The Police – Cooling down after the Pinkpop show – 06/04/1979
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This article belongs to the story The Police release their greatest album in 1979: Reggatta De Blanc. |
Introduction
In The Netherlands The Police were a resounding success. Outlandos d’Amour was well received, but following the sensational performance at the Dutch festival Pinkpop at Geleen on June 4, 1979, The Police were the biggest band in the land, especially among music lovers, for a while at least. At the Pinkpop show The Police debuted their latest song Message In A Bottle. The closing coda of Can’t Stand Losing You was the precursor to the song Reggatta De Blanc. See the recordings of Roxanne during the first big show by The Police below, the bravado, nerves and eventual euphoria are great and moving.
