After the band split-up for short time I the summer if 1986, Dave and Nigel stayed @ Ezee Hire studio to record several demos with members of Wire Train. The song “Save Your Cryin'” was recorded here for the second time. Nothing else was ever released.
Songs
‘One Step Closer To Home (Session version)’ [3:02] (Sharp/ Twist), The Alarm
‘One Step Closer To Home (Session version)’ [3:02] (Sharp/ Twist), The AlarmLead Vocals:Dave SharpLyrics: Well, back in ’75 When the kid was on the line He felt no pain ‘Cause there was none He would bend in the wind Take in anything ‘Like sniffin’ roses And it was alright Until he fell And cut his hand He just could not understand He’d run away Blame pretense For defence Or plain [read more]
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The Alarm record “The Stand”
The Alarm record “The Stand”. Recorded with Mick Glossop at Rampart Studio,s Battersea, London
Songs
‘Sixty Eight Guns (Part I)’ [3:15] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Sixty Eight Guns (Part I)’ [3:15] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: And now they’re trying to take my life away Forever young I cannot stay Hey On every corner I can see them there They don’t know my name they don’t know my kind They’re after you with their promises (Promises of love) They’re after you to sign your life away (Yeah, yeaoh) Sixty-eight Guns will never die Sixty-eight Guns [read more]