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CREEM
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POLICE MUSICAL GEAR
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Outlaws D'Amour The Police Raid Airwave Syndicate
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LOOKING BACK ON LEBLANC GENERATION
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INTRODUCTION
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THE POLICE
JANUARY 1979: We started receiving phone calls here at B.H. Central of some urgency from John Pidgeon, one of our English writers who also toils for Melody Maker. Normally a subdued Britisher, John was extremely excited about this new band, the Police.