Original: Singer-bassist Sting (Gordon Sumner) and guitarist Henry Padovani began rehearsing with Copeland in January 1977, and they recorded their first Police single "Fall Out" the following month.
Simplified: The Police formed with Stewart Copeland in early 1977 as drummer, Sting as the singer-bassist and Henry Padovani as the guitarist. In the same year they recorded their first single, "Fall Out" \/O/ "Nothing Achieving,".