The Police signed their first recording deal with A&M Records 43 years ago today (March 22nd). The first album was Outlandos D’Amour and the song that launched them was Roxanne which peaked at number-32 on the Billboard Hot 100. When they first began, The Police thought of themselves as a punk band and their material reflected it. Drummer Stewart Copeland credits their manager, who happened to be his brother Miles, for seeing past the pose and finding the song that would kick-start their career.
