Spirits in the Material World
The Police
1982
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1981
Release: 1981Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original 1981 recording on Ghost in the Machine. Year precision is retained; the album association is not an assertion of an exact first-release day.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1982.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Ghost in the Machine - official Sting/Police album archive
Original album tracklist and studio recording discussion, read in the public discography body. The official studio index separately supports 1981.
The Police - official studio catalog and original years
The original five albums are explicitly dated 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1983. Their original tracklists are separated from the 2018 box and later bonus disc. Names the trio and describes its punk and reggae vocabulary.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Written by Sting, exploring themes of spirituality and materialism.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1982.html, song-list position 81
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 1982.html
Original list position 81; annual selection retained from supplied material, not independently corroborated.
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