POLICE, THE :1978-1983 - Little Brown

PHOTOGRAPHER LYNN GOLDSMITHhad unparalleled access to Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Andy Summers-The Police-from their beginnings in 1978 until 1983, the last full year they toured together before separating. Goldsmith captured their meteoric and sometimes turbulent rise to fame and was with them as they rode to the top of the charts, along the way redefining popular music for a generation. The police:1978-1983, published to mark the band's thirtieth anniversary and accompanying world tour, includes dozens of never-before-published photographs of The Police and individual portraits of each of the principal players. Goldsmith's close working relationship with the band shines through in every image. She takes us us into the recording studio at Montserrat, on the road, backstage, in concert, and at home in New York, London, and Los Angeles. An introduction by noted rock journalist Phil Sutcliffe tells the story of how he came to introduce Sting to Stewart Copeland one evening in 1976, thereby setting The Police in motion, and the significant role that Goldsmith's photographs played in early promotion of the band.