THE ALARM

 

Albums recorded by The Alarm, including release dates and UK & US
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No

TITLE

RELEASED

1

Declaration

02/84

2

Strength

10/85

3

Eye Of The Hurricane

11/87

4

Electric Folklore [live]

11/88

5

Change

09/89

6

Standards [compilation]

11/90

7

Raw

04/91

8

Live On The King Biscuit Flower Hour

09/99

9

Greatest Hits Live

11/01

10

In The Poppy Fields [as The Alarm MMVI]

04/04

11

Live In The Poppy Fields [as The Alarm MMVI]

10/04

12

Under Attack [as The Alarm MMVI]

02/06

13

Guerilla Tactics [as The Alarm MMVIII]

07/08

14

Radio Sessions 1983-1991

--/08

15

Direct Action

04/08

16

When The Storm Broke (live)

06/14


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1) DECLARATION

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Declaration
Marching On
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
Third Light
Sixty Eight Guns
We Are The Light

Shout To The Devil
Blaze Of Glory
Tell Me
The Deceiver
The Stand (Prophecy)
Howling Wind






Eddie MacDonald
Mike Peters
Dave Sharp
Nigel Twist

Producer:

Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals
Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Alan Shacklock

2) STRENGTH

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Knife Edge
Strength
Dawn Chorus
Spirit Of '76

Deeside
Father To Son
Only The Thunder
The Day The Ravens Left The Tower
Walk Forever By My Side






Rupert Black
Eddie MacDonald
Mike Peters
Dave Sharp
Nigel Twist

Producer:

Keyboards
Bass
Vocals
Guitar
Drums

Mike Howlett

3) EYE OF THE HURRICANE

 
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Folklore
Rain In The Summertime
Newtown Jericho
Hallowed Ground
One Step Closer To Home
Shelter

Electric
Rescue Me
Permanence In Change
Presence Of Love
Only Love Can Set Me Free
Eye Of The Hurricane






Eddie MacDonald

Mike Peters
Dave Sharp
Chris Stainton
Nigel Twist


Producer:

Bass, Bass Synthesiser,
Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Guitar, Vocals (Track 4)
Organ, Piano
Drums, Programming,
Backing Vocals

Alarm, John Porter

4) ELECTRIC FOLKLORE

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Rescue Me
Strength
Rain In The Summertime

Spirit Of '76
Permanence In Change
Blaze Of Glory






Eddie MacDonald
Mike Peters
Dave Sharp
Mark Taylor
Nigel Twist

Producer:

Bass
Vocals
Guitar
Keyboards
Drums

Gary Katz

 

Recorded live at The Wang Center For The Performing Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 26 April 1988

5) CHANGE

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Sold Me Down The River
The Rock
Devolution Workin' Man Blues
Love Don't Come Easy
Hardland
Change II

No Frontiers
Scarlet
Where A Town Once Stood
Prison Without Prison Bars
Rivers To Cross
A New South Wales

UK Issue


US Issue




Eddie MacDonald
Morriston Orpheus Male Voice Choir
Mike Peters
Dave Sharp
Mark Taylor
Nigel Twist
Welsh Symphony Orchestra [part]

Producer:

Bass
Vocals (Track 12)

Vocals
Guitar
Keyboards
Drums
Orchestra (Track 12)


Tony Visconti

6) STANDARDS

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The Road
Unsafe Building
The Stand
Sixty Eight Guns
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
Absolute Reality
Strength

Spirit Of '76
Rain In The Summertime
Rescue Me
Sold Me Down The River
A New South Wales
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)








Producer:



The Alarm (Tracks 1,2,9,10,13),
Mick Glossop (Track 3),
Mike Howlett (Tracks 7,8),
Alan Shacklock (Tracks 4-6),
Tony Visconti (Tracks 11,12)

7) RAW

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Raw
Rockin' In The Free World
God Save Somebody
Moments In Time
Hell Or High Water

Lead Me Through The Darkness
The Wind Blows Away My Words
Let The River Run Its Course
Save Your Crying
Wonderful World






Eddie MacDonald
Mike Peters
Dave Sharp

Rob Storm
Nigel Twist

Producer:

Bass, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Guitar, Harmonica,
Vocals (Tracks 3,9,10)
Keyboards
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals

Eddie MacDonald, Mike Peters,
Dave Sharp, Nigel Twist

8) LIVE ON THE KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR 1983

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For Freedom
Marching On
Reason 41
Up For Murder
The Deceiver
The Stand
Blaze Of Glory
3rd Light
Tell Me
Across The Border
Sixty Eight Guns
Unsafe Building
Marching On
We Are the Light
Bonus Interview

UK Issue


US Issue




Eddie MacDonald
Mike Peters
Dave Sharp
Nigel Twist

Producer:

Bass
Vocals
Guitar
Drums

 

Recorded live at The Paradise Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 29 June 1983

9) GREATEST HITS LIVE

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Declaration
Marching On
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
Strength
Knife Edge
One Step Closer To Home
Unsafe Building
Absolute Reality
The Chant Has Just Begun
The Deceiver
The Stand
Howling Wind
Sold Me Down The River
Rain In The Summertime
Rescue Me
Spirit Of '76
Sixty Eight Guns
Blaze Of Glory






Steve Grantley
Richard Llewellyn
Mike Peters
James Stevenson

Producer:

Drums
Bass, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Guitar

 

