BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1979
“Message in a Bottle” is a song by English band The Police. It was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979). Written by the band’s lead singer and bassist Sting, the song is ostensibly about a story of a castaway on an island, who sends out a message in a bottle to seek love. A year later, he has not received any sort of response, and despairs, thinking he is destined to be alone. The next day, he sees “a hundred billion bottles” on the shore, finding out that there are more people like him out there.
The song was the first of their five UK number one singles. Rolling Stone ranked it number 65 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time”. The song also reached #1 in Spain and Ireland and top five in several other European countries and Australia. In the United States “Message In A Bottle” only peaked at #74 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
The “Edit” has yet to appear on CD.
SIDE A:
Message In A Bottle (Edit) 3:48
Producer – Nigel Gray, The Police
Written-By – Sting
SIDE B:
Landlord 3:08
Producer – The Police
Written-By – S. Copeland*, Sting
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Message In A Bottle | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #74 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: A&M Records – 2190-S, A&M Records – AM-2190
Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Poster sleeve, Pitman pressing
Country: US
Released: 1979
Genre: Rock
Style: New Wave, Pop Rock
CREDITS:
Illustration [Cover], Design – David Allen Artrouble
NOTES:
Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman pressing, in a fold-out 6 panel poster sleeve. Disk housed in a company sleeve within the poster sleeve.
A: From the A&M album “Reggatta De Blanc” SP-3713
B: From the A&M album “Propaganda” SP-4786
Printed in U.S.A.
The B-side is listed as being the live version from the ‘Propaganda’ album but the version that plays on the record is the studio version, originally released on the UK Message In A Bottle single.
Find the 7″ at DISCOGS
VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Mullard 12AX7 Preamp Vacuum Tube Pins
Soundcard: Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
