Eddie MacDonald get married for the first time. Wedding takes place just after mixing sessions for Strength and Majority
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Knife Edge released as a single.
Knife Edge released as a single in the UK. It reaches #43 in the UK. There was no USA release. Instead, IRS released Absolute Reality to radio, where it had already been played to death in 1984, so it didn’t make adent.
Songs
‘Absolute Reality (1984 E-Zee Hire demo)’ [3:43] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Absolute Reality (1984 E-Zee Hire demo)’ [3:43] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: One, two Hey now now Hey You may be rich You may be poor You may have nothing in this world at all You may be black,you maybe white You may be a prisoner in your own times You may be lost. You may be found You may have been beaten up and knocked to the ground You [read more]
Songs
‘Deeside (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [3:19] (Macdonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Deeside (1985 Marcus Studios rough mix)’ [3:19] (Macdonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: One two three four Come on now! Hey now, now, now The iron gates clang in a steel mill town A man breaks down to that unemployment sound He takes a last walk down that old coast road In the dying death throes of all that he knows The sight of those men walking through the gates Was [read more]