This collection of Police demos from 1981 (made entirely by Sting while Stewart was in the bathroom and Andy was having a cigarette outback) is an interesting and amusing look behind the curtain at one of the least typical yet most popular bands of that decade. It also serves as an important evolutionary marker between the band’s early punk efforts and their final 1983 patchwork masterpiece Synchronicity. Yadda fucking yadda… The lyrical content is strictly downer-literate, per Sting, but the synth-saddled melodies on unreleased tracks like “Don’t Give Up Your Daytime Job” and “Don’t Think We Could Ever Be Friends” are Pepsi Generation feather-weight soundtrack pop, deadly in their inoffensiveness. These demos hint at an average Police. In fact, “Don’t Give Up Your Daytime Job” would’ve fit maybe too perfectly over this classic Mannequin montage. George Lucas has always said he hates actors and would rather make movies without them. Most likely, Sting is the same way with his music. If he could have successfully toured the world back then with a robot drummer and a CGI guitarist he probably would have, Spinal Tap as it may have been. Thank 8GB Jesusphone for Andy and Stewart’s obvious contributions.

• “Secret Journey” (mp3)

• “Spirits In The Invisible World” (mp3)

• “Invisible Sun”, alternate version (mp3)

• “Too Much Information” (mp3)

• “One World (Not Three)” (mp3)

• “Hungry For You” (mp3)

• “Invisible Sun” (mp3)

• “Secret Journey” (mp3)

• “Don’t You Believe Me Baby” (mp3)

• “Don’t Think We Could Ever Be Friends” (mp3)

• “Don’t You Look At Me” (mp3)

• “It’s Never Too Late” (mp3)

• “Don’t Give Up Your Daytime Job” (mp3)

• “Don’t Think We Could Ever Be Friends”, take 1 (mp3)