Sting - 1974 to 1978

As requested... Originally posted December 13, 2014  

A Dave Sez contribution...

Sting - 1974 to 1978

Last Exit, Police - The Nashville, London , Fast Breeder and the Radio Actors

Live, Studio sessions and Demos

From the Dave Sez archive:
I rapidly went off him in 1978 when the Police went big-time. Nonetheless, "Fall Out" redeems Sting, one of the best early punk singles. This is all I have of him before then, all extremely rare.

Last Exit - Sting´s first band
(15 tracks, excellent prog jazz demos from Impulse Sound Studio, 1974 and 1976, @128 and @160)
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Police - 1977.03.06 London Nashville - the only recording I know of of the original Police line-up with Henry Padovani on guitar.
7 tracks @ 320
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Fast Breeder and the Radio Actors - "Nuclear Waste" 45, 1977
A one-off cooperation between members of the Police, Gong, Hawkwind and the Edgar Broughton Band, featuring Sting on lead vocals, Steve Hillage on lead guitar and Nick Turner on sax.

Last Exit - Sting´s first band (demos 1974 - 76)
(excellent studio demos)

Last Exit are:
Gerry Richardson (keyboards)
Sting (Gordon Sumner)(electric bass & vocals)
Ronnie Pearson (drums & vocals)
John Hedley (guitar)


Impulse Studio Demos I (1974):
01 - Every Day's Just The Same (4:24)
02 - Carrion Prince (Ye Of Little Hope) (Alternate Short Version) (4:18)
03 - Don't Let It Bring You Down (3:07)
04 - Whispering Voices (Alternate Version) (3:11)

The sound on this tape is perfect - no noice or hiss, it's a copy direct from the master tape - and still kept intact. The tracks were recorded at Impulse Sound Studio 1974.

Impulse Studio Demos II (1976):
05 - Carrion Prince (Ye Of Little Hope) (Alternate Long Version) (4:27)
06 - Every Day's Just The Same (Alternate Version) (4:30)
07 - I Burn For You (2:42)
08 - Untitled (Instrumental I) (3:21)
09 - Fool In Love (4:13)
10 - I'm On This Train (Alternate Version) (4:12)
11 - Don't You Look At Me (4:33)
12 - Savage Beast (Alternate Version) (5:47)
13 - Untitled (Instrumental II) (3:18)
14 - Soul Music (3:49)
15 - Night In The Grand Hotel (3:38)

Live London:
1 Landlord
2 Kids to blame
3 Clouds in Venice
4 Night at the Grand Hotel
5 It's My Life
6 Dead End Job
7 Fall Out





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