art direction Michael Ross bass, vocals Sting design Les May drums Stewart Copeland engineer Chris Gray engineer Nigel Gray guitar Andy Summers instruments [all] The Police lacquer cut by Tony Bridge photography by Janette Beckman producer, arranged by The Police Recorded At Surrey Sound Studios Phonographic Copyright (p) A&M Records Ltd. Copyright (c) A&M Records Ltd. Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. Published By Island Music Ltd. Published By Rondor Music (London) Ltd. Printed By CMCS Print & Colour Ltd. Pressed By CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton Issued in a matte-finish picture card sleeve, plain paper inner Made in Great Britain, Patent Nos. 1,125,555. All songs published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., except A5 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd./Island Music Ltd. and B4b Rondor Music (London) Ltd.. Tracks B4a and B4b are listed as one on the sleeve and on the labels with time given 3:24. This copy states that the country of manufacture is as stated on the Record Label, this is not so although it is probably a UK copy. Variant 8 has a sticker Special Price at the top right of the sleeve and The Police in red. Inner sleeve has Special Price High Quality Pressing stamped. (P) 1978 A&M Records Ltd. Publishers: A1-A4, B1-B3,B4a,B5: Virgin Music Publishers Limited. A5: Virgin Music Publishers Limited/ Island Music Limited B4b: Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
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