You don’t have to put on the red light

April 7, 1978 –
The Police release Roxanne in the UK on this date.

This was the first major-label release by The Police, who were struggling at the time. A year earlier, they released the single Fall Out on an independent label owned by Stewart Copeland’s brother (and the band’s manager), Miles. It was a flop, and the group felt a lot of pressure to produce something that would keep them from becoming unemployed.

And so it goes