40 years ago today (10/2/81) on Sting’s 30th birthday nonetheless, The Police released their fourth LP Ghost in the Machine. The tile is taken from a psychology book by Arthur Koestler and halts a run of French-sounding titles. The album produced the highly successful singles “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic”, “Invisible Sun”, and “Spirits in the Material World”, with a fourth single, “Secret Journey” and set the foundation for their even bigger commercial breakthrough with 1983’s Synchronicity. Check out the LP in full..
