12/15/1985: The Alarm, Hammersmith Odeon, London
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b>45 RPM Review: Manchester Online http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/ The Poppy Fields – 45 RPM (Snapper) Iain Hepburn *** THE debut single from what is claimed to be ‘youthful Chester four-piece punk wannabies The Poppy Fields’ wears its influences like a badly-stitched badge safety-pinned haphazardly to a torn denim jacket. Brief, bright and decidedly Sex Pistols-flavoured, on closer inspection it seems to be the work of The Alarm going under a pseudonym. It [read more]
5/9/1986: The Alarm, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY Summary Press Release Set List Includes part of “War” (Edwin Starr) in “Third Light” and almost a full “Pinball Wizard” before “The Stand”.Band Comments Fan Comments
As most of you probably know the news of 45 rpm at Number 28 in the charts has caused an immense amount of media interest, so much so that the news is spreading further afield day by day. The story began to break last Thursday when the MPO office received a call from the BBC website wanting to interview Mike. From there, Mike was interviewed by phone from Germany for [read more]
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