A career-spanning vinyl LP box set featuring all of Sting‘s solo studio albums, The Studio Collection, is being released together for the first time. The box set from A&M/Interscope Records arrives September 30, 2016.
The Studio Collection includes eight classic rock albums across 11 LPs: The Dream Of The Blue Turtles (1985), a double LP of …Nothing Like The Sun (1987), The Soul Cages (1991), Ten Summoner’s Tales (1993), Mercury Falling (1996), a double LP of Brand New Day (1999), a double LP of Sacred Love (2003) and The Last Ship (2013). (Brand New Day and Sacred Love are making their vinyl debuts.)
“Music is too emphemeral in many ways. A record is actually something you can touch. I think it’s more human,” Sting says in discussing the project.
All of the LPs appear in exact replicas of the original artwork presented in a slipcase package, with brand new vinyl masters cut at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl to ensure exceptional audio quality.
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The Studio Collection features numerous Grammy® Award-winning tracks and many multi-platinum and platinum albums that Sting recorded following his huge success with The Police. The various albums include such solo hits as “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free,” “Fortress Around Your Heart,” “We’ll Be Together,” “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You” and “Desert Rose.”
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Sting has checked off all the boxes in his remarkable music career. Between his work with The Police and his solo career, he has earned 16 Grammy® Awards. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with The Police) in 2003. His combined sales are a reported 100 million records.
