Perfectly expressing the political and social temper of the early 1980s, the original landmark album was the near-constant soundtrack to George and Geoff Hazelrigg’s upbringing and a huge influence on their artistic future. On this album, Hazelrigg Brothers celebrate the 40th anniversary of this classic album and deliver an extraordinary audiophile experience.
Side A:
1) Synchronicity I - 2:59
2) Walking in Your Footsteps - 4:09
3) O My God - 3:27
4) Mother - 2:34
5) Miss Gradenko - 2:02
6) Synchronicity II - 4:13
Side B:
7) Every Breath You Take - 3.22
8) King of Pain - 5:34
9) Wrapped Around Your Finger - 5:12
10) Tea in the Sahara - 4:21
Captured as a series of live recordings with absolutely no overdubs, Synchronicity features George Hazelrigg performing on his unrestored 1887 Steinway New York Model B Grand Piano, bassist Geoff Hazelrigg on a 120-year-old handcrafted instrument and John O’Reilly Jr. on a Gretsch Catalina Birch kit.
For these sessions, the trio played as an ensemble without the use of headphones. The audio was captured with two AEA R88 Stereo Ribbon Microphones through 4 channels of D.W.Fearn Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifiers. These sources were then recorded direct to DSD128 (DSD5.6 MHz) using two linked TASCAM DA-3000s. All mixing was done in the analog domain making use of a D.W. Fearn VT 5 Stereo Vacuum Tube Equalizer, a D.W. Fearn VT-7 Dual Channel Vacuum Tube Compressor and a Bricasti M7 Stereo Reverb Processor, with the results being captured at DSD256 from a Speck analog console.
Notes on the laquer cutting process from Nick Townsend: "The lacquers for this record were cut on a Neumann VMS-80 cutting lathe paired with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head with a MYSHANK diamond cutting stylus installed. The cutter head is powered by a fully restored and custom modified Neumann VG-66 cutting amplifier. Program audio is sourced via a Dave Hills designed quantum HEDD A/D Converter."
Jazz Journal UK Oct 2023: “Away from some remarkable arranging and interplay from all three, what’s maybe most impressive about this set is it stands up as a great recording with or without prior experience of the Police original. The Hazelriggs make this music their own…” Read Full Review Here
Perfectly expressing the political and social temper of the early 1980s, the original landmark album was the near-constant soundtrack to George and Geoff Hazelrigg’s upbringing and a huge influence on their artistic future. On this album, Hazelrigg Brothers celebrate the 40th anniversary of this classic album and deliver an extraordinary audiophile experience.
Side A:
1) Synchronicity I - 2:59
2) Walking in Your Footsteps - 4:09
3) O My God - 3:27
4) Mother - 2:34
5) Miss Gradenko - 2:02
6) Synchronicity II - 4:13
Side B:
7) Every Breath You Take - 3.22
8) King of Pain - 5:34
9) Wrapped Around Your Finger - 5:12
10) Tea in the Sahara - 4:21
Captured as a series of live recordings with absolutely no overdubs, Synchronicity features George Hazelrigg performing on his unrestored 1887 Steinway New York Model B Grand Piano, bassist Geoff Hazelrigg on a 120-year-old handcrafted instrument and John O’Reilly Jr. on a Gretsch Catalina Birch kit.
For these sessions, the trio played as an ensemble without the use of headphones. The audio was captured with two AEA R88 Stereo Ribbon Microphones through 4 channels of D.W.Fearn Vacuum Tube Microphone Preamplifiers. These sources were then recorded direct to DSD128 (DSD5.6 MHz) using two linked TASCAM DA-3000s. All mixing was done in the analog domain making use of a D.W. Fearn VT 5 Stereo Vacuum Tube Equalizer, a D.W. Fearn VT-7 Dual Channel Vacuum Tube Compressor and a Bricasti M7 Stereo Reverb Processor, with the results being captured at DSD256 from a Speck analog console.
Notes on the laquer cutting process from Nick Townsend: "The lacquers for this record were cut on a Neumann VMS-80 cutting lathe paired with a Neumann SX-74 cutter head with a MYSHANK diamond cutting stylus installed. The cutter head is powered by a fully restored and custom modified Neumann VG-66 cutting amplifier. Program audio is sourced via a Dave Hills designed quantum HEDD A/D Converter."
Jazz Journal UK Oct 2023: “Away from some remarkable arranging and interplay from all three, what’s maybe most impressive about this set is it stands up as a great recording with or without prior experience of the Police original. The Hazelriggs make this music their own…” Read Full Review Here
