Craig Betts from UK
1- Name - Surname - Nickname - age - city - country
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Craig Betts 29 Essex UK
2- What did you do for living?
Retail Manager
3- Sting or Police?
The Police
4- When did you start to collect Sting items and why?
Started officially in 1988 but became a fan since 1980 when my mum used to
take me to the market every saturday to buy a 7" record, as i had a record
player! I picked Don't Stand So Close To Me... even though i played the B
side Friends more than the A side (Come on..i was 6 at the time! and is still
a class tune!)
5- What did you collect (everything, just CD, vinyl…)?
I collect all UK Releases, Rare USA Releases, Rare Imports, White Labels,
Radio Shows. These include Acetates, Test Pressings, Mispressings, Reel To
Reel Tapes and also Rare Memorabilia.
6- What is the item your are the proudest to have?
Tough one, Rare Record would have to be the UK 12" White Vinyl Uncut
Badge Shaped Picture Disc Test Pressing of Can't Stand Losing You (Live In
Boston) where only 1 copy was made by A&M Production Dept. And the rarest
item of memorabilia would have to be Andy's Moog Taurus Pedals that was used
on Zenyatta Mondatta and pretty much every Police concert from 1980 to 1984.
7- What is the item your definitely want top have?
I think the UK 12" White Vinyl and would be almost impossible to beat
due to being limited to 1 copy, but i would love to own Andys Blonde Fender
that was only used in the promo videos for Walking On The Moon & Don't
Stand So Close To Me.
8- What is your best remember about Sting and/or collecting?
The White Vinyl Test Pressing, i've never spent so much on one record in my
life!
9- How many time did you see sting/Police live?
Sting @ BBC Radio 1 1996 and Andy @ Pizza Express in 2001 and 2004
10- Your 5 favourites songs /your order of preference
of the album?
When The World Is Running Down (Original Bootleg Mix)
The Bed's Too Big Without You
Don't Stand So Close To Me
Message In A Bottle
Walking On The Moon