THE POLICE
HOTEL DIPLOMAT
SEPTEMBER 29, 1979
WPIX-FM
I seeded this back in 2005. I figured that it was time to start re-seeding many of the shows that I recorded throughout the years. Back in the heydays of FM radio, I lived in Flushing Queens, and at the time, I had an FM antennae on my roof that picked up WLIR, WNEW, WPIX, WPLJ and WFUV at their optimum. My equipment was pretty good at the time of these recordings and it's time for me to start sharing what I have again. I probably have 400 or so FM shows. Quite a few of them are from the WLIR Tuesday Night Concert series.
WOW !! The response to the first POLICE show at the Palladium was great. So, I've decided to continue with them and put up this gem from the long gone WPIX-FM. WPIX was at he forefront of the New Wave back in the early days. Their focus was on artists like the Police, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson and the rest of what was called New Wave. They had a tremendous Sunday night 3 hour show called "RADIO-RADIO" which featured all the New Wave artists in studio playing their records and discussing their music with the DJ. It is unfortunate that I cannot upload them here, as I have almost the entire series on tape.
As for this show, WPIX was not very popular in it's day and died a quick death. Unlike WNEW or WLIR they didn't broadcast many live shows. This is probably the hardest to find of the several NYC Police concerts broadcast on the various stations. Enjoy it. In short order, I'll put up the Bottom Line and the My Fathers Place shows. Keep watching this space.
Some notes about the lineage. I sent my original tape to a guy known as SERIUSJOE. He re mastered the whole show and transferred it to CD for me. At the time, I did not have the capability to transfer tape to CD.. This is direct from the disc that I received back from him in FLAC format.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE NEVINSRIP BASEMENT TAPES
LINEAGE: PIONEER 747 RECEIVER> DOKORDER CASSETTE DECK> MY ORIGINAL TDK SA TAPE>
TRANSFER AND REMASTERING BY SERIUSJOE>FLAC 8>TLH>DIMESTERS THE WORLD OVER
DISC 1
1. DJ INTRO
2. SO LONELY
3. TRUTH HURTS EVERYBODY
4. WALKING ON THE MOON
5. HOLE IN MY LIFE
6. FALLOUT
6. BRING ON THE NIGHT
8. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
9. THE BED'S TOO BIG WITHOUT YOU.
10. PEANUTS
11. ROXANNE
12. CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU
13. LANDLORD
14. BORN IN THE FIFTIES
15. BE MY GIRL
16. DJ COMMENTS/OUT
Back when I first seeded this, there was someone who did artwork for the show. I somehow lost it. If anyone from back then still has it please put it up in the comments section.