The Police sound was born. A piece of music history!

THE SOUND
After the first album the Cops "Outlandos d'Amour" despite eternal classics such as "Roxanne" still rather immature sounds concerning the sound, the second album "Regatta de Blanc" is especially the magnificent live performance of three exceptional musicians much closer. It is amazing how it creates producer Nigel Grey (doctor actually and only amateur producer in his private studio "Surrey Sound"), the echo and chorus effects that lived out Summers and Copeland on stage to excess, so uncompromising on a studio album to banish. Why should not man this album rightly be called the birth of the Police sounds.
THE SONGS:
"Message In A Bottle" and "Walking On The Moon" are classic, but among other hits like "Bring On The Night" and "The Bed's Too Big Without You" can be found a few oddities in the album of the 1979th
"Regatta De Blanc" - the title track and instrumental is actually the decoupled solo part of the live version of "Can't Stand Losing You". (To listen to the Double album LIVE!)
"On Any Other Day" and "Does Everyone Stare" are actually harmless New Wave trifles, but reflect a nice edge back story: In 1979, drummer Copeland under the pseudonym KLARK KENT an EP on the market and its single "Do not Care" was partly commercially successful than the material of The Police - 1979!
CONCLUSION
Neither before nor after The Police have the "White Reggae" presented as consistent. 4 Hits can be found of the number only been back on their last album "Synchronicity".
It is the only Police record without a Song Post by guitarist Andy Summers and - wanting to come without this great guitarist with later fantastic solo LPs too close - it's a good thing.
The album "Regatta De Blanc" impresses with its very nearby at Live Sound sound and its rich variety of instrumental, reggae and Wave. This can still at any party well and makes difficult mood! Turn system on "11" !!!