The Police Zenyatta Mondatta Vinyl Tracklist

Zenyatta mondatta spelled as zenyattà mondatta on the album cover artwork is the third studio album by english rock band the police released in 1980.

The police zenyatta mondatta vinyl tracklist. Tracklist a1 don t stand so close to me written by sting 4 03 a2 driven to tears written by sting 3 21 a3 when the world is running down you make the. The album is widely regarded as one of the band s finest works. While other tracks follow in the same spooky path their second grammy winning instrumental behind my camel and shadows in the rain most of the material is upbeat such as the carefree u s u k. Don t stand so close to me and de do do do de da da da it reached number one on the uk albums chart.

Popular music has rarely been more intelligent and idiosyncratic whilst remaining so accessible and appealing. From straight pop fodder to ethnic boogie. Unique music from a unique band and essential listening i d argue. Was going to make an edit yet first want to check if other owners of this pressing have the same.

On one level the current album is an engaging aural travelogue of the anglo american power trio s near and far east tour its title is more of the police s pidgin english wordplay bastardizing zen jomo kenyatta and monde the french word for world. Zenyatta mondatta is the third studio album by the police originally released in 1980. The police were a short lived group and zenyatta mondatta marks the end of their more stripped down early period. Top ten de do do do de da da da canary in a coalmine and man in a suitcase.

Referencing zenyatta mondatta lp album r sp 3720 i have this particular pressing and when held up to light the disc is translucent. On their third album zenyatta mondatta the police prove that unlike other english bands toying with jamaican music they re quite comfortable with the hybrid formula. Zenyatta mondatta stylised as zenyattà mondatta on the album cover artwork is the third studio album by the english rock band the police released on 3 october 1980 by a m records it was co produced with nigel gray it features the two hit singles.