as we didn't exactly speak the same language (interprete as you will)

so I won't get that record, but I can now spend that money on some other Police stuff!

Dietmar

well done, inspector D...

so, reading between the lines, someone somewhere has pressed up some copies of the dodgy demo and is flogging them? Bit of a snidey move.

Have my answer , thanks Dietmar , with your money spare you could invest in gold !!
Kind of prophetic

There is no political solution
To our troubled evolution
Have no faith in constitution
There is no bloody revolution
We are spirits in the material world
Our so-called leaders speak
With words they try to jail you
The subjugate the meek
But it's the rhetoric of failure
We are spirits in the material world
Where does the answer lie?
Living from day to day
If it's something we can't buy
There must be another way

smax wrote:i'm not suggesting that you buy this one, D, and i know that it probably isn't your cup o tea as it's a remix... buit what is the source song for this one?... but what the hell is "don't do wrong", when it's at home?


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Police-You-Ca ... _950wt_905

I have a 12" in my collection which has a "You Can't Do Wrong" sticker:

WHEN THE WORLD IS RUNNING DOWN (YOU CAN’T GO WRONG) (DIFFERENT GEAR VS THE POLICE)
on the 12“ are the following mixes:
Original Mix UK PC 001 bootleg, 1-sided promo only, black/white police
officer label, sticker "The Police 'You Can't
Do Wrong'", original 800 copy white label
pressed by different gear

Cheers,
Rüdiger