The Police – Voices Inside My Head
Label: |
A&M Records – SP-17137 |
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Format: |
Vinyl
, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Rock |
Style: |
New Wave |
Tracklist
| A | Voices Inside My Head | 3:51 | |
| B | When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around | 3:33 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Virgin Music, Inc.
- Published By – Chappell Music Co.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – A&M Records, Inc.
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Credits
- Producer – The Police
- Written-By – Sting
Notes
Promotion Copy-Not For Sale
From the A&M album "Zenyatta Mondatta" SP-4831
Virgin Music, Inc. istered in the U.S. by Chappell Music Co. (ASCAP)
℗ 1980 A&M Records, Inc.
From the A&M album "Zenyatta Mondatta" SP-4831
Virgin Music, Inc. istered in the U.S. by Chappell Music Co. (ASCAP)
℗ 1980 A&M Records, Inc.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side A): SP-017137-A
- Matrix / Runout (Label Side B): SP-017137-B
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side A): AMSP 017137-A S3·· S1. A6
- Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side B): AM SP 017137-B S3·· S 2 A1
- Pressing Plant ID: Z
- Rights Society: ASCAP
Other Versions (4)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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| Voices Inside My Head (7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo) | A&M Records | AM-70562 | Philippines | 1981 | |||
| Voices Inside My Head (7", 45 RPM, Single) | A&M Records | AM-70562 | Philippines | 1981 | |||
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New Submission
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Voices Inside My Head (2007 Remix) (12", Single Sided, Unofficial Release) | Not On Label (The Police) | none | UK | 2007 | ||
| Voices Inside My Head (12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue) | A&M Records | SP-17137 | US | Unknown |
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Reviews
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Edited 2 years ago
Very glad I snagged a copy many years back on site; shelved it & totally forgot I owned it.
Just found & good timing, as the world is indeed running down in some ways...
At the time I bought this purely for 'When The World'... I've long been a fan of both SC's drumming (since watching the original 'Equalizer' TV series!!) and Andy Summers' playing due to the jazz / fusion influence, this track is perfect as it was lesser known than 'Walking On The Moon', & the vibes are just on point. Great track.
'Voices' was not the target, simply due to the amount of modern remixes doing the rounds. Tends to de-value a track for me, a bit like remaking a movie unnecessarily, gaining popularity in all the wrong places.
That said, I so appreciate 'Voices' much more today. I do have a bootleg that fuses 'Voices' with Indeep's 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life'. It works extremely well. I long felt the light guitar riff & bassline may have inspired Indeep's NYC classic. Who knows... -
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Edited 18 years agoThis is the first (and only) version of "Voices Inside My Head" to be released on 12" while the band were still together. The track can also be found on Zenyatta Mondatta which came out the same year.
The track was used so much in disco sets of the early 80s and house sets of the late 80s that it was copied and covered numerous times. The most notable of these was, of course, the Common Sense cover version released in the same year as it was released by the Police, namely 1980.
Then much later another fantastic version (and one ideal for mixing) was heard throughout clubs in the early nineties. It was by KC Flightt.
It was the popularity of this version that inspired The Police themselves to re-issue the song, this time featuring remixes from the likes of Ashley Beadle, DJ Harvey, Roger Sanchez and E-Smoove.
And why is a record by The Police (of all bands) such a hit in the clubs? Well, first of all anything mentioning voices inside your head while you're dancing your ass of is bound to be cool and secondly, well....maybe you just have to hear it yourself to know.
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