I still have this on VHS. I was given the cassette back in 1988 and as a13 year old new drummer it was the best thing to happen to me. It taught me to be versatile and musical and to use my ears. Omar! I was already a Police fan but Dream of the Blue Turtles sent me on the right path. This is a great documentary. Ya gotta love the Daryl Jones giant turtleneck sweater!

Ух ты. Даже не знал, что такой фильм есть с ним. Спасибо!

Imagine a JAZZ group 1:31:00 getting that kind of reception. It just would not happen now.

Blue Turtles remains one of my favourite albums ever. I was 13 when it came out. I love all the stories on it. Russians has sadly become pertinent again. I'm glad that people are giving the 80s their due now. It was a time when artistry, world music, jazz, blues, and pop, all came together. The fact that it was also the age of Reagan and Thatcher was overplayed, it was irrelevant. This album re-enforced my desire to explore jazz. After Nothing Like The Sun came out (Gil Evans ffs!!)I went up to London, to Farringdon Records, and bought the Branford Marsalis album Renaissance, and Courtney Pines Journey to the Urge Within and a lifelong journey began. I had a chance to go and see Sting in 1987 on the Nothing Life the Sun tour, for some reason i didnt go. My friend came home telling me his mum was waiting outside Wembley Arena and she could hear everyone singing Message In A Bottle. I really missed a moment in time. If Blue Turtles came out today, even if it was Sting, it would be seen as 'leftfield', or 'pretentious' (lol it was then to be fair, by the NME crowd). Everyone is lost in their social media silos and they've closed their minds. Fortress Around my Heart always reminds me of my first proper girlfriend oddly (not for a lyrical association, just the song). She bought me Nothing Like the Sun when it came out. I'm glad to say we're still friends, almost 40 years later.

Gosh. This is a 1985 (1986) taping and we thought THIS was Sting’s mastery. Wow! How much more did he level upon this earth via his artistic lens???❤

Sting the best...i love this movie🎶🎵🎸

Estuve en el estreno ( Argentina)

My favorite sting song, grew up in a seafaring village, love this one

Большое спасибо за этот фильм!ни разу не удавалось посмотреть его целиком…И наконец-то это случилось.

J'ignorais que le début de sa carrière se lançât en France.

Sting 3.0 ❤

Such a pleasure to watch all of these masters. But especially Omar for me. RIP Kenny. ❤️

Great documentary; very well made;all gifted musicians in their own right.The back-up singers were magnificent as well from very different professions- they all came together for this unforgettable collaboration; Stings musical life, giving birth to his solo project and his wife giving birth to their son were completely parallel and not lost on any spectator. I have so much respect for Sting-his good heart, his poetry, his calling out racism in the music industry, his visible and palpable love for what he creates and for his fellow musicians. Creativity beyond measure. “ Fragile” is his best song . Kudos. MBT 7/5/24

Amazing and unexpected footage of Baby Jake coming into the world; now nearly 40 yo. Time flies; even if you're not having fun....

Back when art, pop, jazz, etc. could all exist in the same space. Even the cinematography - it was shot on 35mm! Still a great joy to watch this after all these years.

Sounding fantastic, a hidden gem but always one of my favourites since 1991

The evening spreads itself against the sky is a T.S. Eliot poem. It's stolen. Music is plagiarism

What a wonderfully edited film ... the old Sting Meister's charm speaks for itself and the band banter is pure craic , 90 sure , thanks .

I didn’t know Stiffler could sing!

Cool video! Omar Hakim is amazing. Darrell Jones (bass) went on to join the Stones for 30 years now. I saw Sting with the Police in 2008 - one of the best shows ever! I could not believe I was in the same room as Sting!

Saw this band at the Albert Hall in London. They were astonishing. Every time I've seen Omar Hakim play he's blown me away.

yo that old lady in the wheelchair was being HAULED lmao

I had this on vhs. Oh my god, where did that go.

Reharsals much better than the gig.

Too much ads... cmon.....

I just love that ending. Been hunting for it for years to rewatch!

Yawns.

Finally.. a drummer since VC left the chair. Chris Maas stands the test.

A great music documentary with 4 intriguing soap opera style story arcs going on. Oh and a blistering concert as the denomet!!

Just beautiful.

Why don t you invit the ugly women like me? Don t you know that la beauté n est pas l apanage de.......

What an amazing assembly of musicians. Omar Hakim! The drum solo!

Great recording! One thing, though. The last known live performance of this song was last year during the North American leg of My Songs Tour.

Such an under rated song.

thanx!

Thank you for this upload!! God bless 🙏!!

Marsalis brothers went on to be some of THE biggest jazz musicians ever ... even ended up on The Tonight Show Band.

My loverboy

Sounds great! 🤍 Hope it will stay in the setlist for this tour.

❤❤

Qué hermosa obra, mágico, inigualable ❤

This was so depressing when it happened. Since the Police never OFFICIALLY broke up we still held hope but when I saw this I knew it was effectively over. I felt like a part of my heart got ripped out! As good as these musicians are... The Police's music was so so soooooo much more fun.

Ruined the song Bring on the Night

oh baby, don't say maybe

Omar is the man!!!

Practice sessions that blow away most people's finished work. Good Lord the talent in that room. To this day I wish someone would release these tacks in "album" form.

them clothes... fabulous!

ああ、素晴らしいの一言。。

I loved The Police....don't know what the fuck happened in Sting's head after...really....just WTF...

I was in the 5th grade when "Bring on the Night" was released, but I didn't discover the album until 1989. Truthfully, its sound and sentiment had a transformative impact on my life. This is a fabulous film, and I'm deeply grateful for your effort in uploading it. Thank you so much!