"When it came to the writing and recording of the follow up album, the band spent a total of four weeks in the studio, but it was spread out over six months of 1979, picking a week at a time when they had a break from touring. They did this so that they could continue to work and play while they were putting new material together. They also used the profits they had made from their debut album to pay for the recording, sticking to the same small studio and producer as they had for their debut album, in order to keep their record company at arms length, and allow them the freedom to explore whatever avenues they wished to without having pressure applied to them from others. When they did go into the studio, Stewart Copeland was quoted as saying that the band hadn’t even rehearsed the material, they just went in and worked on each track from scratch".

On this episode we are going to talk about “Regatta de Blanc” by The Police, the band’s 2nd studio album released 45 years ago this week, on today’s episode where ‘it’s another lonely day, no one here but me-o’ on Music from a Lifetime.