The manager supposedly had some sort of connection to the clueless band and angrily replied, “And who are you lads? The bloody music police?” A few minutes later Sting, Copeland, Summers and Padovani took the stage. The vengeful manager allegedly blurted out this introduction over the sound system: “Right. Here are some lads who think themselves musical royals. The ___ (distorted by a microphone problem, the manager was trying to say Music) Police. According to the rest of the story, the name stuck and the band members liked it. True or untrue, it’s a cool story.
Looking to get their sound on vinyl, The Police tried laying down some studio tracks in late July of 1977 with the help of music producer John Cale, a Welsh musician and one of the founding members of The Velvet Underground. The recording sessions went nowhere and revealed that Henry Padovani lacked the guitar skills needed to keep up with the others. As a result, Padovani left the band in early August. By the fall of 1977, The Police became the threesome of Sting, Summers and Copeland that we know so well. The trio with a unique sound bigger than the band was tailor made for the small clubs and venues of England's Punk and new wave music scene. As a result, they became popular with British Fans.
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