The Police “Synchronicity” released 40 years ago today, June 17th, 1983. This record was the first Police LP that I was aware of in real-time, though it was their fifth and final release. It was also their most successful, hitting #1 in both the US and UK (and elsewhere). Its accolades include an induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame  plus inclusion in the National Recording Registry (Library of Congress). My most vivid memories are the videos for the hit singles “Every Breath You Take” (#1 in the US and UK) and “Wrapped Around Your Finger” (#8 US, #7 UK) especially (I still have the bouncing slo-mo Sting whacking at rings of candlesticks burned in my brain) which I think MTV played pretty much nonstop in ’83. The single “King of Pain” (#3 US, #17 UK) has tinged memories of junior high art class: either the art teacher had the tape or the radio just played that song a lot because that’s the only song I remember hearing in class and it was junior high so life really sucked (but art class was pretty OK – the teacher was an “old hippie” hahaha she was probably in her 30’s and she had us do a lot of cool projects). “Synchroncity II” (#16 US, #17 UK) was the final single from Synchronicity (the title track was released as a single in Japan only) and it’s probably my favorite. It feels very wind-swept, gigantic and dark (the line “Many miles away something crawls from the slime at the bottom of a dark Scottish lake particularly).