Recorded live at:
Tracks 1,3,4,6,9-12,14-18: The Empire, Shepherds Bush, London, England in December 2000
Tracks 2,5,7,8,13: at Live Gathering 9 in 2001

10) IN THE POPPY FIELDS

 
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CD One
Coming Home
Close
45 RPM
The Drunk And The Disorderly
Federal Motor Voter
Trafficking

CD Two
New Home New Life
The Rock N Roll
The Unexplained
Right Back Where I Started From
True Life
In The Poppy Fields






Craig Adams
Steve Grantley
Jules Jones
Mark O'Grady
Mike Peters
James Stevenson
Mark Taylor

Producer:

Bass, Backing Vocals
Drums, Backing Vocals
Piano, Backing Vocals
String Synthesiser, Sound Effects
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Guitar, Backing Vocals
Piano, Organ

Steve Brown

11) LIVE IN THE POPPY FIELDS

 
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CD
Coming Home
Absolute Reality
Right Back Where I Started From
Rain In The Summertime
The Stand
In A Big Country
The Drunk And The Disorderly
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
Close
Rescue Me
45 RPM
Spirit Of '76
Declaration/Marching On
Sixty Eight Guns
Blaze Of Glory

DVD
Coming Home
Unsafe Building
In The Beauty Of My Surroundings
Absolute Reality
Right Back Where I Started From
Knife Edge
Rain In The Summertime
The Stand
The Rock And Roll
Declaration
Marching On
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
In A Big Country
The Drunk And The Disorderly
Sixty Eight Guns
Close
Rescue Me
45 RPM
Spirit Of '76
A New South Wales/Hwylio Dros Y Mor
Bells Of Rhymney
Blaze Of Glory
Get Down And Get With It






Craig Adams
Steve Grantley
Mike Peters
James Stevenson

Producer:

Bass, Backing Vocals
Drums, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Guitar, Backing Vocals

Mike Peters

 

Recorded live at Le Scala, London, England on 1 March 2004 (St David's Day)

12) UNDER ATTACK

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Superchannel
Without A Fight
My Town
Raindown
It's Alright/It's OK
Be Still
This Is Life (Get Used To It)
Cease And Desist
Zero
Something's Got To Give
I Never Left I Only Went Away
Few And Far Between
This Is The Way We Are






Craig Adams
Steve Grantley
Mike Peters
James Stevenson

Producer:

Bass, Backing Vocals
Drums, Backing Vocals
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar, Backing Vocals

Alarm MMVI, Martin Wilding,
George Williams

13) GUERILLA TACTICS

 
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CD
The Opening
Three Sevens Clash
Alarm Calling
Rat Trap
Fightback
Watching Me Watching You
Watching Them Watching Us
Situation Under Control
War Cry
State Of Emergency
Right Now
Hit The Ground Running
Not Gonna Take It Anymore
Kill To Get What You Want
(Die For What You Believe In)
Love Hope And Strength
Broadcast On Street Airwaves

DVD
Guerilla Television






Craig Adams
Steve Grantley
Mike Peters
James Stevenson

Producer:

Bass
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar

Mike Peters

14) RADIO SESSIONS 1983-1991

 
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CD One
Sixty Eight Guns
Unsafe Building
Up For Murder
We Are The Light
A Legal Matter
Third Light
What Kind Of Hell
Sixty Eight Guns
Howling Wind
Unbreak The Promise
One Step Closer To Home
Walk Forever By My Side
Studio Chat With Mike Peters
Marching On
For Freedom
The Deceiver
Blaze Of Glory
The Stand
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
Absolute Reality
Bells Of Rhymney
Bound For Glory
Dawn Chorus
Radio 1 Sign Off


 
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CD Two
Deeside
Howling Wind
Absolute Reality
Interview With Mike Peters & fans
Bells Of Rhymney
Croes L'r Afrn
Interview With Tony Visconti
A New South Wales
Sold Me Down The River
Devolution Working Man Blues
Prison Without Prison Bars
Rockin' In The Freeworld
The Wind Blows Away My Words
Moments In Time
Radio 1 Sign Off

15) DIRECT ACTION

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Direct Action
Release The Pressure
Plastic Carrier Bags
Loaded
Control
One Guitar
Change III
Milk And Opportunity
Come Alive
Badge Of Honour (Part One)
Higher Call
Badge Of Honour (Part Two)
Freedom
After The Rock And Roll Has Gone






Craig Adams
Steve Grantley
Mike Peters
James Stevenson

Producer:

Bass
Drums
Vocals, Guitar
Guitar

Mike Peters

16) WHEN THE STORM BROKE

 
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CD One
Where Were You Hiding (When The Storm Broke)
Sixty Eight Guns
Rockin' In The Free World
Absolute Reality
Lead Me Through The Darkness
Knife Edge
Wind Blows Away My Words
Howling Wind
Spirit Of '76
The Road
Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Rain In The Summertime
Rescue Me
Moments In Time
The Chant Has Just Begun

CD Two
Marching On
Shout To The Devil
Lie Of The Land
Second Generation
Unsafe Building
Tell Me
Unbreak The Promise
Majority
Father To Son
Strength
Third Light
What Kind Of Hell
Medley: Intro, Stairway To Heaven, Pinball Wizard,
My Generation, The Stand
Blaze Of Glory
We Are The Light








Producer:



 

Recorded live live between 1981 and 1991