Gig: 11/23/1985, The Alarm, Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX

he “Eponymous” E.P. is released in the USA to capitlaize on the the tour with U2. The Stand/Across The Border/Lie Of The Land/Marching On/For Freedom. Reaches #126 on USA album chart.

(taken from http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/entertainment/music/) Even if it never sells a million copies, “45 RPM,” the debut single from a band called the Poppyfields, deserves a place in the history books – as a caustic commentary on the youth-worshiping state of current rock-and-roll. The song, which last week reached No. 28 on a U.K. singles chart, was written and sung by Mike Peters, guitarist and lead singer of veteran Welsh rockers the [read more]

27/04/10 Hertford Corn Exchange