The Police – Reggatta De Blanc (1979) [Japanese Limited SHM-SACD 2013 # UIGY-9538] {SACD ISO + FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz}

By 1979’s Reggatta de Blanc (translation: White Reggae), nonstop touring had sharpened the Police’s original blend of reggae-rock to perfection, resulting in breakthrough success. Containing a pair of massive hit singles — the inspirational anthem “Message in a Bottle” and the spacious “Walking on the Moon” — the album also signaled a change in the band’s sound. Whereas their debut got its point across with raw, energetic performances, Reggatta de Blanc was much more polished production-wise and fully developed from a songwriting standpoint. While vigorous rockers did crop up from time to time (“It’s Alright for You,” “Deathwish,” “No Time This Time,” and the Grammy-winning instrumental title track), the material was overall much more sedate than the debut — “Bring on the Night,” “The Bed’s Too Big Without You,” and “Does Everyone Stare.” Also included was one of Stewart Copeland’s two lead vocal appearances on a Police album, the witty “On Any Other Day,” as well as one of the band’s most eerie tracks, “Contact.” With Reggatta de Blanc, many picked Sting and company to be the superstar band of the ’80s, and the Police would prove them correct on the band’s next release.

Tracklist:
01. Message In A Bottle
02. Reggatta De Blanc
03. It’s Alright For You
04. Bring On The Night
05. Deathwish
06. Walking On The Moon
07. On Any Other Day
08. The Bed’s Too Big Without You
09. Contact
10. Does Everyone Stare
11. No Time This Time

DSD flat transferred from UK original analogue master tapes by Richard Whittaker at FX Copyroom, London, in 2013.
Edited in DSD by Manabu Matsumura at Universal Music Studios, Tokyo, in 2013.

SACD ISO

mqs.link_ThePliceReggattaDeBlanc1979Japan2013SHMSACDIS.part1.rar
mqs.link_ThePliceReggattaDeBlanc1979Japan2013SHMSACDIS.part2.rar

FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz

mqs.link_ThePliceReggattaDeBlanc1979Japan2013FLAC2488.2.rar