Always had a soft spot for The Police and this single was their big breakthrough. Although Sting dominates, it was Andy Summers who came up with the memorable guitar riff, and Stewart Copeland's drumming is top drawer, as ever.
Little did I know when I bought this (coloured vinyl was all the rage then) that I would move to the Leatherhead area years later, and this is exactly where The Police recorded it (and their first two albums). To be precise it was at Surrey Sound Studios in Kingston Road. It's no longer a recording studio, but every time I drive past the building I smile at the thought of such classic and legendary music being made there.
In little Leatherhead. Who'd have thought it?
Here's the music which of course you know already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbXWrmQW-OE
