Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings
The Police · 1993
285 min · 78 tracks · new wave · post-punk · reggae rock
A rich tapestry of reggae rock and new wave, blending sharp lyrics with infectious melodies.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic flow with peaks
- infectious melodies for sing-alongs
- wave-like pacing and energy
- rich lyrical storytelling moments
- for nostalgic road trips
Maybe skip if you want
- seeking instant gratification
- prefer standalone tracks only
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on September 28, 1993, 'Message in a Box' compiled The Police's complete recordings during their peak years from 1978 to 1983. This comprehensive box set followed the band's disbandment in 1986 and served as a retrospective that highlighted their evolution from punk roots into global superstars.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Talking Heads· The Clash· U2
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Fallout 2:03
- 2 Nothing Achieving 1:56
- 3 Dead End Job 3:35
- 4 Next to You 2:52
- 5 So Lonely 4:51
- 6 Roxanne 3:14
- 7 Hole in My Life 4:54
- 8 Peanuts 4:01
- 9 Can’t Stand Losing You 3:01
- 10 Truth Hits Everybody 2:54
- 11 Born in the 50’s 3:44
- 12 Be My Girl‐Sally 3:23
- 13 Masoko Tanga 5:43
- 14 Landlord (live) 2:36
- 15 Next to You (live) 3:11
- 16 Landlord 3:09
- 17 Message in a Bottle 4:50
- 18 Reggatta de Blanc 3:06
- 19 It’s Alright for You 3:13
- 20 Bring on the Night 4:15
- 21 Deathwish 4:11
Disc 2
- 1 Walking on the Moon 5:02
- 2 On Any Other Day 2:57
- 3 The Bed’s Too Big Without You 4:25
- 4 Contact 2:38
- 5 Does Everyone Stare 3:46
- 6 No Time This Time 3:20
- 7 Visions of the Night 3:05
- 8 The Bed’s Too Big Without You (mono) 3:29
- 9 Truth Hits Everybody (live) 2:26
- 10 Friends 3:36
- 11 Don’t Stand So Close to Me 4:03
- 12 Driven to Tears 3:20
- 13 When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What’s Still Around 3:36
- 14 Canary in a Coalmine 2:26
- 15 Voices Inside My Head 3:52
- 16 Bombs Away 3:06
- 17 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da 4:09
- 18 Behind My Camel 2:54
- 19 Man in a Suitcase 2:19
- 20 Shadows in the Rain 5:02
- 21 The Other Way of Stopping 3:23
Disc 3
- 1 A Sermon 2:32
- 2 Driven to Tears (live) 3:29
- 3 Shambelle 5:00
- 4 Spirits in the Material World 2:59
- 5 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 4:20
- 6 Invisible Sun 3:43
- 7 Hungry for You (j’aurais toujours faim de toi) 2:52
- 8 Demolition Man 5:57
- 9 Too Much Information 3:42
- 10 Rehumanize Yourself 3:10
- 11 One World (Not Three) 4:46
- 12 Omegaman 2:47
- 13 Secret Journey 3:33
- 14 Darkness 3:14
- 15 Flexible Strategies 3:43
- 16 Low Life 3:45
- 17 How Stupid Mr. Bates 2:41
- 18 A Kind of Loving 2:03
Disc 4
- 1 Synchronicity I 3:22
- 2 Walking in Your Footsteps 3:36
- 3 O My God 4:02
- 4 Mother 3:05
- 5 Miss Gradenko 2:00
- 6 Synchronicity II 5:03
- 7 Every Breath You Take 4:14
- 8 King of Pain 4:59
- 9 Wrapped Around Your Finger 5:13
- 10 Tea in the Sahara 4:13
- 11 Murder by Numbers 4:36
- 12 Man in a Suitcase (live) 2:17
- 13 Someone to Talk To 3:08
- 14 Message in a Bottle (live) 4:51
- 15 I Burn for You 4:49
- 16 Once Upon a Daydream 3:31
- 17 Tea in the Sahara (live) 5:06
- 18 Don’t Stand So Close to Me ’86 4:51
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